Shorne, Village c.1955
Photo ref: S530007
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Photo ref: S530007
Photo of Shorne, Village c.1955

A Selection of Memories from Shorne

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Shorne

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My grandmother (Edith Florence Pawley) worked in service in Shorne (I have a very badly damaged photo). I have a postcard written to her from her fiance, addressed to her c/o Mrs Levy, Court Wood, Pear tree Lane, Shorne, probably early 1920s. I can't seem to find a house with that name now although it seems to be the name of an area, so perhaps it was demolished. Can anyone shed light on this please?
I lived on River View Park estate and by the age of 10 would cycle to the woods near Shorne village. There was an abandoned gravel workings and the area was a great place to play. We found a crane we could climb on and other machinery left amongst ponds which were full of newts! I remember sandy bottomed pools surrounded by bull rushes; we would hide our bikes in the woods, climb up a favourite tree and watch ...see more