Ogbourne St George, Barbury Castle 1950
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A Selection of Memories from Ogbourne St George

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 Ogbourne St George

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I was in the forces that year, my memories are not that good any more. What I did see of the village was good, I remember Marlborough Square cobbled, I think it was also Sir Gordon Rochards who used to train his horses therem that's all I can recollect, when was it all demolished?
Not a memory as such but my gt.gt. Uncle Reverend Robert Blythe, Clergyman of the Church of England moved to Ogbourne St George where he became Rector of the church. Robert Blythe moved to Ogbourne St. George from Windsor with his wife and two daughters. I had thought he was perhaps widowed before that but now I know they all appeared on the 1891 census, recorded as living at the vicarage. He had ...see more
I used to attend the local Ogbourne St. George school where Mr. Bernard Crooks was the headmaster and Mrs. Twelftree was my teacher. There used to be a kitchen attached to the school but that has since been changed to a library.
Mrs.Ball at the Post Office. Westlecot House (now March House) with the Hayward-Jones family. Imo H-J and self at fete at the Manor house dressed as Shah of Persia and Aga Khan. Old Mrs.Ollie home help/cleaner. Pony called Snowball and being led by mother to Chiseldon Camp (then deserted) to catch newts. Alf Cooper (of Coopers Metals) at Og St Andrew Manor - interested in horse racing. Dancing ...see more