Bramley, The Village c.1955
Photo ref: B696012
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More about this scene

Today modern houses are interspersed with the cottages. Nearby, close to the church, older cottages with thatched roofs and latticed windows can be found. The eastern part of the village is more modern. Bramley Road to the south has an avenue of horse chestnut trees. The Army's Central Ammunition Depot was situated here - a sign for this can be seen in the Sherfield on Loddon photograph on page 92-93.

A Selection of Memories from Bramley

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bramley

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I was born in 1941, we lived in an old Army hut, opposite 'Burraper' Mill. Strictly speaking this was in Sherborne St. John, being the other side of the Beau Brook and the Iron Bridge, but Bramley was a lot nearer. Burraper Mill was still in occasional use, grinding Sugar Beet and other things. It was driven by a water turbine. A Mr. Steele was the miller. The Mill House was owned by Mrs. Roberts, ...see more
Anyone remember the Jacobs of bulls down farm l used to ride a huge horse called monty many years ago fond memories of my younger days
My name is david noble and I lived at no and we all ways played crikey on the green
The hunt used to meet at the Six Bells, and we used to go down to see that. Next to the pub was a field where the annual Gymkhana was held.