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 Bagshot, Church 1906 (ref: 57176) |
Year: 1953
Clipping the hedge at St Annes
My dad, Eric Berry, used to clip this hedge - BY HAND! When we're little, things always seem bigger than they really are, but my recollections of watching my Dad clip this hedge on the days he did the gardening at St Anne's church, were pretty accurate. It really is as big as I remember! I also recall going to St Anne's Hall ( a bit further back down the hill?) with my Mum, to collect our ration books. At the bottom of the hill was Fortuna's Ice Cream Parlour - I can still remember the lucious creamy taste! Yum! Last edited: 26/01/2008 06:43 by Liz Schultz (nee Berry) |
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 Bagshot, the Cricketers c1955 (ref: B4003) |
Year: 1953
1955 & prior - the Cricketers etc
I was born in 1947 (a home birth) in Grove End cottage which was, and still is, located pretty much across the London Road and railway line from the Cricketers pub. Although I've never been inside the pub, I have on occasion as a child, watched cricket with my Dad at the weekends. I notice on the satellite map that the cricket pitches are still there - the photo must have been taken on a day of play as ant-like figures are clearly visible, dotted all around the grounds. Many things have changed over the years - Grove End was once surrounded by dairy farms run by Arthur Knight and Jack Wooldrige. These farms are now gone - one a golf course, the other an industrial estate. The woods near the railway station which in spring were strewn with blue bells, today play host to a housing development and major roads now criss-cross the old farm landscape. The Pantiles Tea Rooms which once existed further along the London Road from the Cricketers have long gone together with the attached swimming pool my Mum used to take me to. They were turned into a night club where, in my twenties, I returned with old work colleagues to celebrate a friends wedding. Next door to the Cricketers is Bagshot Park which of course still remains together with its royal residents. I recall going to a fete either there or Penny Hill Park and winning first prize in the fancy dress - I used the prize money to buy my Mum a set of 3 of those awful flying ducks which she dutifully hung on the wall! At the age of 8 I moved to Camberley and I've posted childhood and teen memories of my haunts along the London Road between the Blue Pool and Duke of York Hotel. I now live in Australia on North Stradbroke Island off the Queensland coast near Brisbane - we all change and move on! Some things however never change, such as great memories.... Last edited: 26/01/2008 06:14 by Liz Schultz (nee Berry) |
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There must be people still there A memory of West End, Surrey Whatever happened to all the guys and gals I went to school with?? Born 1965, I went to Tringham and Westend Middle School, Winston Churchill and graduated in 1982. I'm Andy Barnett, formerly of Malthouse Lane. I used to know nearly everyone around the village. Surely there's people who have been to this site who remember me. I left for the United States back in 1988. The working mens club, Wheatsheaf and everyone who used the Hare and Hounds from 1984 to date should know me. I'm interested in catching up with anyone who would care to reply, email me at starlite_andy@hotmail.com Last edited: 02/06/2008 09:34 by Andrew Barnett |
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 West End, Hare and Hounds c1955 (ref: W545014) |
Growing up in Westend in the 70s and 80s A memory of West End, Surrey I was born in 1965 and grew up in Westend. I moved to America in 1988 and have only been back to visit once since then back in 1989/90. I can't really imagine how much the village has changed since then. I've seen photos and pics on the internet. I was hoping that somethings haven't changed like the common, up there on New England hill and down in the dips were we as kids used to have sausage sizzles with the cub scouts. I was hoping the ford down there in Pennypot is still there where my mates and I used to ride our bikes to and wade in the water. I was hoping the rec is still there. My grannie's flat looks over it from the end of Meadow Way. I used to live in Malthouse Lane and have fond memories of all the people there and all the people I went to school with back then. I wonder if anyone remembers me at all? I know some people will remember me from my drinking days at the Hare and Hounds, the Wheatsheaf and the Working Mens club. I look at pics on the internet of the present day locals at the pubs and see my cousins' kids all grown up and doing the same thing we all used to do when we were their age.. Email me at >starlite_andy@hotmail.com. thanks Andy Barnett Last edited: 11/09/2007 15:24 by Andrew Barnett |
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 West End, the Wheatsheaf c1955 (ref: W545009) |
Year: 1966
I lived here A memory of West End, Surrey I moved to West End in 1966. My family owned the Wheatsheaf from 1964 until about 1967 and my auntie still lived in West End so I often visit. I was 11 in 1964 and my earliest memory of the village was seeing the Gordon Boys walking around the village in their uniforms of tartan trousers. navy military style tunics and little hats . They looked wonderful. The village was always friendly and I used to ride my bike or walk all over the place. I loved the smell of Fellowes Nursery(sadly now a housing estate) in the spring and the common full of heather & gorse. It still is a nice village but has grown far too big! Last edited: 20/09/2006 09:43 by Beverley Thouless |
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