Tilford memories
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Summer Swims
Both as a child and with my own children a lovely place to paddle and have lunch
Memories of Surrey
The Abbey Moor Park & The Ghost of Jonathan Swift.
I went to Farnham art school in 1968-1971, and at that time, Moor Park was used as a conference centre, available for hire, and inclusive of staff and an elderly chaplain called Dr Bird. As you know, Moor Park was the first place Jonathan Swift worked at when he arrived in England, and he was secretary to Sir William Temple. We had a conference there over a period of days, and - as we were warned - something strange always happened at these events. Our one involved a sort of mass-hysteria which was amusingly disruptive. We all blamed Dean Swift for these events afterwards.
The whole area encompassing Waverley Abbey, Stella's Cottage, Mother Ludlam's Hole, Father Foote's Hole and Moor Park is extraordinary, and I have written a fictional book (www.tjstephenson.com) It is (imaginatively) titled 'Waverley Abbey' by Thomas J Stephenson. I have had some communication from the nice people who run the Constance Spry centre at Moor Park, and they seem to have been good custodians of the... Read more
Heatherbrae, Elstead
I am trying to find any information on a Mrs. Maud Brown who lived at Heatherbrae, Elstead, Surrey in January 1958.
Golden Acres Country Club, Elstead, Surrey
A request, can anybody remember the above mentioned establishment? It was owned by my gramsparents. Many happy times were were spent in the area. Any information would be welcome, thank you.
Post Office
I remember walking to this post office many a time as I used to live with my nan etc. at Churt House Cottage. The post office was run by a lady of the name Mrs Heaps. I used to go there for the big bottles of Tizer.
Good Times
I always remember stopping off for a paddle here on my way home from Frensham Junior school. I remember my nan used to give me my bus fare. But I used to prefer to walk along past the pond so I could stop for a quick paddle.
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