Nostalgic memories of Hadley'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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My mother, Hilda Jenkins, came all the way from south wales to take up the position of assistant to the cook at the age of fourteen. It was very hard work with only Wednesday afternoon off and even that had to be spent at scripture union. The best job of all,however, was to take the two gun dogs ,major and colonel,for their walk across the fields and into Hadley woods. She remembers the two sons of the deaths and playing tennis of sorts. All this was during the thirties just before the war.
My early years were spent in Monken Hadley. When I see photos of Hadley I can say I have been there. There's a little row of cottages oppisite Hadley Church, St Mary's, and my aunty Molly Ratling (nee Longland) lived there. My granny lived in the Chauffer's Cottage by the church and next to the Grange? owned by the Death family. I have been inside the Grange to the bedrooms and the kitchen. It ws ...see more