Orchard Leigh

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I came back

I was 5 years old the year this photo was taken. The Packhorse looks the same but the area around it seems different. Funny how memories are. I loved this town, Gerrards Cross, because this is where my Nana and Grandad lived. Every tree, every house is precious. In 2001, I brought my daughters to England from America. It was a sad year for our country after Sept. 11th. This picture reminds me of the one bright moment, lunch at the Packhorse Inn with my two precious girls, in the town where my Nana and Grandad lived.
A memory of Gerrards Cross contributed by Kelly Mitchell

The Great Linford

I had heard of The Great Linford and can trace genealogy back to the one subjects that lived on the Great Linford although it is not named after any of my ancestors.

In 2000, I had the opportunity to vist London and rented a car and drove out to Milton Keynes and the Great Linford just to see what it was all about.  It is amazing that the buildings have endured as long as they have.  I found it peacful and serene even though the Great Linford Manor is now a recording studio.  I hope to return one day and spend more than a couple of hours and see more of the area.
A memory of Great Linford contributed by Paul Linford

We're all grown up now

Amersham - we had such a wonderful time with you, my sister, my two cousins and I. We were young, so we played, we swam, we chatted. We're all grown up now, with children of our own - I wonder if we could get back to you - would we be young again? 1958 - the year my sister was born. My parents were in Amersham that year. They're gone now, but you're still here. I'm very glad.

A memory of Amersham contributed by Kelly Mitchell

Parish Church

On Sept 2 1877 William Frederick Beels married Emily Arkell in the Parish Church. William Frederick Beels' son was Frederick John Beels. His son was Frederick James Beels. Frederick James lived in Risboro with his grandparents and he remembers having to go to the next town by train to get groceries. He had to go by himself because his mother looked after his two younger sisters.


A memory of Princes Risborough contributed by Allaine Beels