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Crowthorne, High Street 1908 Ref: 59485
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 Broadmoor, Asylum Entrance 1908 (ref: 59488) |
Cricketing memories at Broadmoor.
A fine cricket ground was included within the walls where Bracknell CC played each year. There was a concert party formed from among the inmates that used to give performances in the villages around Crowthorne: the party travelled with a strong force of warders. Just after WWII there was an occasion when a notorious murderer managed to escape and the alarm was sounded. It was powerful enough to be heard over a range of several miles. The escapee was soon recaptured but there was great local concern about the type of person held in Broadmoor. Posted: 06/04/2006 16:20 by Mr Fa Thompson |
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Year: 1963
Running
My best memory of Little Sandhurst was being able to run freely through Wellington College woods as I was an avid fan of athletics and still am. I lived in Edgbarrow Rise and can remember people like Peter Searle, John Irwin (now deceased), Peter Barber (now deceased), Derek and David Wood and many more. My mum used to work in the local post office and her name was Maria. I went to Scotland Hill school, the old one where the headmaster was Harold Shanks and my teacher was Mrs Huddle and I do believe she is still alive. I frequently return and am amazed that there are no shops, post office or butchers. It has become too populated. Last edited: 26/06/2007 14:26 by Barry Bailey |
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 Sandhurst, Royal Military College 1901 (ref: 46823) |
Year: 1940s
grounds of the Royal Military Academy
While I was growing up in Sandhurst, the grounds of the College was open to the public and we could walk from the village of Sandhurst through to Camberley. This building with parade ground in front is famous for the white horse which always entered the building up the steps when the passing out parades had finished. In front of this building are beautiful grounds with a big lake which was often the place to have picnics in the summer, and in winter - if frozen - we would skate over it. Shame now due to security risks etc, that the grounds are closed to the general public. Such a shame - I am glad I have the memories still. Last edited: 21/10/2006 03:29 by Mary Back |
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 Sandhurst, St Michael's Church c1955 (ref: S56013) |
Year: 1960
wedding day
St Michael's Church, where I was christened in 1940, I was married there in June 1960. A beautiful church set in the countryside just out of the village. Last edited: 10/01/2007 15:24 by Mary Back |
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 Sandhurst, Post Office c1955 (ref: S56001) |
Year: 1955
childhood memories
This is the street where I was born in 1940, our house is just out of sight, but when I left school in 1955 I worked for a short while in the shop adjoining the post office. Sadly my father, who was in the Army, was posted to Colchester, Essex and so we left Sandhurst in June 1955. But it was a lovely place to grow up in and will always be home to me. I still have family living in the area. Last edited: 10/01/2007 15:24 by Mary Back |
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