Madame Imbert
A Memory of Marchwood Park.
In the mid 70s. I was employed, for a short time, to teach English at Matchwood Park by a French lady called Madame Imbert. I taught twice a week and a friend of mine taught on another two days.
I can’t find any reference to her and her husband in the information online about Matchwood Park and would be interested to know if anyone knows why. She gave me the impression that she owned the building but it seems from what I’ve read that a Mrs Peach is recorded as owning it at that time. I find that odd as there was never any mention of her.
Madame Imbert was somewhat essentric and it was often difficult to get paid. The students were young Middle Eastern boys who seemed to think they had come to a much better establishment because the building was very delapidated at that time. They lived in and we’re not very happy. There were several rather wild horses in the grounds too that had to
be avoided and Madam Inbert often reminisced about her life in the Camarge where she had more horses. Can anyone else remember her?
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I am Belgian and came 2 or 3 times at Mme Imbert in the mid 70’s.
To my recollection, the other students were mainly French and Italian.
I liked being at Mme Imbert : it was a rather open and fun environment.
I remember the donkey, who had a real personality.
I remember traveling with “Monsieur” Imbert in his three wheel car and him explaining to me that it was the most stable car, better than 4 wheels.
Loved going to Southampton, buying my LP’s with a marvelous choice of new UK groups.I was amazed at how easy it was to talk with strangers always eager to know where I came from and what was I doing there.
Some romantic souvenirs as well.
My mother tongue being french, I guess I had an easier contact with Madame Imbert, but even though I remember her as a sympathetic person, I have no precise memory of interacting with her.
All in all, fond memories with some nostalgia of freer times…
Regards.