Comments for Crowthorne Heritage

Comment on About by myf

myf — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:46:03 +0000

I’ve had a quick look at http://www.old-maps.co.uk but haven’t located the farm as yet. I’ll keep investigating when I have a chance, but you may want to see if you can find it on there in the meantime. I have found a building called White Lodge on Lower Wokingham Road (postcode RG45 6DB)

Comment on About by Stuart McCallum

Stuart McCallum — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:07:12 +0000

Hi. I have an ancestor who was a farmer of 4 acres at Crowthorne New Farm circa 1881. I would really like to know exactly where this was as I cannot find any ref to it on the web. I know from the census page that it was within the civil parish of Wokingham and the ecclesiastical parish of San (st.) Sebastians, so suspect it would be in the area of ‘Wokingham Without’. Other place names on the census page are ‘White Lodge’, ‘Starwalk Ride’ and ‘Near Heathlands’. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Comment on #86 – Dukes Ride and the West Gates, Wellington College, Crowthorne by Colin Sinnott

Colin Sinnott — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:34 +0000

Whoops i should say the other gates are a gift from the Mourdant family again there is/was a name plate on the gates, still there but a little way down form the original site moved when the new housing estate was built

Comment on About by myf

myf — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:11:02 +0000

I’m afraid I don’t have any pictures of that area of the village, sorry.

Comment on About by Teia Smith xx

Teia Smith xx — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:28:17 +0000

Hi. do you have any pictures on the road Greenwood rd? As I am doing a english assesment on the town I live in and it would be nice to have an old age picture of what it used to look like compared to my modern house/street. Thank you for your time. Teia xx

Comment on Submissions by myf

myf — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:28:34 +0000

I’m afraid I don’t give talks about Crowthorne, though the library might be able to put you in touch with someone who could help.

The best place to look for maps that I know of would be http://www.old-maps.co.uk although this again might be something that the library service might be better able to advise on. I don’t know whether there might be anything in the Berkshire archives in Reading.

Regards

Caroline

Comment on Submissions by Leigh Gulliver

Leigh Gulliver — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:09:31 +0000

Do you give talks on Old Crowthorne? Also, do you know where I can get hold of a map of Dukes Ride circa 1900+, showing the names of the houses.

Thank you

Comment on #13 – Crowthorne, Broadmoor Avenue by crowthorneboy

crowthorneboy — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:49:44 +0000

I thought you might be interesting in the following site where I am posting some of my memories of Crowthorne in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. I am enjoying seeing your old photographs.

http://crowthorneboy.wordpress.com/

Comment on #56 – Laycock, Crowthorne, Berks by Laurence John Manton

Laurence John Manton — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:06:00 +0000

I am sure I delivered meat here. Is it not one of the big houses in and around The Avenue?

Comment on #77 – High Street, Crowthorne by Laurence John Manton

Laurence John Manton — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:53:57 +0000

Great postcard. That is Mr Money walking towards the camera (right) with his butcher’s van outside. I was a butcher’s boy for Mr and Mrs Money who lived in Pinehill Road. I would cycle around the village on a bike with a large whicker basked on the front. I did it from 1962-65. The shop with the long awning next to Money’s was Longs clothing and haberdashery store. All my clothes, including my Broadmoor and Edgbarrow school uniforms were purchased there. Those were the days!