Overton, The Greyhound, Winchester Street c.1955
Photo ref: O40027
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A family pack up their car to go on holiday. At 46 Winchester Street, the Greyhound belonged to Simonds Brewery in Reading that owned many pubs. It brewed Simonds Golden Dry Export that was popular at the time. This brewery was taken over by Courage. The Greyhound still serves pints today, and has live music. It stands near Overton railway station.

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A Selection of Memories from Overton

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 Overton

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I was born on 29th November 1928, and lived in Southsea in 1939, and during August my parents, little sister, and I went for a short holiday by coach to stay with an Aunt and Uncle at Overton in Hampshire. The threat of war was very imminent, and as we lived near a big Naval port, my parents decided to arrange for me to be privately evacuated with the ...see more
I remember when I was seven years old Overton had a special carnival. I would love to see any old photos of this event. I was lucky enough to be one of the special attendants. We received ribbon for saches and extra clothing allowance coupons for the dresses. I remember sitting on a vehicle in Winchester street and meeting some famous star whose name might have been ? Murrey. Can anyone help enlarge this memory for me? Thanks Nancy(Baker) Englefield