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Uxmore Farm is part of Ipsden and is on an old Roman site, and my dad said when they put a tennis court in, they found Roman gold coins there. Uxmore Farm was owned by the Read family for hundred of years, till around the late 1890s ...Read more

A memory of Ipsden in 1900 by Yoga Prakash Saraswati

I too found this site by accident. My great-grandfather John Dixon was the manager of Webbs Brewery in the 1920s, where my grandfather John Dixon jnr (Jack) was brewer. John Dixon lived in the brewery house known as Brondeg and ...Read more

A memory of Aberbeeg in 1920

I went to Hurn Court School from 1977 to 1982. I have fond memories of wandering the beautiful grounds to get away from the madding crowds.

A memory of Hurn by Seymour Yeates

Further to the note I found on your site from Rosemary Richards. I too was born at Rumwood Court ( I believe my mother called it Rootes Hall). I was born at Rumwood Court in late 1939. I have a photo of a room in ...Read more

A memory of Langley in 1930 by Derek Bluck

Hi Vic, thanks for your comments. Were you in Bodium the blue house? And what dormitory were you in? Were you under Miss Mcrae or Miss Geddis? Re David and Bill Dundridge, I also knew them at Wanstead House, Cliftonville ...Read more

A memory of Warnham Court School by Michael Lambert

Between two of the shops on this photo runs a small lane called Anchor Court. It is still there, but all the houses which formerly lined it have been demolished or altered beyond all recognition. In the court there was a shop selling ...Read more

A memory of Preston in 1954 by Diana Dioszeghy

I moved to Great Witley in 1954 with my family, we lived at the Engine House, which used to pump the water for Witley Court. I attended Witley school from 1954 to 1960, the headmaster was Mr Wyton, a memorable time for me, living ...Read more

A memory of Great Witley in 1963 by Geoffrey Francis

Great Witley school is where it all began,we lived at Ockeridge some 5 miles from Great Witley,but soon after my parents moved to the Engine House,situated down witley court drive, and opposite the Hundred pool. So i left for ...Read more

A memory of Great Witley in 1954 by Geoffrey Francis

I was born in Worcester and brought up in G Witley until I left in 1976.  I remember the days at the school, cricket and football; the Easter Monday Red Marley Hill climb; walks in the hills and visits to the court; days in the sun; ...Read more

A memory of Great Witley in 1960 by Bill Dallow

My grandfather, Isaac Smith, had a hardware and bicycle shop on these premises, known universally as the 'Tudor Cottages', from some time towards the close of WW1 to the late 1930s. The premises were owned by ...Read more

A memory of Warrington in 1920 by Stan Smith