Places
13 places found.
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- Farnham, Surrey
- Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire
- Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire
- Farnham, Dorset
- Farnham, Essex
- Farnham, Suffolk
- Farnham, Yorkshire
- Farnham Green, Essex
- Farnham Park, Buckinghamshire
- Tollard Farnham, Dorset
- Compton, Surrey (near Farnham)
- Warren Corner, Hampshire (near Farnham)
- West End, Surrey (near Farnham)
Photos
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Maps
102 maps found.
Memories
93 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
The Abbey Moor Park The Ghost Of Jonathan Swift
I went to Farnham art school in 1968-1971, and at that time, Moor Park was used as a conference centre, available for hire, and inclusive of staff and an elderly chaplain called Dr Bird. As ...Read more
A memory of Waverley Abbey Ho in 1969 by
Where I Grew Up Born 1944
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 ...Read more
A memory of Stoke Poges in 1950 by
Tonsils, Broken Arm And Two Children
First visit in 1957 - tonsils out, next time in 1959 - a broken arm. Then I had my two children there in 1970 & 1974. It was too small for my appendicitis; they took me to Farnham for that in 1961 and put me in the women's ward.
A memory of Aldershot in 1957 by
Teenage Years In Fareham
I lived and worked in Fareham when I moved with my family from Hertfordshire. My father and uncle worked for Fareham District Council. I remember going to the Odeon and Embassy cinemas on many occasions with my fiance. I ...Read more
A memory of Fareham in 1953
Pierrepont House, Frensham.
I live in Australia. My grandfather was a butler and my grandmother a lady's maid at Pierrepont House in 1891 and 1901. Their names were George Veasey and Theodosia Veasey, nee Williams. My father, George Edward Veasey, ...Read more
A memory of Frensham in 1954 by
Pride Of The Valley
I used to camp as a child and teenager at Crosswater down the road [my father knew the then owner] and one of my memories is of driving past the hotel en-route from Farnham. I stayed here as a birthday treat in 2003 and went on ...Read more
A memory of Churt in 2005 by
Evacuation
My brother and I were evacuated to Farnham in 1939. We lived at the Vicarage with 8 other children and 2 ladies looking after us (one was our mother). We used to walk up the lane on Sundays to have lunch at a big house which was ...Read more
A memory of Farnham in 1930 by
Slough, Bucks And Denham Middlesex
I was born in Slough in 1938. It was in Buckinghamshire then. I eventually lived in Denham, Buckinghamshire (see my posting for Memories of Denham in the Middlesex listing). Since I left England in 1959, the changes ...Read more
A memory of Slough in 1955 by
Elmsleigh School St Polycarp School
Born in Aldershot in 1939 my father worked for a builder in Farnborough, Chuter, and eventually moved to a rented house on Folly Hill. I initially went to St Polycarp but moved to Elmsleigh where both myself and my ...Read more
A memory of Farnham in 1945 by
School And Work In Fareham
I attended Fareham Secondary School at Southampton and Harrison Roads from 1950 to 1954. Then I started work as an apprentice at Croker and Farrell, who was the Ford dealer, which was situated right next to Trinity Church. ...Read more
A memory of Fareham in 1959 by
Captions
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Here we see the ruined keep of Farnham Castle, romantically clothed with vegetation. Most English monarchs from Edward I to Queen Victoria have been entertained here.
Left takes you to Fleet and right to Farnham. Is the lady going to catch a bus to Farnham?
South of Farnham, on the greensand heathland, there are two famous and immensely popular lakes, Frensham Great Pond and Frensham Little Pond.
The south aisle or Farnham Chapel contains monuments of interest, particularly one to John Farnham of Quorn Hall attributed to Epiphanius Evesham (1570-c1633), whose superb talent should have ensured
Situated on Frensham Common, and spanning 108 acres, the Great Pond and its smaller neighbour were constructed in the 13th century to supply fish for the Bishops of Winchester, who were then residing in Farnham
Farnham's long main street, with West Street at one end and East Street at the other and the Borough between, lies along an ancient route.
In Victoria Road, just east of the A355 as it passes through Farnham Common, the late 19th-century Victoria Hotel is now The Victoria, with its brickwork painted cream and the window jambs and quoins
During the 18th century hops were of prime importance to Farnham, which had five breweries and had more inns than any other town in Surrey.
An action-packed view of central Farnham on the eve of the First World War.
The Farnham Road (curving gently to the right) has recently been widened, and a row of poplar trees removed. The cottages are of different ages, but were probably refronted c1800.
It was built in the Neo-Georgian style to reflect Farnham's real Georgian buildings, which were erected when the town was the largest corn market in England.
It was once one of Farnham's hop- growing villages, and poles for the bines can be seen on the far left.
This pastoral scene alongside the River Wey still exists, in spite of the proximity of the busy Farnham by-pass behind the camera.
The A3 London to Portsmouth road crosses the Farnham to Chichester road here, and then, as now, the crossroads are traffic-light- controlled.
It was rebuilt in 1908 to plans by the architect Arthur J Stedman of Farnham in the mock-Tudor style prevalent at that time.
The A31 runs through the village, which stands between Farnham and Alton. Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, lived at Pax Hill from 1919 until his death in 1941; the house is now a nursing home.
At one time there were three public houses in Bentworth - the Sun, the Star and the Half Moon, The latter, which was owned by J F Complin and leased to Farnham United Breweries, was closed in 1911.
Today, the pottery buildings are being restored by the Farnham Trust as craft workshops, and the West Street Potters, a teaching group, continues the tradition of making ceramics.
Just out of view to the right is Castle Street, Farnham's best street architecturally, with the Town Hall, a 1930s neo-Georgian building, on the Castle Street corner opposite the Queen's
Here, at about that time, Frith's photographer looks north along the main Hindhead-Farnham road towards the Crossways: this is what the main crossroads in Churt is called, and so is the pub at the
Three young boys in the distinctive uniform of Christ's Hospital school at Horsham, accompanied by a lady, pass by the 16th- and 17th-century cottages which stood at the beginning of Farnham Road.
The single-storey building at the rear is the former gatehouse of the Odiham and Farnham Turnpike Trust.
This view is taken from Milford Road, with Farnham Road at the right curving past the former blacksmith's forge, which is now a cottage, The Old Forge.
Skyline rooftops extend from High Cliff (top left) to Coram Tower, Belmont, Buena Vista, Farnham and Poulett House.