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My father came home from the war and my mother had been having an affair with an army friend of his and he was living with him so my father was ejected from the house. The council became involved and my two sisters went in to foster ...Read more

A memory of Pinehurst in 1947 by Brian Bailey

This is the occupational therapy workshop of the Rehabilitation Centre in Farnham Park. It was operated by the Slough Estates Medical facility.

A memory of Farnham Royal in 1962 by Patrick Butterly

My peramts use to own the offices hear around the 1970s 80s?

A memory of Fareham in 1870 by John Lodge

I was a student at Dockenfield Manor in the 1940's. Looking back, the entire faculty should have been arrested for child abuse, fraud, and a host of other charges. At the time, the Headmasters name was Dr. ...Read more

A memory of Dockenfield in 1940 by Maurice De Montfalcon

In 1944, I was evacuated to Badshot Lea, with my mum. My dad, as a plumber & vital to the war effort, was in Liverpool & not in Europe or elsewhere in the Theatre of war. I can remember as a 4 year old, standing, I think, ...Read more

A memory of Badshot Lea in 1944 by Ron Bowdery

My great aunt Carrie (Wills) was born in Farnham and lived at No1 Bratton Villas all her life.  Her father worked as a carriage upholsterer and all the children were born in the house, which was a small 2/3 bedroomed terrace.  When I was a ...Read more

A memory of Farnham by oakley347

As a Chichester High School girl who lived in Yapton, I used to change from the 65 bus at Barnham and catch the Chichester train in the morning, and vice versa in the afternoon. The 20-minute bus wait at ...Read more

A memory of Barnham in 1953 by Josephine Hammond

Hi all are there any "old boy`s" on here that went to Cowplain Secondary Modern for Boy`s in the 50`s and 60`s. I left in 1964 and now live in Fareham but lived in Padnell Place in Cowplain #4 next to the Pounds family and yes ...Read more

A memory of Cowplain by ianirvine56

My brother Len Tewkesbury also stoked the boilers at the Ambo in the 50's whilst still at school, either William Penn or later Slough Tech in Slough - we were living in Warwick Ave at the time and he used to let people sneak in via the back door.

A memory of Slough by tewkesburyj

My family always lived in Fareham and we recently found photos when having a clear out which show a procession of elephants and band making their way along what we have recognised as portland street as it was-there is ...Read more

A memory of Fareham by Claire Jarman