Nostalgic memories of Farnham'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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Can any one tell me what happened to miss Doller from Hassobury school she was a teacher there in 1969 there was miss eveans I like to know
Doze any one remember hassobury school hazel end when miss camp was head of school miss Williams miss evans miss Dollier miss Dunlop back 1969 lovely school can any one remember the school
Yes Hassobury school was a nice school I was there in 1969 I in joyed it there the teachers was nice it gone now all house and flats there now the teachers was miss Bog miss eveans miss donlop she was South Africa miss Hendry miss Newman it would be nice to know what happened to them I all ways think back to them days it A shame the school closed down any one went there be nice to hear from them Judy
Is st Mary’s virgin church still there
I used to be at hassoberry school in 1969 lovely school swimming pool we used to go in the van to get how sweets at weekends there was Irene cotton Lucy mole Linda evens Janet breger teacher miss evens miss Bogg miss Dunlop miss Dollier head teacher miss camp miss William be nice to know what happened to every one please get in touch Judith Hoy
I went there in 1969 and I loved it it not a school now it a sham that was a lovely place I like to no what happened to every one miss evens miss Bogg miss Dollier Irene cotton Linda arney like to hear from any one
I went to hassobury school in the 60s there was miss evens miss big miss hendrey miss bogg head miss camp Lucy mole Christin moor miss Dollie we had some good times I like to hear from the people who were there my name Judith hoy
I went to hassobury school back in 1969 it was a great school only girls I have good memory of being there I don't know what happen to the school if any one who went to the school I would like to hear from them my name was judith hoy. Miss doler miss bogg miss eveans. They were teacher
I used to go to Hassobury School, Hazel End from 1960 to 1962. It was a lovely old mansion but sadly it is flats now. It was surounded by countryside and we used to go for walks with Mrs Lyle and she used to sit us down then read from the book 'The Lord of the Rings'. On a Saturday we used to walk to Stansted with our pocket money to buy sweets, it seemed like two miles, but perhaps it was shorter. One day a week we ...see more
I used to go to a boarding school in Farnham, it was Hassobury, a big mansion, it was in Hazel End.  Across the fields from there we used to go to a church for holy communion before breakfast, I am not sure if it was St Mary's.