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Farnham Common, Main Road c1965
Farnham Common, Main Road c1965 Ref: F196029
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 Farnham Common, County Primary School c1965 (ref: F196013) |
Year: 1957
My Home
My Family moved to the house to the left of the school gates in 1957, before the school was built. I lived there until 1965 when I married and moved to the USA. My brother went to this school, and I used to cut across the field to catch the bus to my school in Slough. I have many fond memories of growing up in Farnham Common, taking the dog for walks in Burnham Beeches, stopping at the bakery on the corner of Beeches road, and the old pet store which is now the parking lot next to the chemist. I worked at Farnham Common telephone exchange for a couple of years, 1960-1962, it was quite cramped but fun. I belonged to the Hedgerly Youth club, and used to walk to Dr. Wardale's surgery at the top of Hedgerly Hill. My brother loved riding his bike down the hill, but hated the walk up. I often think of my childhood and teenage years in Farnham Common, when things were so innocent and I could walk for hours in Burnham Beeches without my Mother worrying. Posted: 22/06/2007 22:07 by Jill Trimble |
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Farnham Common, County Primary School c1965 (ref: F196013) |
Year: 1971
School
I remember walking to school in the winter from Hedgerley, only to arrive at the gates and seeing this view but the whole car park and playground being flooded. No school today!!! Sometimes it was a couple of days before the water had drained away. Also on the left of the picture is where we used to stand waiting for the door to open for our school disco etc. Great school, loved Miss Painter, can't say the same for Mrs Benjamin, she was a great teacher but scared the life out of some of us, never did get the hang of needlework !!!,,,,,,,,Pete Cronin Last edited: 05/09/2007 12:05 by First Name Last Name |
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 Farnham Royal, Recuperative Home c1955 (ref: F195023) |
Year: 1962
Rehab Centre Farnham Park A memory of Farnham Royal, Berkshire This is the occupational therapy workshop of the Rehabilitation Centre in Farnham Park. It was operated by the Slough Estates Medical facility. Posted: 22/10/2006 10:28 by Patrick Butterly |
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Year: 1950
Where I grew up. Born 1944. A memory of Stoke Poges, Berkshire My Mum and Dad moved into the village in the 1930's into a new house in Rogers Lane and lived there for 66 years. My father was the village tailor working from a workshop in the back garden. My mother was very involved in the village life, joining the WI and also the secretary of the Old Peoples club for a while. Also a member of the local tennis club. My father was a Special Policeman during and just after the war and was a member of the British Legion. I spent my childhood playing in the fields which surrounded Stoke Poges, which now all but a few have been built on. I was in the Stoke Poges church choir for quite a few years, when Rev and Mrs Bevan where there. I can remember many things from my childhood, including going up to the common and selecting our Christmas tree each year. On moving into Stoke Poges, Mum and Dad were told they had the rights of the common. This gave them the right to pick their own pea and bean sticks and tree. Mum later found out this came from heathland which had been designated as a ''Poors Fuel Allotment'' as a result of an Act of Enclosure in 1810. Mum was very much into the history of Stoke Poges and I have quite a few sheets of her writing. I remember riding to Black Park Lake where I learnt to swim. Going shopping was different then, Mum used to write her list in a book and drop it into Mrs Newell's grocery shop on Bells Hill and then collect it later. We had a very good butcher, a Co-op and Jack Hearne the bike man, he use to mend bikes as well I think sell them. Then we had the sweet shop and newsagents Tom Caldecot. I loved that shop spending my pocket money most weeks in there. My mother wrote we were one of the few to have early TV in the village and many came in to watch the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. I remember our phone number was Farnham Common 206, the exchange was in Farnham Common. We used to walk up to Brockenhurst Wood regularly to pick up wood for our fire, quite an expedition. We used the village hall for many things but as a teenager I can remember going to the Fellowship club on a Friday night for a disco. My Dad and my brother use to supply the music. I always say my brother was one of the first DJs around, he used to buy the top three records in the charts each week. I used to love going to the jumble sales in the hall as well, coming home with many a good find. I left Stoke Poges in 1962, Dad died in 1983 and Mum left her house in 1995 dying in 1996. Our family name is Sowersby. Last edited: 26/06/2007 14:32 by Vivien Halse |
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Walks A memory of Stoke Poges, Berkshire I used to walk from Farnham Common down Templewood Lane to visit my friend Viv who lived on Rogers Lane in Stoke Poges. It didn't seem like such a long way back then. This would have been between 1957 and 1960. Both sets of our parents are buried in the Memorial Gardens at St. Giles church. Viv and I lost contact for 40 years, and found each other last year through a website. I now live in the USA. Stoke Poges holds fond memories, dances at the Village Hall, and flirting with the boys walking down the hill. Posted: 23/06/2007 19:35 by Jill Trimble |
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