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limberlost

my dad was born in amport his mother was eliza izzard and married his dad albert john smith , i believe she was from lower bullington andover and her mother from west stratton winchester, i have a few family letters that iv looked up, my dads mum died on christmas day aged 40 his dad died a few years earlier also 40, my dad had three sisters lucy, phyllis. kathleen. and a aunt emm his mums sister looked after them in a lovely old cottage in amport opposite the villiage green. called limberlost i dont know why it was called this strange name oviously they new, the cottage as i remeber as a child being taken ...read more here
A memory of Amport contributed by yvonne walker nee smith

my early years

my memories relate from the very early forties till the early eighties. I was born in Andover in 1937.My mother was a Lambourne and was born in Thruxton in 1903 at Rose cottage which is just to the left of the "George" looking southwards. My mother was one eight children born at Rose Cottage between 1894 and 1904 .The children being:Margaret Nina;Reginal Bertram;Olive Marion;Kathleen Violet;Montague Hugo;John Henry;MARGARET SYBIL;William Cyril. My mother being Margaret Sybil. My grandfather was Glennie Lambourne who was a Baker.The Bakery was to the left of the GEORGE and to the right of the post office which was almost opposite Rose Cottage. Glennie had a contract to supply the army at Tidworth. Ludgershal and Bulford. There ...read more here
A memory of Thruxton contributed by ronald hodgson

Gran and Grandad Harman

My gran and grandad, Elsie and Jim Harman, lived at 4 The High Street.  My earliest memories are of, strangely, the moss-covered footpath that encircled the cottage on three sides, it was how pathways in old cottages should be!  I also have fond memories of hot summer lunchtimes playing outside The Plough while the adult members of the family partook of a beverage or ....?  My father attended the school for a few years and my grandfather worked for Shearings until his retirement.
A memory of Grateley contributed by Kim Burnett

RAF Middle Wallop

Middle Wallop, c1965

1946, I was stationed at RAF Middle Wallop and remember the village with watercress beds. Rationing was of the vogue but next to the aerodrome was a bungalow that always supplied eggs and chips to ever hungry airmen.

If anyone remembers me please get in touch. Jack Lawford.
A memory of Middle Wallop contributed by Jack Lawford

Extracts From Monxton & Hampshire books

Winchester, High Street 1928

A quarter of a century apart, this and the previous view of the High Street show how little it changed throughout the 20th century, with the exception of traffic problems and an increased number of tourists. Apart from the introduction of a pedestrianisation scheme and some new shop fronts, it remains much the same today.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".

Winchester, from St Catherines Hill 1899

Beyond the water meadows of the River Itchen is the Iron Age hillfort of St Catherine’s Hill, the site of a maze which perhaps was used by penitent local monks, who would be blindfolded as they attempted to trace its paths. The view from the hill is one of the finest in Hampshire.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".

Winchester, Westgate 1909

Westgate dominated the western defences of the old city. It dates originally from the 12th century, and was reinforced during the Hundred Years War in anticipation of an attack by the French. The entire structure stands on the site of an earlier Roman fortification.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".

Winchester, Cathedral 1886

A walk from the Square brings the visitor across a green and open space to the Norman Cathedral. Tourists come from all over the world to visit this architectural and spiritual gem.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".

Winchester, from St Giles Hill 1929

Looking along Broadway with the statue of Alfred the Great clearly visible, this view shows Winchester Cathedral in all its glory. Notice the army barracks on the hill beyond.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".