Nostalgic memories of Stockcross's local history

Share your own memories of Stockcross and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I spent many happy times at the Cricketers when my mother Rose Marable ran and owned the pub in the 1950's I used to cycle there every Easter from Bromley, Kent to visit my mother and some of our family who lived with her. A lovely pub in a beautiful village.
The Cricketer's Inn, Stockcross There used to be a pub called the Cricketer's Inn at Stockcross. The publicans were good friends of my father Pat Gallagher (who ran the Clock Tower Inn in the broadway in Newbury). Harry and Trixie Hewitt ran the Cricketer's at this time and they had 2 daughters Sue and Sally. I used to love going out there with my father when I was very young. Harry and Trixie ...see more
There used to be a pub called the Cricketer's Inn at Stockcross. The publicans were good friends of my father Pat Gallagher (who ran the Clock Tower Inn in the broadway in Newbury). Harry and Trixie Hewitt ran the Cricketer's at this time and they had 2 daughters Sue and Sally. I used to love going out there with my father when I was very young. Harry and Trixie were a great, colourful couple and I ...see more
What did they put in the water at Stockcross?   I am just wondering as my great-grandad George Allen was born at Stockcross in 1831. He was a gardener but astonishingly he married three times and even more amazing he celebrated his golden wedding with his third wife. The family story is that he didn't like children yet he fathered an awful lot!  This has been told to me by my aunt Doris Lacey who ...see more