Selborne, Hampshire

Selborne

We lived on the outskirts of selborne, my parents and three brothers and sister, at Lower Noar Hill Farm and Homestead Farm. My great-grandparents, grandparents and parents farmed the land between Selborne Common and Noar Hill for more than 70 years. Before us it was the Ganders, who later emigrated to Canada for health reasons. My other grandparents lived in... [more]

Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories

This picture was taken from the entrance to the church. The house opposite is The Wakes, now a museum illustrating the story of naturalist and explorer Francis Oates and of his nephew Captain Lawrence Oates, who joined the fateful Antarctic expedition in 1911. Behind the house is the famous Selborne Hanger, a beautiful beech-clad hill beloved of the 18th-century naturalist Gilbert... [more]

Hampshire Living Memories

When Selborne is seen from Selborne Hanger on a summer's day it looks absolutely spectacular, a typical Hampshire village. It has suffered from heavy lorries rumbling through; now, those over 7.5 tonnes have been banned. There are two thriving pubs; one of them, the Queen's Hotel, is on the left. There are shops, a post office, a village hall and a... [more]

Petersfield - A History & Celebration

The cenotaph in the High Street commemorates those who died in battle but whose remains lie elsewhere. It is of unusual and classic appearance; it was designed by the architect Harry Inigo Triggs, who had travelled and studied in Italy. The detailing is borrowed from the eight blank panels in the Medici chapel in Florence; on these panels are carved the names of the town's dead of the First World... [more]