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Church Street

A Memory of Cowden.

Generations of my family lived in Cowden, going right back to 1700s.
My parents were married in the church, which lies behind the wall you can just see at the front of this photo. I was also baptised here in 1958.

The main significance of this photo for me, are the two houses connected to the Old Smithy (facing left towards the church). My grandmother, Winnie Card, and her three little sisters were born in Church Cottages, and this is where their mother tragically died at a young age in 1919.
Their next door neighbours were Richard & Emily Pannell; and somewhere I have a photo taken from the same angle, of Emily standing at her front door. Their older son, Charles Frederick married "the little girl next door," Winnie, in 1930.


Added 28 October 2011

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Comments & Feedback

My name is David Botting my mother Freda Marjorie Card was the youngest of the sisters my cou sin Ron and Bettyand June i am still in contact with. Sadly Fred died many years ago also Brenda his wife and my Aunty Win Also my mum and Ester And Ede we were a very close family my mum and Dad Herbert Botting and the rest of us married and were baptised in Cowden church I was Fred and Brendas wedding i think it was at Blackham church We all motor bikes and the last time i saw Fred was at my home in Littlehampton in the mid 70s I saw Ron and Betty about 6 weeks ago I was at Aunty Wins funeral i am now 72 years old and look back at those happy years in cowden knightsbridgeguildford@yahoo.co.uk

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