Pirbright
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- 4 photos on Pirbright appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Pirbright
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The Bullen family in Pirbright
Research has shown that Pirbright was the home for many of my relatives. Edwin Bullen and his wife Sarah resided at White Acre Cottage and 29 Railway Junction was the home of George and Charlotte Bullen. George and Charlotte had eight children, their names were Harriet, Caroline, Elizabeth, Francis, Henry, Edwin, Arthur and George. The year 1755 is my earliest record of a Pirbright resident. They were William and Elizabeth Bullen and their seven Children. Are the addresses I have mentioned still in existence? Perhaps somebody knows.
Contributed by Colin Bullen
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The Bullen family in Pirbright
Research has shown that Pirbright was the home for many of my relatives. Edwin Bullen and his wife Sarah resided at White Acre Cottage and 29 Railway Junction was the home of George and Charlotte Bullen. George and Charlotte had eight children, their names were Harriet, Caroline, Elizabeth, Francis, Henry, Edwin, Arthur and George. The year 1755 is my earliest record of a Pirbright resident. They were William and Elizabeth Bullen and their seven Children. Are the addresses I have mentioned still in existence? Perhaps somebody knows.
A memory of Pirbright contributed by Colin Bullen
Inkerman Barracks 1948 toJanuary 1951
My father was a military policeman and we lived at no 17 MSQ (just around the corner from these houses and now known as Wellington Terrace.) At the front of our house there were woods across the road and a small shop. The woods stretched right over to Hermitage Road and were a joy for 7 year olds to play in.
Behind the houses were a large storage depot and more woods which were a short cut to the NAAFI shop and garrison church. I used to walk to school along the barrack path, firstly to the infants in St Johns and later to the junior which had entrances on both Hermitage Road and Barrack Path. We left in January 1951 ...read more here
A memory of Knaphill contributed by Sandra Evans
Married Quarters, Inkerman Road
My dad was a military policeman stationed at Inkerman Barracks and we lived at No. 1 MSQ Inkerman Road. It was great fun there, the woods over the road, next to the Victoria Cafe (all now gone). To the side of No. 1 was Herbert Crescent, to the back was an army stores depot and at the other end of the road was the Barrack Path. This was the way to St John's School. I remember the hill up to Knaphill and having my haircuts at the top on the right. We had wonderful times as kids climbing those 2 or 3 trees on the green at Herbert Crescent. My mum, rest her soul, once saved me from being hanged by ...read more here
A memory of Knaphill contributed by John Burbridge
Extracts From Pirbright & Surrey books
For many people, the pub
on the corner of the green
at Pirbright will always
be known by its former
name. There was much
local outcry when it was
changed to the Moorhen
a few years ago. Not to
be outdone, the parish
council has responded by
placing a sign on the green
opposite that reads ‘White
Hart Corner’.
An extract from from"Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories".
Although the pond has diminished in size, little else has changed. On the extreme left is the Cricketers pub, while Briant's general store (centre left) became Rice Stores after the Second World War, and is now a chic interior decorator's emporium called, appropriately, The Shop on the Green. The Henry Cottages next door still stand, and only the two small houses on the extreme right have been transformed - they are now one building with a bow window on the ground floor.
An extract from from"Surrey Revisited Photographic Memories".
The last view in this chapter and in the book looks from the large village green across the pond to housing typical
of the development of Pirbright. The green was heathland, and the village basically dates from the mid 19th
century, although there are a few older buildings, such as the Cricketers pub at the far left. Little has changed
here. Many cottages carry plaques with the ‘P’ of Lord Pirbright, the village developer and estate owner. The
trees, the bench and the post office remain.
An extract from from"Surrey Living Memories".
This view was taken in the middle of the village, and is looking down Updown
Hill. The shop just behind the lady, on the right, was that of S Workman, who
sold fancy goods; it is now an estate agents. We have now completed our look
around Camberley, and by taking the road back to the London Road, we can
return to Camberley itself, and our starting point.
An extract from from"Camberley Pocket Album".
The bakery of Mr Christmas stands at the junction of Kennel Lane
and Church Road, to the right. The shop on the right is that of
Boyce the fishmongers. If we take the road to the left we come to
our last picture.
An extract from from"Camberley Pocket Album".