Swanmore, Village Centre 1969
Photo ref:
S424024
Photo ref:
S424024
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There are plenty of people about on this warm sunny day. To the left, children cycle in the road; others sit on benches or the pavement. A cyclist makes his way to Mid Hants Supply Stores in the centre of the village. To the right is a Victorian school and the church of St Barnabas.
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A Selection of Memories from Swanmore
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 Swanmore
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Seeing the photo of the Upper Swanmore Road, reminded me of people I knew all the way along that road to my grandmother's house at the 'top', Jervis Lodge. There was Kitty Clive in the first house on the left, the St Maurs in the large house a bit further up, the Stannings on the right in a more modern house with land for horses. Ronald Paterson was vicar and we used to go as children to the vicarage to play ...see more
At the time of the 1881 census The Bricklayers Arms and Terrace was owned and operated by my great-great-grandmother, Mary Ann Bevis, maiden name Pouncy, who was enumerated as a widow and "Licensed Victualler", or seller of spirits. My great-grandmother, Sarah Ann Hollis, maiden name Gulliver, and my grandfather, Owen Pouncy Hollis, were also living at this address.
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