8 Anton Lane ,

A Memory of Enham Alamein.

i was bought up in a thatched cottage in "Anton lane" behind whats now called the Museum.
my memories have never faded of the wonderful childhood i had.
my best friend was James Maccallum the doctors son . we were inseparable until i left in 1957.
we would play in Anton Lane as it was a long covered track that led back out onto the Newbury rd
at the top of Lilly whites Hill. Probably not known as that now. Enham industries."was another playground for us, I also had my first job there as a trainee cabinet maker. My Granddad was the village baker serving other villages with bread and cakes. He was known for his Famous: Lardy cake.
my uncle Ted ran the farm, where i spent a lot of my time , helping out. with my other pals Alan Truman,
and Bernard Wait. The farm house had a plaque on it , displaying Shanghia Homestead .
I was back a few years ago and found that a lot of the cottages including mine have been demolished.
mainly all on the triangular green that now exists. SAD.
also 2 cottages at the top of Enham opposite the factory gates, i think that the Sprats lived there.
also the old air raid shelter is gone . also the Tennis courts and swings that was on the left hand side of the Newbury rd just as you enter the village from Andover.
i could write all day ,but will keep it short for now ,
Terence Cleverley.