Elm Tree Cottage Hitcham

A Memory of Hitcham.

I used to go every summer school holiday to my great aunt & uncle's cottage [ Elm Tree Cottage]. I visited last month and it is still there in excellent condition.
I remember harvest time, shire horses, haystacks, threshers and combine harvesters, cold tea in the hedge in a quart beer bottle for a refreshing drink.
Chopping sticks for kindling in the shed. The milkman coming round with a small churn and a 1/2 pint and pint ladle, poured into jugs on the back windowsill. Outside 'dunny', potties under the bed, fetching water from the pump down the road.
Molese's and Squirrell's coaches.
Rabbitting with uncle, twelve bores behind the back door.
Corona Coaches and the conductor who always looked after me, 'Percy'.
Such happy days, now I wan't to move to Suffolk for my last years, such a beautiful place.
Looks like my daughter is moving to Suffolk too, that will be an extra bonus.

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