
Kay Cottle's Postcard Collection
This remarkable collection of old postcards was put together over many years by Kay Cottle.
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Heath View, now known as Acorns
Heath View, now known as "Acorns", in the early 1900s. Another lodger at Heath View was Louis Pecskai who was by origin and birth Hungarian
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The Old Vicarage
The land on which The Vicarage was built in 1932 is thought to have been owned previously by the Lutyens family.
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A Walk Through Old Thursley, 2009
This powerpoint presentation, along with the script that was used, was presented by Michael O'Brien, then Chairman of the History of...
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A Gertrude Jekyll Garden
This article was published in Country Life, date unknown, and written by one of their regular columnists, Michael Hanson, who was their...
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The Story of Bears Barn by Hazel E Morris
This history of Bears Barn, probably one of the three oldest houses in the village, was written for Caroline and James Mendelssohn by...
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Dye House Road
WORK IN PROGRESS - Photographs only and see separate entries for The Three Horseshoes, The Old Vicarge, The Village Hall, The Corner, The...
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Milhanger
One mile from Thursley, the substantial and historic house of Milhanger occupies a dramatic elevated position, surrounded by its own...
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Cosford Farm
See also Cosford Estate and Cosford House. The following is taken from an undated sales brochure by Grantley: Cosford Farm, we...
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Little Green, The Street
Ann Wakeley wrote in December 1996, "We have lived in Little Green ever since we were married in 1967. It started off as a "dolls house"...
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Thursley in the 'Twenties (1920s)
When I was a child in the ‘twenties, Miss Aileen Lutyens, Sir Edwin Lutyens’ youngest sister, dominated the Thursley scene.
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History of Thursley Society* Biographies: Edwin Lutyens
The Young Lutyens And His Thursley Houses by Wing Commander D. Q. Watson. *Former name of Thursley History Society Contrary to some local...
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Sale of the Cosford Estate, June 1952
This sale led to the breakup of the Cosford Estate and included: Cosford House; Cosford Mill; Cosford Park; Mill Farm; Wheelers Farm;...
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Back Lane, now The Lane
See separate entries for Badgers, Shepherd's Cottage, Pax Cottage and Olde Hall. Photographs only Oak Cottage Shepherd's Cottage Olde...
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The Well House, previously called The Ruins
The Ruins, now known as The Well House, with Mrs Fosberry, standing outside about 1914-1918. Frank and Elizabeth Keen lived at The Ruins...
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Hedge Farm House
Photographs only of this Grade II listed building (28th October, 1986) Hedge Farm in 2002 Photograph by Sean Edwards The current owner...
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Lower Highfield
Photographs only Lower Highfield as it is today
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Hall houses - How they were constructed
From Thursley Parish Magazine July 2019 Did you know….? Some houses in our area were called ‘hall houses’ because originally the fire was...
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Lutyens - Our Most Famous Resident? Our Greatest Architect?
About Lutyens, written by Rosemary Stockdale for the Thursley Parish Magazine September 2019
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Cosford Mill
Photographs only of this Grade II listed building (19th June 1991). See also Cosford Estate. Cosford Mill and the Bakehouse Many other...
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