Lowfield Heath, Church Of St Michael And All Angels 1905

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My name is Penny Snowball. My father owned the White Lion, the flight kitchen and the cafe between 1960-1967 when we were forced out because of the development. I went to the village school and remember it very clearly. I have very mixed memories of living in the village. I loved the freedom of the place and very sadly my parents divorced during that time and my life changed. But living in the village was ...see more

My grandfather was born at his family's home, Hydecroft, which I gather must have been quite a sizeable affair (advertised later as having 8 bedrooms, 28 acres including a tennis-court). I can find no record of it now, but does anyone have any family records or memories of it?

Lowfield Heath School. 21 pupils. Head Teacher, Miss Ryde, and assistant Miss Ivy Walder. Miss Walder later married Bob Riley. Where are some other pupils now? I remember Margaret Dudman, David Slaughter, Barbara Banks, Brenda Cheal. Later on the Old Tyme dances at the W.I. hut. Has anyone got old photos of those? Further south on the A23 the Ventura Cafe, and of course the Blue Pencil Cafe. I ...see more

Trying to find information about Hyders bungalow, Dorothy & Charles lived there in the early 1940's. Any information would be extremely grateful. Yvonne Green