Nostalgic memories of Waterlooville's local history
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Displaying Memories 11 - 20 of 37 in total
So many memories of Waterlooville in days gone by. All the comments added to mine bring back wonderful memories. I used to go to school with Bridget Sainsbury is she related to you Eileen?
Reading all these memories brings back mine. I lived in Waterlooville from 1945 (I was born in Jubilee Road Nursing Home) to 1966. We lived in Winifred Road, and I went to the Infants in Stakes Hill Road, then the Tin Hut, and back to Stakes Hill Road. My dad worked in Lloyds Bank which was next to Wadhams. My teachers were: Mrs Barton, Mrs Robson, Mrs Clifton, Mrs Elson, Mrs Lawrence and Mr Tutton. Our house ...see more
I lived in hopfields then in south Africa lodge with my brothers till I was 15 had many good memories there I remember Gerald and his brother brother and many others
I lived at South Africa Lodge with my brother Gerald and left in 1963 to join the Navy. Always remember playing cricket in the evening with Mr Liddle and all the other children whether we liked cricket or not, but we did have fun. Didn't like having to walk to Complain School everyday though.
One of my biggest memories is playing British bulldog and when the South African Navy came to build the swimming pool also the Christmas pantomines we used to go to at the various navy bases. Do you remember that massive chocolate Easter egg we had given one year, it's funny but my biggest memory is similar to yours; going to Hayling Island in the yellow comma mini bus Leapy Lee on the radio singing 'little ...see more
I lived in Stakes Hill Road between 1957 and 1970. I used to play with Tamblyn Thornton who Lived in South Africa Lodge and Alex Robertson who lived in the flint cottage in front of South Africa Lodge.
Our house was No 54 opposite the farm and as a kid I used to walk with farmer Smith when he walked the cows over the London Road to the fields in Hambledon Road.
Two brothers used to switch the road gas ...see more
I think it was 1959 anyway; I was 4 and a half and lived in Burnside. I went to Uppermount School in Waterlooville and used to walk there with my older cousin, Martin. I remember a teacher (I think her name was Mrs Brown), writing on slates, segregated playgrounds for boys & girls and a large dolls house. I got a ladybird book called Puppies and Kittens for general progress on prize day. We used to go to ...see more
The double fronted building in the photo was the Queens Hotel. The building to its left is the Wellington pub, the Heroes stood on the corner of Hambledon Rd, and was moved the old doctors surgrery (Dr Cooper) oppisite Hulbert Rd.
Went to Waterlooville Primary School and for a short while to what was known as the Tin Hut, and then to Cowplain.
I lived at the RN & RM Children's Home, "Hopfields", Stakes Hill Road, from 1951-57, attending Waterlooville Primary, Stakes Hill Road, transferring to Cowplain Secondary Girls in 1952. My two younger brothers, Matthew and Vincent Chalkley, lived at South Africa Lodge. I have many happy memories of "Hopfields" and the schools. "Hopfield House" was converted to flats many years ago and I believe South Africa ...see more