Nostalgic memories of Horsham St Faith's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I always spent my school summer hols in St. Faiths, with my grandparents Mary and Harry Bacon. I lived in the industrial north (Leeds) so it was such a treat to be there. They lived in a cottage opposite the church and then moved in the late 50's/early 60's to a council bungalow in Abbey Close. I moved to Canada in 1970 so have no idea how it is to live there now, but from photographs it still looks awesome. Susan
My name is Pamela, my last name used to be NEAL. I lived in a farm house down this long country lane from 1952-1958. We had chickens and pigs. Our neighbor had a daughter called Sally Ann. Her dad had greyhounds and we went greyhound racing a lot when I was little in Great Yarmouth. I went to infant school somewhere not far from the cemetry. My dad's name was Norman and my mum's name was Barbara. I have a ...see more
My sister and I would be given 3p and it was a treat to run down the hill to the shop and buy a packet of Smiths Crisps with the little blue salt bag, happy days. My Nanny lived at this end of Back Street in Abbey Road.
Looking at the picture I think you turned left and my nursery school was on the right hand side, was it St Christopher's? I can remember seeing the fighters at St Faiths, must have been swifts, hawks, hunters, this must have been about the 1950s.