Eversley, St Mary's Church 1901
Photo ref: 46841
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A Selection of Memories from Eversley

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 Eversley

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As a 5 year old I remember visiting a large house (detached maybe 5 bedrooms) to visit my Great Aunt Rosa in around 1969/1970. She died in 1970 and her husband Henry died in 1972. I remember from my visit that Henry took in in the garden with two dogs and at the bottom was a small river. I have been unable to locate the property Hunters Cottage on any map. Can anyone advise/ help ...see more
As I have outlined on this site before, I lived in The Street, Eversley from 1971 - 83. The house in which we lived, built in 1952 by a Mr & Mrs Leversuch, no longer exists as following a murder there in 1992, the house was empty for 4 years before being demolished. 2 house stand on what was an acre plot. From 1952 to 1981, the sizeable, detached red ...see more
I have posted on this interesting sight in the past - back in May 2009. I was talking recently about Staverton House in Lower Common with a friend, another former Eversley-ite, as we both had a Saturday job there circa 1978/80. Staverton house, is, in part very old. I believe it was listed in the Doomsday book. It sits at the end of a long drive near Mud lane which is off Lower Common. In the ...see more
Although having no connection with Eversley I have been researching a gentleman named James Hindmarsh who I have found recorded on the night of the 1891 Census as a boarder at the White Hart in Eversley. The Inn Keeper at that time was William Townsend, who lived there with wife Ann & two children, William G aged 9 & Elizabeth E aged 10. I was curious to know whether any of those in the above Frith photo, ...see more