Nostalgic memories of Gaunt's Common'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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Hi was just wondering if anyone knew a Margaret Amy Kerley? She grew up in Gaunts Common with her 3 sisters and her mum and dad. Unsure of the dates as she died when me and my siblings were very young. I think she attended Pampill School and left when she was 15, went on to marry my dad, Mr Shirt, and moved to Wimborne.
My sister remembers cycling to Gaunts Common just after my great-grandfather died, my great-grandmother stayed at a house there, there was an old railway carraige in the garden which was used as a caravan, and my grandmother stayed there for a while. The owners were probably Steele-Bartlett-Sweatland or Chalk, all family names. Also there was a photo of my great-great-grandfather Edward (Ned) Steele, a ...see more