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Nostalgic memories of Burnham's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Displaying Memories 11 - 17 of 17 in total

General Memories
My family were the Elstones who lived in High Street on the 1881 census, although they were all in the Burnham area for many years. My grandfather was Manager of Websters Coal Yard at Taplow station, but then returned to the village to live in the flats just north of the High Street in about 1960. I think some of the 'Chant' side of the family are still living there.
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Added 20 March 2010

Rhodes Green 1779c
My great-great-great-grandfather Rhodes Green was born in Burnham and lived and worked in Church Street. On the 1851 census he is listed as a shoemaker (master) and employing 2 men. His sons are shoemakers and his daughters are shoe binders. My friend Jean's ancester is John Tilbury and he is on the same census, he is also living in Church Street as a shoemaker (master).
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Added 21 October 2009

My Grandfather Had The Foundry
I am taking a guess at the year, my paternal grandfather was one of the partners in a foundry called Wood and Stannard. The business was at the lower end of the High Street, and oposite the road to the church and the Five Bells pub. Not entirely sure what year he left Brittania House (as that was what it was called), I have very vivid memories of Dr Summers and his monocle, I was told he was a Colonel ...see more
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Added 28 August 2008

Marriage

St. Peters church is where my ggg grandfather John Peck married my ggg grandmother Martha Robbins in 1813.
Burnham, St Peter's Church c1965
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Added 02 February 2008

Summer In The Country
In 1949 when I was six, my two cousins and I were sent to Burnham Beeches for a holiday. We lived in the East End of London. We loved it there, it was summer and very hot, to play all day in the fields was such freedom. The family with whom we stayed were called Walters they lived in a converted Nissen hut . The eldest child was named David, also a younger girl. The father worked in a sweet factory which made ...see more
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Added 28 May 2007

''''burnham Beeches''''
.... as a little girl, I always remember going here with my Mum, my Aunt Edith and my cousin Dick. Mum would say we are going to 'Burnham Beeches today'.  I could never quite understand when we got there, where the sand and sea was ... and I realise now that 'Beeches' meant 'trees' .. and not the 'seaside'!
Burnham, Beeches 1929
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Added 23 November 2006

Growing Up In Burnham
In this year I was 5 years old, and just starting school in the church hall in Gore Road, which is the road in which I also grew up. I remember Burnham as a small, close-knit community, we went to church every Sunday, it was friendly and safe. My Mother's family were one of the first to inhabit Burnham, and are recorded in the doomsday book, the family name was Brookling. I have many happy memories of playing ...see more
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Added 12 September 2006