Pirbright
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Pirbright books (31 available)
Camberley Town Walk Guide
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Camberley Pocket Album
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Surrey Living Memories
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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
Surrey memories
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
Knaphill & Inkerman Barracks
I was born in Nursery Road, Knaphill, and left Winston Churchill in 1972 and my first job was with RFDGQ with my friend Maureen Truman. I remember Valerie, Tony & Noel, and the boss was a lovely gentleman but sadly I have forgotten his name. I used to hang out around the barracks & know those houses. On route to school via Beechwood Road, I used to walk along the top of the high wall of the barracks...sure we were not supposed to! The barrack land where we did our cross country, is now full of houses.
A memory of Knaphill contributed by Gillian Allardyce
I lived in one of these married quarters! 1972-1974
I moved into one of these houses in the picture (Iremember which one but not the number) while living here I worked for (I think it was called R.F.G D.Q) parachute makers and then was a driver for the home office prison stores which were behind the married quarters. I do remember our house had a bathroom added on at the back ( it was so cold in the winter and with all the condensation you had to sit in thre bath holding an umbrella!) but the quarters opposite had a bath in the kitchen and only an outside toilet! They were lovely houses if only they could have had some money spent on them. I also remember picking lovely blackberries ...read more here
A memory of Knaphill contributed by jane reddy
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".