New Haw, c.1960
Photo ref: N183013
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A Selection of Memories from New Haw

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from New Haw

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Hello, My great grandfather owned the watercress beds, does anyone have any information or images at all? Thank you Jenna
I'm trying to remember the teachers at Fulbrook School. I started there in the mid fifties . My name then was Amanda Lawrence; house captain for Windsor, when in the senior class. From what I remember, the teachers were History - Mr. Evans Geography- Mr. Elvidge R.I.- Mr. Sellers Art-Mr.Payne Metal Work- Mr. Collins Headteacher- Mr. Bean Mathematics -Mr. Drawneek Music- Mrs. Magrath (nee King} English- Miss ...see more
I sang in the Choir of All Saints when I was a Treble from about 1964 to 1967/8. Mrs Marjory Bird was Choir Mistress and her husband Ken sung Bass in the Choir. Mr Fisher was the organist and during my time at All Saints the Vicar was Father Norman Kelly who came from Northern Ireland. I was good friends with Ian Morrison and his sister Trudy who both sang in the choir too. ...see more
My parents and I moved into 1 Sherborne villas just before the war started. Father worked at bickers and I clearly remember the German planes when they bombed the factory. I went to the village school which, for a while we shared with the evacuees. Dennis Kilroy and Stanley hull were good friends of mine. I have lived in Spain for over 50 years. John hind