Phil And Gail Buckingham

A Memory of Hurstbourne Tarrant.

Unless I am mistaken, the house on the left in this photo was formerly owned by Phil and Gail Buckingham and is called "Shepherd's Peace". Phil and Gail became friends of my parents while they lived briefly in New Zealand in the 1950's, around the time I came into the world.
When I lived in the UK as a young man in the 1970's, I visited them often in Hurstbourne Tarrant and spent many enjoyable Sundays (and sometimes weekends) with them.
I have been to the UK numerous times over the intervening years and kept in regular contact with Phil and Gail up until the times of their deaths. On my most recent trip in 2006, I visited the church and spent some time at their headstones remembering what wonderful people they were.
I would love to hear from anyone who might be able to confirm that this is indeed, their house in the photo, and anyone who knew them and who would share some memories of them.

David Bennett


Added 07 October 2010

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Comments & Feedback

Hello David, I'm the clerk to the Parish Council. I'm not sure if, some 15 years after your original post, you're still on this site, but I can confirm that the house is called Shepherd's Peace and I can enquire with the current owners if they have any documents in the property which would show that your friends, the Buckinghams, were previous owners. There hasn't been much change to the property owing to its listing and age, it is still as beautiful as I'm sure it was in the 1970s when you used to visit!

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