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25 Years In Beaconsfield.
Born in Wembley, I arrived in the New Town of Beaconsfield in 1957 aged 5. With my younger sister and my parents. I left home at 17 but returned occasionally until 1981 when my parents moved to Scotland. I lived in ...Read more
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Rosewood Way
I was born in 1965 and lived in Rosewood Way, Farnham Common. My father tells me that the family cat would wait on this corner each evening for my father to return from work, spotting his car - the cat would bound home to greet ...Read more
A memory of Farnham Common
Childhood Adventure
I'm not prepared to reveal my real name online, however I was a child during the 70's the duration of which was spent in Warnham. This house belonged to some old dear I met only a couple of times, she was housebound ...Read more
A memory of Warnham Court School in 1977 by
Slough A Time In A Life
Monday 7th July 1958, aged 8, moved to Britwell, Slough from Merstham in surrey with my brother Martin, Mum & Dad (Joan & Ron). Transport was a problem - we didn’t have any. There was only room for three of us in the ...Read more
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Many Years Ago
I was born at #9 station rd in Warnham in 1925. Ilived there (apart from Royal Navy time in ww2)until 1954 at which time I joined the Canadian military and emmigrated to Canada. I have many fond memories of Warnham and ...Read more
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My Youth In Farnham Common By Peter Harrison
I spent my youth in Farnham Common and have nothing but happy memories. We lived in an old house called Glenwood in Templewood Lane. In those days (The 1950's and 1960's) there were very few houses. ...Read more
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I Lived At 45 Warrington Ave
I was born in Taplow in 1957, my parents shared a house (a semi) with my grandparents. They lived downstairs and us obviously upstairs. I attended St Anthony’s Catholic School on the Farnham Rd and at that time they had ...Read more
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My Years At Warnham
My name is John Herron, I attended the school between 1970-1974 and still have fond memories of my days at the school. I remember the headmaster Mr King, my English teacher Mr Cooper, my geography teacher Mr Ward, ...Read more
A memory of Warnham Court School in 1970 by
Pierrepont House, Frensham.
I live in Australia. My grandfather was a butler and my grandmother a lady's maid at Pierrepont House in 1891 and 1901. Their names were George Veasey and Theodosia Veasey, nee Williams. My father, George Edward Veasey, ...Read more
A memory of Frensham in 1954 by
Evacuation
My brother and I were evacuated to Farnham in 1939. We lived at the Vicarage with 8 other children and 2 ladies looking after us (one was our mother). We used to walk up the lane on Sundays to have lunch at a big house which was ...Read more
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Captions
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After the horses had been changed at Kingsfold, the stagecoaches ran through Warnham down Little London Hill, past Warnham Corner at the junction of Station Road.
Warnham watermill is on the site of an iron furnace; it has been nicely restored to workable order. Warnham Mill Pond is a beautiful iron industry water source with a large earth dam behind the mill.
Situated just outside Horsham, the village of Warnham is noted for its large mill pond.
Warnham parish lies mainly on Wealden clay about 2 miles north-west of Horsham.
Known as Warnham Stores, it operated until 1948, selling groceries, china, drapery, furniture, and products from its own bakery at the rear.
The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, eldest son of Sir Timothy Shelley MP, was born on 4 August 1792 at Field Place in Warnham, where he spent his childhood.
The second view looks along Waldron Road into the High Street, with the London road turning beyond the houses on the right; the nearest of these, Warnham Cottage, is no longer a shop but a
Warnham watermill is on the site of an iron furnace; it has been nicely restored to workable order. The picture shows a neatly sculptured hedge topped with fine topiary peacocks.
The Cathedral spire dominated the surrounding countryside in previous centuries just as it does today.This view is from Harnham Hill, looking north eastwards across the Avon and an area of farmland
On the Salisbury side of Harnham Bridge, De Vaux Place leads to The Close—the Harnham Gate is at the far end of the wall.
Left takes you to Fleet and right to Farnham. Is the lady going to catch a bus to Farnham?
Here we see the ruined keep of Farnham Castle, romantically clothed with vegetation. Most English monarchs from Edward I to Queen Victoria have been entertained here.
South of Farnham, on the greensand heathland, there are two famous and immensely popular lakes, Frensham Great Pond and Frensham Little Pond.
The south aisle or Farnham Chapel contains monuments of interest, particularly one to John Farnham of Quorn Hall attributed to Epiphanius Evesham (1570-c1633), whose superb talent should have ensured
Situated on Frensham Common, and spanning 108 acres, the Great Pond and its smaller neighbour were constructed in the 13th century to supply fish for the Bishops of Winchester, who were then residing in Farnham
At the southern end of the Close is Harnham Gate, one of the three gates that served the cathedral; it is contemporary with the original 14th-century cathedral wall.
Farnham's long main street, with West Street at one end and East Street at the other and the Borough between, lies along an ancient route.
In Victoria Road, just east of the A355 as it passes through Farnham Common, the late 19th-century Victoria Hotel is now The Victoria, with its brickwork painted cream and the window jambs and quoins
It was built in the Neo-Georgian style to reflect Farnham's real Georgian buildings, which were erected when the town was the largest corn market in England.
During the 18th century hops were of prime importance to Farnham, which had five breweries and had more inns than any other town in Surrey.
It was once one of Farnham's hop- growing villages, and poles for the bines can be seen on the far left.
An action-packed view of central Farnham on the eve of the First World War.
The A3 London to Portsmouth road crosses the Farnham to Chichester road here, and then, as now, the crossroads are traffic-light- controlled.
The Farnham Road (curving gently to the right) has recently been widened, and a row of poplar trees removed. The cottages are of different ages, but were probably refronted c1800.
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