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My brother Len Tewkesbury also stoked the boilers at the Ambo in the 50's whilst still at school, either William Penn or later Slough Tech in Slough - we were living in Warwick Ave at the time and he used to let people sneak in via the back door.

A memory of Slough by tewkesburyj

Picture #5. I spent my first years here(1941-1943) when it was owned by my mother's best friend Mimi Skidmore. My mother(Ceridwen Lesty) was an actress at the Farnham Playhouse.During the war they managed Thatchers as an officer's club for ...Read more

A memory of East Horsley by dailesty

I think we moved to Farnham Common in about 1967, my parents took over the family shops "Martin's Broadway Stores" we lived above the shops to start with, in a flat that was heated with green house paraffin heaters. was ...Read more

A memory of Farnham Common by carolynselley

We lived in the prefabs in Blakelaw near Kenton Bar for nearly 20yrs. Sometimes all the kids in the neighbourhood used to walk to Ponteland for the day! Not be allowed these days.I went to Hilton School then Firfield girls school, the ...Read more

A memory of Blakelaw by evansgran

Living in Farnham Common and then in Farnham Royal, I knew Bourne End well. A long time ago some very good friends of mine bought a house in Blind Lane. Unfortunately, as so often happens, we have lost touch. If ...Read more

A memory of Bourne End by dcpharrison

I was at warnham court school in 1967 to 1971 / I also remmerber youth hostialing to Windsor / Winchester city mill with my mate nigel southby alam cooper head master alan king. mr towse ran the woodwork shop and mrs king ran the tuck shop.

A memory of Warnham Court School by Michael Wilding

Hi, great memories of Warnham Court. I was caught smoking by Mr Savage and as head girl of Bodiam I also took a few kids scrumping and the police were brought in. I also ran away back to Greenwich to see my sick dad. We were in ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1964 by Linda Campion

My name was Pat Dean in my days at Warnham Court. Mr and Mrs Savage were in charge. Mr Berry was our teacher, his wife was there also. We had a lovely housemother named Miss Reed and my friends' names were ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1953 by Pat Lewis

My memories of Warnham are happy ones, I too was sent from London at the time I believe it was because of my health as my Dad had TB and I was tested and proved positive, so had to leave the family home. I was in ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1949 by June Bransgrove

I was also in this Fever Hospital with Scarlet Fever for three weeks I was 9 or 10. I clearly remember being rushed there in an ambulance wrapped tightly in a blanket with a bag of sweets stuffed down my front. I felt very ...Read more

A memory of Croydon in 1947 by Anne Chadwick