Westbourne, St John The Baptist's Church c.1955
Photo ref:
W613306
Photo ref:
W613306
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A Selection of Memories from Westbourne
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 Westbourne
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I lived in 2 Oak Villas as a child from 1960-1966 then my last name was Burge....I now live in the USA and would like to hear from anybody who lived at Common Side the same time as me. My grandmother who now has passed was Agnes Helyer then was widowed then remarried and took the last name Whitcombe she lived in the small cottage next to the Cricketers Pub then in the bungalows across from the pub.
I lived in one of two top flats in the big house at Chantry Farm then owned by Mr Tombs. I was in the RAF at Thorney Island then, and moved to Raf Wildenrath , Germany in 1965. Happy memories of the village.
My Great Grandfather Mark Crouch ran a greengrocers shop from the front room of his thatched cottage in East Street from 1899-1934 and then after he died his wife Annie continued as a grocer/greengrocer until 1934. I have a photo (date unknown but would probably be late 1920s - early 1930s) of Annie standing in the doorway of her shop which had a bow front and A.CROUCH over the ...see more
I WAS BORN AT No 2 THE SQUARE IN 1938 AND REMEMBER DECORATING THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FOR THE QUEEN'S CORONATION. I MARRIED IN 1959 AND MY FIRST FLAT WAS AT THE CHANTRY IN FOXBURY LANE. I SERVED IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FOR 33 YEARS AND NOW LIVE IN DEVON. ONE OF MY YOUNGER BROTHERS NOW LIVES IN NEW ROAD (WHITE HORSE LANE IN THOSE DAYS). MY WIFE'S GRANDMOTHER, MRS HAWKINS, LIVED DOWN WHITE HORSE LANE AND GRANDAD ...see more
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