Fawley, Esso Oil Refinery c.1955
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F150001
Photo ref:
F150001
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The huge oil refinery at Fawley cost £120 million when it was built; it occupied the site of Cadland Park, the former home of the Drummond family. This refinery was the largest in the United Kingdom.
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A Selection of Memories from Fawley
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 Fawley
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My dad was in the RAF at Calshot and I attended Fawley school, and later Hardley secondary, in 1950-53.
I have recently found a photo of myself and two other boys, standing in a pond holding jam jars of (presumably) tadpoles or the like. It was taken by Mudge the Fawley Photograper, but has no date or any other information on it. I would dearly like to find out who the other two boys are. If anyone has any ...see more
Hi, Thanks for your comments. On my birth certificate my address is 37 Gunsite Farm. We left when I was two in 1964. However, I'm fascinated by its history. My mum was a single parent and had a caravan next door to another sing parent! Next time I'm in Hythe I will visit Lime Kiln Lane. Hopefully I'll find the old site.
Hhello Nick Brannigan, I used to drink with your brother along with Seamus Cleary, Micky Kerr, John Mullhern and a crew down the Old Mill and the Langley Tavern. I hadn't seen Seamus since we were kids but I often wondered if it was him, but for some reason I never mentioned it. One night in the Langley we were playing pool and he asked me if I remembered him from Gunsite Farm, mate you could have knocked me over with ...see more
My maiden name was Perl. I have so many happy memories of growing up in this area in the 50's. Moved to a bungalow in Hythe in 1954 one of the first to be built on the old golf course. Attended, for a short time, the primary school, the Head was a Mr. Britton. It was there that I met Ann Cleal (who still lives in the Fawley area) and Valerie Langford, who became my best friends. Valerie and I often used to ...see more
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