Sonning Common, Wood Lane c.1960

Photo ref: S351011

Not sure if it is an error, but 'Brinnds Corner' is spelt 'B-R-I-N-D-S C-O-R-N-E-R' after the butchers shop, (now an off-licence), on the corner of Peppard Road/Wood Lane and Brinds Close which was at the rear of the premises. I used to live in Sonning Common from the late 1970's to mid 1990's with my late mother and sister in Widmore Lane, in one of the semi-detached houses, ...see more

My parents taught at Kennylands in 1950/3. I have photographs of their time there. My Godfather was John Delves who taught history and also there was a Mr. Dicky deWanderler who had been a ballet dancer. He chain-smoked and drank endless coffee. My parents moved to Uganda to run a farm school in 1957 and I went to the local primary school in Jinja until I was 10 when my father thought it best for me to ...see more

After being bombed out in 1942. We got sent to Cedar Cottage, a thatched bungalow with veranda. It was set into the slope. I went to Sonning Common School and remember Two girl named Clayton who lived along the road. There was a large American camp nearby. I recall them playing "Crap" outside the Butchers Arms. They would give us gum. Went back to London with my dog, Jack, just in time for the ...see more

In old age, I like to remember my school days at Kennylands Camp. It was the first to be used for evacuation and I was in the first intake. It was a delightful spot and within walking distance of a lot of Thames villages and towns. It was not intended to be occupied in the winter and the central heating was not adequate for the severe winters we endured. Some of the masters organised parties to go for brisk ...see more