New Milton, Old Milton Church c.1955
Photo ref:
N58009
Photo ref:
N58009
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Milton's church tower is nearly four hundred years old, though the rest of the building is more recent. Inside is a monument to the soldier Thomas White, who died in 1720 after faithful service to four monarchs.
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A Selection of Memories from New Milton
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from New Milton
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After we twins had learned to ride our bicycles, the family would ride north into the New Forest to a picnic area at Wooton Stream. My youngest brother may have been on the pannier seat of my Mum's bike, with the dog trying to keep up with us. The main attraction for us kids and family dog was the stream in which were nimble minnows aplenty. Some local photographer caught a picture of us all avidly pursuing our ...see more
The Waverley Cinema was located on Station Road at the junction of Barton Court Road - it was a 'flea-pit' - however, it was local and within a short walk. Every Saturday morning, they would show the children's program, which generally were a climactic serial film and cartoons, and the Pathe News films. The first film that I remember attending was about a headless stage coach driver up to nefarious ...see more
My mother was born in Eastleigh in the 1940's, my grandmother was born 1895 nearby and lived in the family home in Manor road. Great grandfather Cox built the house and was allowed to set his pigs free to roam in the forest and graze. Any cox relatives left in the area? Or Stride is another branch - I am descended from them and am Scottish from Stirlingshire..Slange.
ps I have photos and paintings of the house and of the Cox family members.
My younger twin brother Roger seems to have memories of his "Uncle Tom" of which I am unaware. My "Uncle Tom" was a Hants and Dorset bus conductor/driver. After Gore Road Elementary School finished for the day and my mother to be rid of squabbling kids in her hairdressing business office, would give us three-pence each to go home on the bus, and told us to make sure "Tom" put us off the bus at our stop. I remember ...see more
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