Newchurch, The Village 1960
Photo ref: N113007
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Newchurch was the home of Richard Forward, who served as its schoolmaster for 53 years. The epitaph on his gravestone, paid for by former pupils, reads: 'In yonder sacred pile his voice was wont to sound, And now his body rests beneath the hallowed ground. He taught the peasant boy to read and use the pen; His earthly toils are o'er; he's cry'd his last Amen'.

A Selection of Memories from Newchurch

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 Newchurch

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I wonder if any one remembers the cockney kid Fred, who moved into "The Elms" back in 55 at the wonderful age of 15, went to school in Sandown for almost a year until graduation, ended up with the Royal Mail until I eventually returned to London went on to Manchester and then the rest of the world in the oil business. Had lots of fun back then with the skiffle group at the teenagers hangout, I forget the ...see more