Twyford, High Street c.1965
Photo ref: T284035
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A Selection of Memories from Twyford

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 Twyford

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I started Twyford, Church of England School in 1965 (until 1971) and this photo is exactly as I remember it was.
I remember the C of E infant/primary school. There was a boulder on the left, just inside the main gate, that was 'a spaceship' - many of us would listen to Dan Dare, 7.10pm Radio Luxembourg, and re-enact it there the next day. The head was Mr Fulford, who had a daughter at the school: Celia. She kept guinea pigs, and as just about all of us had some, I guess she wasn't too great at sexing them. Wonderful times!
Volunteer was built in 1703 and as far as we can find out, it possibly became a pub in 1840s.  It ceased trading in 1973 when it was sold by the brewery to the Gray family.  The Grays converted it back into a house.  We bought Volunteer in 2001 and it still looks much the same from the outside. The door between the two windows (beneath the pub sign), used to lead into the Saloon Bar, which is now our study; ...see more