Thundersley, The White Hart And Shops c.1965
Photo ref:
T113043
Photo ref:
T113043
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There has been a White Hart in Thundersley since 1797. Before that, a pub called the Horseshoes had stood nearby, on the site of Hart Cottages. A forge was located next to the present Hart until 1958, when it made way for Swans Green Close and the pub's car-park.
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Memories of Thundersley, the White Hart and Shops c1965
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When I was 4 years old I lived on an ex troop carrier which we named the Rembrant (its name was originally the Martello, I think). There was a storm and the moorings gave way and we were adrift at the mercy of rough waters and towering over the smaller houseboats. Mum had to throw my baby sister Heather down into the arms of someone in a dinghy, while we children were standing on the gangplank. A ...see more
I used to be the foreman in the garage, I am Maltese, so anybody about my age (67) will probably remember me repairing cars there. The service station was owned by Mr Willetts who lived on the corner of Kenneth Road with Hart Road, in a house painted white with black wood. I had lots of nice customers from around the garage. I used to love the fish and chips from Kempi (that's what we used to call the ...see more
I remember a beautiful old, I think thatched, cottage situated opposite the entrance to the caravan site in Hart Road, Thundersley, opposite the phone box. It had brightly painted plaster figurines wearing very old costume (pargetry?), under the eaves and an inscription that read: 'Built before the battle of (either Trafalgar or Waterloo)', I can't be sure now exactly which, and a date. It ...see more
I went to Dark Lane Primary and Junior school from 1976-1982 whilst living on Sandown Road Thundersley. I remember the various ways of getting to school, through the common, the woods, which were brilliant in early spring when the bluebells were out. The two sweet shops outside the school gate always seemed to do a roaring trade, especially with me, at the end of school day. The lollypop men and women were always ...see more
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