Tales Of Years Gone By!!

A Memory of Matching Tye.

Hello! I am Arnold Chapman, my father was the minister of the little chapel (now a private house). I used to play with a lad called I think Ronald Babcock?? who lived in a farm nearly opposite. I think one time the barn caught fire. I recall going to the little school, sometimes getting a ride in a local farm cart!! No cars to worry about in those days. Another person I recall is Mrs Salmon who had bad arthritis. I am in my middle 70s so the memory plays games with you sometimes. My father also looked after a chapel in Matching Green, helping to build a wooden building to use as a chapel.
I can remember watching the doodle bugs going over on their way to London and my mum making us hide under the kitchen table.
The little shop comes to mind, if I remember it seemed to sell everything in those days in spite of rationing.


Added 09 October 2006

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