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Eunice Blakely Nursing At Bretby In 1956
In August 1956 I went to Bretby Hall as a Cadet nurse, in 1957 I became a student nurse but sadly had to leave in January 1958 because i developed Dermatitis .We spent so much time cleaning the wards, the trollies ...Read more
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Coronation Day In Shillingstone Plus Other Memories
I can remember Coronation Day in Shillingstone, the weather was not settled and there were showers, I can remember watching the crowning of the Queen on a TV which was in Mrs Fudge's house at ...Read more
A memory of Shillingstone in 1953 by
Oakhanger , Hampshire Names Of Areas Of Land
The Roughs- behind Oak Farm on the Bordon to Oakhanger Road Cranes - land around Oak Farm - named, it’s believed, as a family called Cranes worked/owned the land Monkey Island - an area of land on ...Read more
A memory of Oakhanger by
My Local.
I remember the fire that destroyed this lovely hotel. Prior to that I was working at the Hunters Inn Hotel and Blackmoor Gate was my local. They had 4 great Danes which towered above the bar. Two were lost in the fire, also a young lady who was ...Read more
A memory of Exmoor by
My Great Granny Barker
At the far end of photo number H183005a - on the right - is a white wall. Mr and Mrs Barker lived in a one room plus a tiny kitchen downstairs, two tiny rooms up, from the 1930s until my great-grandmother died in the 1950s ...Read more
A memory of Heighington in 1944 by
Woolmongers Farm, Nine Ashes, Nr Blackmore, Essex
Is there anyone out there who remember a farm called Woolmongers Farm at Nine Ashes. It was built over by a new estate at sometime. Anyone remember it and if so do you have any memories of it or he Chalkley family who lived in it?
A memory of Nine Ashes by
The Blackmore Family
A little more information on the Blackmore family, they moved from Ide to become the licences of the Sturt Arms, I would say around 1880, Albert was born 1886 and his sister Alice in 1874. Miss Lillian Wreford sold Albert ...Read more
A memory of Down St Mary in 1940 by
Trevor
I have many many fond memories of Trevor. I grew up there as a child but was moved away from there at the age of 11. I lived across the road from the community centre, No 45, Julie Roberts used to live next door and my best mate Vincent ...Read more
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Trevor Living There Practically All My Life
Further to Gary's memory I was the Julie that he lived next door to but my surname was Evans. For practically all of my life I have lived in Trevor and still see many of the people that I grew up with. ...Read more
A memory of Trevor in 2009 by
No 489 Squadron Flew From Raf Langham
A commemorative brass plaque in the church of St Andrew and St Mary, Langham was erected in memory of these men of 489 Torpedo Bomber Squadron RNZAF (and their comrades in other Coastal Command Squadrons) ...Read more
A memory of Langham in 1944 by
Captions
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Among the old boys of Blundell's are Jack Russell, the famous hunting parson of Swimbridge, Archbishop Temple, and the author R D Blackmore, who was sufficiently impressed to send his most famous character
The houses on the left are known as Woodrow Terrace, and the ones on the right Blackmore Terrace.
The excellent quality of the buildings at Marnhull shows that this part of the Blackmore Vale was wealthy from agriculture.
The stocks can be found at the junction of Blackmore Road and Stocks Lane.
R D Blackmore, author of Lorna Doone, was born in the village.
John Blackmore was rector of St Mary the Virgin, and it was here that his grand- son Richard set the scene for the tragic marriage ceremony of Lorna Doone to John Ridd in his famous novel
The lovely old parish church of Ibberton is on a slope of the chalk downlands around the Blackmore Vale.
One famous resident was R D Blackmore, the author of 'Lorna Doone' and 'Christowell', who worked here as a market gardener, writing his novels in his spare time.
The houses on the left are known as Woodrow Terrace, and the ones on the right Blackmore Terrace.
R D Blackmore, author of Lorna Doone, was moved to describe the walk to Lee as `one of the finest in England`.
Blackmore is a typically well kept Essex village.
In this 1960s view of the top of Cheap Street can be seen the White Hart public house; the area known today as Blackmore Vale was previously called the Vale of the White Hart.
The hilltop town of Shaftesbury has wide views over the Blackmore Vale and thousands of acres of rolling Dorset countryside.
The hilltop town of Shaftesbury has wide views over Blackmoor Vale and thousands of acres of rolling Dorset countryside.
This village sprawls around the lanes of the surrounding countryside of the Blackmoor Vale as though not quite sure where it wants to be.
This village sprawls around the lanes of the surrounding countryside of the Blackmoor Vale as though not quite sure where it wants to be.
The brick tower is tarred black for extra weather protection.
