West Meon, Hampshire

Exton Post Office

I lived in the village in the mid 1950s. I can remember that the owner of the Post office was a Mr Worthington. The granddaughter was called Celia.

Meonstoke and its surrounding farmland

There are many people better qualified than I to write about Meonstoke, but this photo evokes memories of the Cooke's, who ran the village shop with cheerful kindness and where we shopped for essentials - and particularly for sweets which we took back to school in a biscuit tin (I have written about it here http://lawfordherry.blogspot.com/2007/11/st-ronans.html/). Opposite were (and still... [more]

Main Rd - Hill House

These are not really memories although I do remember my father talking a lot about Meonstoke with affection.
I have 2 old postcards and 2 old photos. The photos are of the building (I understand it was a Post Office at some date) in the picture above but when it was a private house. According to family tradition it... [more]

My Surname

I never knew there was such a place spelt exactly like my surname. I have been there twice in my life and purchased a book on Langrish.  It made very interesting reading.  I visited the village in 1987 and again in 2006.  I found some changes in the village.

Looking forward to visiting your little village again very soon. ... [more]

MILES FAMILY

Dear  Villagers of the Droxford & Exton area -

Please can you help me, I'm looking for living relatives of Alfred Miles, who died in 1900, around the Droxford area. He was a gamekeeper, his wife was called Sarah, two of their sons also lived in the area, Richard Miles (gamekeeper) and Arthur Miles (kennelman/groom). I believe Richard lived at... [more]

My time at Studwell Lodge and in the village of Droxford

My family first came to live in Studwell Lodge, which they bought from the Bruce family,  when my father retired from farming in Berkshire at the age of fifty five. It was then 1959 and I, as a  teenager, was overawed by the sheer size and space of the property. The village was very welcoming to us newcomers. Barbara Wade was... [more]

Visiting

I had family who lived in Droxford, that was my Uncle Peter, Aunty Dot and my cousins Susan, Christine and John Miles.  Sorry John if you are reading this, it's your five mins of fame.  I loved going over there and was always made welcome.  I went to Droxford school with Mr Bark? and his wife.  She was ok but he... [more]

Harriott Brothers - the Butcher's Shop

My Father was Arthur Harriott who owned Harriott Brothers Butchers Shop (which can be seen at the bottom left-hand corner of the picture) together with his Brother, Edward. We lived in "Old Sarum" which is the white house adjoining with my Mother, Molly and my Aunt Olive and Uncle Edward. One of my first memories must have... [more]