Stoke Poges, Church Cottage 1929
Photo ref:
82277
Photo ref:
82277
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The spire, a timber one added in 1702, was replaced by the present low tiled pyramid in 1924, for the visual benefit of the church. The creeper has now gone, exposing the Tudor brick of the Hastings Chapel on the left.
An extract from Buckinghamshire Photographic Memories.
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This framed print of "Stoke Pogis (sic)" Church, very dusty and discolored, was among my late mother's things. I knew nothing about Stoke Poges, or its connection with Grey's Elegy, when I started an online search.
The current photos of the church and churchyard bear little resemblance to this print, so I was doubtful of its identity. Then I added "#35459" to my search and it took me directly to your site! Now I ...see more
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 in the village life, joining the WI and also the secretary of the Old Peoples club for a while. Also a member of the local tennis club. My father was a Special Policeman during and ...see more
I used to walk from Farnham Common down Templewood Lane to visit my friend Viv who lived on Rogers Lane in Stoke Poges. It didn't seem like such a long way back then. This would have been between 1957 and 1960. Both sets of our parents are buried in the Memorial Gardens at St. Giles church. Viv and I lost contact for 40 years, and found each other last year through a website. I now live in the USA. Stoke Poges holds fond ...see more
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