Emery Down, c.1955
Photo ref:
E196006
Photo ref:
E196006
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Emery Down, like many old Forest settlements, has seen its share of England's history. Roman legions marched this way on the nearby Roman roads, Norman huntsmen chased the deer through the nearby woodlands and Civil War soldiers skirmished on the nearby heathlands.
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A Selection of Memories from Emery Down
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 Emery Down
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I have just read about a memory relating to Emery Down Church and it has made me think about my childhood again. My grandparents lived in Northerwood Avenue, Swan Green in Lyndhurst and we regulary stayed there as children. When we stayed with my grandparents we used to have to walk up the hill and visit my great grandmother who lived in Silver Street in Emery Down. We used to stop half way up and sit ...see more
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 I was evacuated to Emery Down from Portsmouth. I was billeted with a very nice couple who lived in a cottage quite close to the church. The church was the centre of the village community with a thriving congregation and I was soon invited to join the choir, together with the other evacuees. It is a beautiful little church situated at the edge of the forest ...see more
The New Forest Inn is rather curiously decorated with wood on the front. This is said to be part of a caravan from which an old woman sold alcoholic drinks before the pub was built.
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