West Ashling, Northbrook Mill 1965
Photo ref:
W650013
Photo ref:
W650013
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A Selection of Memories from West Ashling
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 West Ashling
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My mum grew up in a house called Fernlea in West Ashling. She was the youngest of 8 children by Ron and Frances Marsh. Frances was also known as Cissy and was a Kennett - who had been in West Ashling when she was a child. She and her two brothers, Albert and Willie, went to the village school. One day when Willie was walking across the green behind the school (I think) to blow the whistle to call the ...see more
In my large family are Larbies. At the present, I do not know how, but recall in 1920/30s visiting relatives that ran a watercress farm, which I thought was in Nutbourne. I can remember the house had a small pond in the front and I used to try and catch sand hoppers. The watercress beds were in channels with planks to cross by. They had a blind dog that knew its way over the planks until one day a new ...see more
I have no memories of West Ashling but somewhen before 1860 my G/G/Grandfather James Hare started the watercress beds there. It was not untill quite recently we found out what we know about this family. My G/Grandfather George was not infact registered as a Hare he had his mothers name which was Mayhew. All his children from his first marriage were all registered as Mayhew's and were all born in the East End ...see more
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