Margaret Brown was born in 1928 and lived in Boleyn Drive on the Mentmore estate, Cottonmill Lane since she was 11. She shares her childhood recollections of wandering miles over the fields with her friends and scrumping apples. She remembers… More about ‘Childhood – Margaret Brown’»
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Living in Cottonmill Lane – Mike Titchiner
Mike was about three years old in 1949 when a thunderbolt struck his house at 10 Nuns Lane. Because of the fire damage, the family were rehoused in Cottonmill Lane, number 161, which was next to a large house belonging… More about ‘Living in Cottonmill Lane – Mike Titchiner’»
Memories of St Stephen’s Vicarage and Rev. Hart-Synnot – Brian and Brenda Gilson
Brian and Brenda Gilson remember St Stephen’s vicarage. Brian used to go scrumping there. They also recall the eccentric Rev. Anthony Hart-Synnot who often performed weddings in his football boots. Interview date: 21 August 2013. Interviewer: Sandy Norman. … More about ‘Memories of St Stephen’s Vicarage and Rev. Hart-Synnot – Brian and Brenda Gilson’»
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