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Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital Sandy Point
At the age of 12 I was a patient at Treloars in Alton, having been diagnosed as having TB knee - a clout with a cricket ball was a little more serious than just a swollen knee, and I was sent to Treloars ...Read more
A memory of Hayling Island in 1953 by
Good Days
My name is Derek Price, and I was born in Central Middlesex Hospital and lived in Court Way, North Acton, until moving to Birkbeck Avenue when I was married in 1965. I attended West Acton Primary, Acton Wells Junior, John Perryn and finally ...Read more
A memory of Acton by
Heston Middlesex 1950s
It was good to see people's memories of Heston, as I spent much of my childhood there. My father was manager of a branch of grocers called Platts Stores Ltd, Norwood Green, although we were on the corner of Fern Lane Heston and ...Read more
A memory of Heston by
Island Cottage
My nanna and grandad Noden lived at Island Cottage. Grandad was a bridgekeeper along with Jack Powell and Syd Bebbington at Acton swing bridge from 1945-1960. There was an enormous flood in 1946 when my grandparents were the first ...Read more
A memory of Acton Bridge in 1955 by
A Stream Clean Enough To Eat From
My grandfather's family, the Barbers, who were farmers, lived in Alton House at one end of the village until my grandmother died. My mother remembered the tension on butter-churning days when the milk wouldn't 'turn.' I ...Read more
A memory of Soham by
Old Days!
I lived in Tudor Gardens West Acton, having been evacuated during the war. I attended West Acton infants school, then John Perrin Junior school followed by John Perrin Secondary ModernSenior School. I Started Senior School in 1952. It was ...Read more
A memory of Acton by
Alton 2003
A quite recent memory but I visited in 2003 thanks to the kindness of my relative Josephine Dixon [dec.]. We are both related to the Byatt and Collis families from Alton. It was great to see where our family lived and worked, ...Read more
A memory of Alton in 2003 by
The Cafe School
We moved to Alton from Somerset in November 1958. The primary school was closed for refurbishment. Mr. and Mrs. Carnwell who owned the garage and cafe played host to the village school, it all seemed quite strange to this ...Read more
A memory of Alton in 1958 by
Happy Days 1950s And 60s
I was born and brought up in Weaverham until I left to move to Altrincham with my new wife (and job). Over that 20 year period I have so many happy memories; too many to record in 1000 words. Lived in Lime Avenue all that ...Read more
A memory of Weaverham by
2008 Holiday
I visited the church in 2008 with my mom, and husband, as this is the church where her dad Albert George Blythe married her mom, Matilda Elkin. It was a beautiful church, so peaceful and quiet. We walked around and saw some family ...Read more
A memory of Acton in 2008 by
Captions
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This view of Alton was taken from a spot to the right of image number A39301, and shows the Alton to Winchester Railway line which opened in 1865.
William Wrenn had only just arrived in Alton when this picture of his shop, on the right, was taken.
When the Alton to Basingstoke railway line was made, the L & SWR Co built a crossing cottage at Shalden and another one at Lasham.
Anton Mill 1906 A child gazes wistfully into the tranquil waters of the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, which rises to the north of Andover and runs through the heart of the town.
In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent,Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.
In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent, Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.
This view, looking north towards the entrance (in the Alton Road), shows several cottages built of chalk, some of which have since been demolished.
Western Cross is the junction of the High Street, Alton Road, Dunleys Hill and West Street.
At the close of the 19th century, Alton bore the stamp of an old country market town, with its bustling streets and striking shop fronts.
At the close of the 19th century, Alton bore the stamp of an old country market town, with its bustling streets and striking shop fronts.
Ann or Anna was originally the name for the shining stream now known as the Pillhill Brook, a tributary of the River Anton.
Alton Road is in the foreground.
French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit on the Alton road.
Opened in 1903, the line ran between Alton and Fareham, with stations here, where the sign said 'Tisted for Selborne', Privett, West Meon, Droxford and Wickham.
The cass were brought before Alton Petty Sessions.
The village lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook.
Historically, these thatched cottages were in Chawton, but they became part of Alton in the early 1930s.
Alton's long High Street includes various 18th-century buildings as well as some from an earlier period.
Forty years before this picture was taken, a gruesome murder took place in Alton - that of Fanny Adams, an eight-year-old child.
This part of Alton includes various 18th-century buildings as well as some from an earlier period.
premises near the station - W Ivey, brick making and farming, Charles Archer, coals, John Hutchins, builder, Dukes, sellers of dairy cake and chicken pellets, East & Hornby, electrical installation, and Alton
The cottage next door is part of the Dorfold Hall estate, which lies between Acton and Nantwich amongst the trees beyond.
The A31 runs through the village, which stands between Farnham and Alton.
Perched high on its hill, Alton Castle dominates the area.
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