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What a year 1961 was for me. Like others before me I arrived at Warnham not knowing what to expect but found a place of peace for the first time in my life where I was treated with kindness. When we arrived Ernest ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1961 by Jacqueline Davey

My father came home from the war and my mother had been having an affair with an army friend of his and he was living with him so my father was ejected from the house. The council became involved and my two sisters went in to foster ...Read more

A memory of Pinehurst in 1947 by Brian Bailey

Hello, my name is Christine Parsons but I was known by my maiden name of Morley when I attended Warnham, it seems like only yesterday I was there. I was sent there seemingly by the Greater London ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1956 by Christine Anne Parsons

I went to Warnham from 1967-1970. It was the best time of my school life, it has left quite an impression on me. We had pantos, and a couple of balls, I can remember on one occasion someone had a field mouse and kept it in his ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School in 1967 by Pat Sykes

This is the occupational therapy workshop of the Rehabilitation Centre in Farnham Park. It was operated by the Slough Estates Medical facility.

A memory of Farnham Royal in 1962 by Patrick Butterly

I was a student at Dockenfield Manor in the 1940's. Looking back, the entire faculty should have been arrested for child abuse, fraud, and a host of other charges. At the time, the Headmasters name was Dr. ...Read more

A memory of Dockenfield in 1940 by Maurice De Montfalcon

In 1944, I was evacuated to Badshot Lea, with my mum. My dad, as a plumber & vital to the war effort, was in Liverpool & not in Europe or elsewhere in the Theatre of war. I can remember as a 4 year old, standing, I think, ...Read more

A memory of Badshot Lea in 1944 by Ron Bowdery

My surname is Warnham and am very interested to see how this relates with the village of Warnham.  I wonder whether this is where my family originally resided all those years ago. ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School by Jane Warnham

My great aunt Carrie (Wills) was born in Farnham and lived at No1 Bratton Villas all her life.  Her father worked as a carriage upholsterer and all the children were born in the house, which was a small 2/3 bedroomed terrace.  When I was a ...Read more

A memory of Farnham by oakley347

As a Chichester High School girl who lived in Yapton, I used to change from the 65 bus at Barnham and catch the Chichester train in the morning, and vice versa in the afternoon. The 20-minute bus wait at ...Read more

A memory of Barnham in 1953 by Josephine Hammond