My Memories Of Denham Court

A Memory of Denham.

My name is Mel Edwards and I was at Denham Court for a few years. Mr & Mrs Hill were in charge, then they had a son called Steven and a daughter who I think was called Susan. I can remember there were 9 dormitories, a snooker room, library, table-tennis tables and a room where Mr Hill had a quite extensive train set; his office was next to the dining room. Outside in the courtyard you could play badminton. There was a boiler house and an area where we had to wheel coke as a punishment, also a room where there was a potato machine (when working) was used as another form of punishment or we had to peel them. Outside in the grounds was a tennis court also a long jump sand pit, there were some old stables that were not used. There was that bridge that went across the river that I remember and the moat that went around the building. There was another couple who were in charge when Mr Hill was off duty, I think their name was Mr & Mrs Williamson (not sure if the spelling is correct). I remember that dreaded long walk from the church down the tree lined drive to the court, it was scary in the winter time when coming home from school. I was a choir boy at that church for a while. Sorry about the mis-spelling of my name. One person I remember when I was there was called Dave Roberts. I remember I got 2 shillings and sixpence pocket money each week that we could save or spend at the village shop that doubled as a sweetshop and a cafe/restaurant. I hope that if anyone reads this that they can relate to what I have written... some good times and some bad.