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Upwey, Horse Drawn Carriage c.1950
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Summertime flash floods are a fact of life at Upwey, where the River Wey flows southwards beside Church Street to Westbrook Farm and the Manor House. There Watery Lane also lives up to its name. This equestrian initiative to restore public transport went into action in the aftermath of the downpour through the day and night of 18-19 July 1955, when the highest rainfall ever recorded in Britain and Ireland fell on Martinstown in the next parish. The authenticated figure was 11 inches (279 mm), but a foot of rain must have fallen on higher ground between the two villages.

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A Selection of Memories from Upwey

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 Upwey

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Living In Upwey 1950/1960
Brought up in Upwey, lived in Stottingway. Hated Upwey, couldn't wait to leave asap and never went back..only for short holidays with children. Never changed..still as dreary and cut off...not for me..
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Windsbatch Cottage Church Street
We moved to Upwey when I was about 3. My father came to Portland in the Royal Navy and I went to Upwey Primary, sang in the choir, went on to appear in local pantos and generally have a wonderful childhood, playing in the Mill with Lorraine Milligan, the miller's daugher, and buying bits for Mummy from Eckersalls, Loverings and Upwey Post Office - all sadly now gone. We had to move in 1980 when my ...see more
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Milk Bar South St
I used the milk bar regularly in 1964. I think who owned it then was named Evans. They had a daughter named Carol ,any idea what happened to her ?
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Added 24 June 2010

Fond Memories
My family moved to Eastbrook House in 1970 and lived there for about 11 years, I was ages 1-11 at that time so my first memories and experiences were of Eastbrook, Upwey, Dorchester and Weymouth in that order.  I drive through Upwey whenever I can on nostalgia trips and always stop outside Eastbrook to reminisce and to see what changes are going on.  My wife thinks I'm obsessed with Upwey and especially Eastbrook!  Maybe she's right.
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