Old burghclere: A memory of Old Burghclere

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A Memory of Old Burghclere.

I and my two sisters were born in the station house,my elder sister went to the USA in 1958 and I left to join army in 1960 my younger sister also went to the USA in 1980. My father was the signalman on the old railway station from 1938 until it closed

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Relations of mine lived in the row of cottages that backed onto the railway just past Old Burghclere Station. I only knew them as Marge and Fred, I was told by my family that Fred's job was the Beacon Lighter on Beacon Hill. I remember being there in the late fifties and running to the end of the garden to watch the steam trains go by. My Grandmother also lived in the area before marrying and going to live in Southampton where my Father was brought up. Her name was Lilian Digweed. I would love to hear from anyone who could shed some further light on my family. My father always told me the end cottage was the best and was the signalman's.

By hillm8 on Mon Mar 16th 2020, at 4:06 pm

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