St Mary Bourne, Post Office Stores c.1955
Photo ref:
S635011
Photo ref:
S635011
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Though smarter and more affluent today, much of St Mary Bourne is as it was when this photograph was taken. Thatched cottages line the main street, and the village stores on the right has signs in the window for Brooke Bond Tea, as well as Kodak and Ilford photographic stock.
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A Selection of Memories from St Mary Bourne
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 St Mary Bourne
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I also have special memories of the two houses shown - Spring House Farm and Spring Cottage. Tilly and Fred (as mentioned by Marie Sloane) were my great aunt and uncle as were the Davis sisters and brothers living in the farm house. I am sure Marie must have known my Mother (Tilly and Fred's niece) who was Ivy Hibberd (before she married). I spent many of my childhood holidays staying in the farm house and some of my earliest memories were of "helping out" in Tilly's shop.
My mum was born in Lower Link and started St Mary Bourne School around 1942. In those days there were only two classrooms in use. The Head Mistress was either a Miss or Mrs Lee who taught the older children. She thinks her teacher was Mrs Thompson (who, each day, brought her small son called Roger in with her - can anyone confirm this?). As there was no school dinners at this time she went to her ...see more
I have good memories of the white thatched house in the picture. I was evacuated with my Mother during the latter part of the War to this house which at the front was the local sweetshop and it was run by Tilly Annals and her husband Fred. The house which is partly shown was owned by Tilly Annals' two sisters and four brothers who kept cows in the sheds behind the farmhouse. I did go to the ...see more
Many happy childhood yrs spent here remember Mrs Pike who used to lIve next door and then my Auntie bought her cottage to make it into one. So many happy years in summer and yes can still see the jeep scars! Auntie has gone recently so no more chill out zone but will never forget Always in my heart Liz Love Jo
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