No 1 And No 9 Lanes End, Gastard
A Memory of Gastard.
I was born in Corsham in September 1949, and lived at Number 1 Lanes End, Gastard with my parents, sister and brother until my marriage in 1973. The cottage in the picture shows Number 3 Lanes End and around the corner is Number 9 Lanes End, where my grandparents lived throughout their married life.
Aunts, uncles and cousins all resided within the village, so there was never a shortage of family life.
My memories of the village as it was, when I was growing up, are very vivid, as both my grandfather and my father owned smallholdings in the village and much fun was had with friends collecting wild flowers in spring, haymaking in summer and harvest festival in the autumn.
As much as I would have loved to have brought my children up in village life, property prices escalated to beyond the pockets of village children (first time buyers). However, I still visit the sleepy old village regularly and will never forget my roots.
Nicola Wilkins
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I loved going to Chapel Knapp Farm where I was allowed to drive a tractor to feed the cows. The farm manager was Murial (Vie) Carpenter who was my father's sister.
I remember both Nicola and her sister Daphne as they were good friends of my sister Barbara. I have very fond memories of their parents, Don & Molly.
In 1957 I joined the Royal Navy for 9 years. I served as a Police Officer at Swindon but ended up as a career MOD Civil Servant where I moved about. My wife and I now live in Western Australia, but its not like English Country Life