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In Memory of my Grandfather John Young
With many Thanks to Larry and Gill who have now enabled me to find the "Resting place" of John Young who died in 1917 {WW1} As far as we know his Widow Mary travelled to Hursley from Barking and he was buried at this Church Cemetery. I am in hopes that I may one day visit the grave, till then RIP dear granddad.
Edna x
Contributed by Edna Reynolds
Hampshire memories
In Memory of my Grandfather John Young
With many Thanks to Larry and Gill who have now enabled me to find the "Resting place" of John Young who died in 1917 {WW1} As far as we know his Widow Mary travelled to Hursley from Barking and he was buried at this Church Cemetery. I am in hopes that I may one day visit the grave, till then RIP dear granddad.
Edna x
A memory of Hursley contributed by Edna Reynolds
The Sanitorium - Mid1960's
I remember the perimeter fence was of corrugated iron, my brothers and our pals used to climb through the gaps to steal the apples. Unfortunately the only trees to have eating apples were situated near to the main buildings. We used to swap sweaters and take it turns to run the gauntlet for them. No harm was intended or any damage done.
In later years we used to pick wild flowers for the residents and talk to the ones that were able to go outside.
A memory of Chandlers Ford contributed by Elaine Brook
The Volunteer Inn
Volunteer was built in 1703 and as far as we can find out, it possibly became a pub in 1840s. It ceased trading in 1973 when it was sold by the brewery to the Gray family. The Grays converted it back into a house.
We bought Volunteer in 2001 and it still looks much the same from the outside.
The door between the two windows (beneath the pub sign), used to lead into the Saloon Bar, which is now our study; the door was replaced some years ago with another window. We are currently renovating the property back to its former glory. Local people have told us various stories from years gone by when this place was a Pub!
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A memory of Twyford contributed by Penny Smith
Extracts From Hursley & Hampshire books
All these roads are similar. The rough
roads have all been paved. Almost all
the houses are detached, and often
individually designed. The Local Area
Committee of the Borough Council is
doing its best to maintain the special
ambiance of the district. However, it is
a sad fact that developers are begin-
ning to nibble at any open spaces for
the building of flats. There is a Tree
Preservation Order covering this area,
which we may hope will prevent the
destruction of most of the trees.
An extract from from"Around Eastleigh including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley Living Memories".
This road goes to
Winchester. To the
centre right we can
just see the open-
ing of Mortimer
Lane, which leads
to Bishops Waltham
and to Marwell Zoo.
An extract from from"Around Eastleigh including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley Living Memories".
This is the Leigh Road
pedestrian precinct
between the High
Street and Market
Street. The railway sta-
tion can be seen in the
distant centre.
An extract from from"Around Eastleigh including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley Living Memories".
(Gordon Daubney Cox)
Swithun Wells lived in the manor house of Eastley at a time when Catholics were heavily restricted. Mass was illegally
celebrated in a house he owned in Holborn, and he was executed in 1591. In 1970 he was one of 40 English martyrs who
were canonised. This statue is in the church of St Etheldreda in London, near where Wells was hanged.
An extract from from"Around Eastleigh including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley Living Memories".
(Gordon Daubney Cox)
Brambridge, the manor house of Eastleigh, is now in the Winchester District. It is sited off the old road from Eastleigh to
Winchester via Allbrook and Twyford. The lodge gates are still there, and it is from this road that the famous double avenue
of lime trees can be seen. The house dates from the 16th century, but it has been much altered. It is now approached from
Kiln Lane as shown here.
An extract from from"Around Eastleigh including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley Living Memories".