Sturminster Newton, the Bridge c1960
Sturminster Newton, the Bridge c1960 Ref: s695306c
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We used to vist Kim and Dave jones in Mappowder every weekend after we met them in Barbados in 1995. Great friends and good fun. Very special times.
Shared on 16 July 2006
Marnhull, Roman Catholic Church interior c1955
Ref: M185017
I well remember going to the Catholic church as between 1948 and 1954 I attended St Mary's Roman Catholic School. When I first went to the school it was the old school and in 1953 a new one was opened close to the church and we all thought it was great as we had inside toilets and everything was new. The Head mistess was Miss Read.
Shared on 19 March 2008
Evacuation to Hanford House in war time
My sister and I came to Hanford House with the Wimbledon High School at the beginning of the war. After a year the school returned and the owner of the house, Mrs. Lister, collected a small group of teachers and offered to keep on any children whose parents did not want their children in London. We stayed two further years during which time as well as receiving a surprisingly good education we enjoyed the country life, riding, walking and helping in the gardens. One term another school, Eversley, was billeted on us and several of us had to stay with people outside. It was quite a difficult period as they felt very superior to us, so we were glad when they left. One afternoon a friend and I were hiding in a garden shed during a game when two planes went overhead one English and one German and there was a lot of shooting. We were soon called in and had to take shelter in the cellars. We were very lucky to have wartime rations supplemented by fruit and vegetables from the garden and rabbits shot by Colonel Lister on the estate. Like many young girls we were mad on horses and the school provided us with the opportunity to learn to ride and care for the horses and tackle.
During the time we were there Mrs. Lister's grandson and granddaughter came to stay at the school, Julian and Edwina Sandys and Julian caused quite a stir in the local Post Office when, on seeing a poster of Churchill, he announced "There's Granpa."
Shared on 23 April 2008
Child Okeford, Knotts Close c1960
Ref: C222019
I remember these fields before any building was done in this part of the village.
The fields were owned by Mr Fred Bradley and Mr Harry Watts. I can remember going with Mr Watts to see if any cows had calved in the night. At the top of the field there was a large pond that in spring would be full of frog spawn.
Mr Bradley would keep his cows in these fields at night to be close for morning milking, but by day they would go to the very bottom of Melway Lane, about 2 miles from his farm. When I was about five Harriet White used to come and collect me from my home at the shop to go with her to collect them for afternoon milking.
Shared on 22 February 2008
Child Okeford, the Square c1965
Ref: C222034
This photo brings back all sorts of memories! The house nearest the camara was the home of Mr Cottle the village harness maker, the double doors next to it led to the butchers yard, in those days they used to kill the animals behind the shop. The butcher was Mr Turner. He was followed by Mr Dyer whose son had the shop till it closed down in 2001?
Beyond the pub and not in the photo lived farmer Mr Francis who had a milk round and after the war Mrs Francis started making ice cream, the first those of us born since 1940 had seen.
It was here that after we moved on to "Big school" we used to wait for the school buses.
Shared on 22 February 2008
