

William Karn Fosberry
William Karn Fosberry, blacksmith of Thursley
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The Corner
An extension to this Grade II listed building (3rd May 1973) was Sir Edwin Lutyen's first commission.
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The Clump - through the ages
Only photographs The Old Post Office at The Clump. Mr Tozer was the first postmaster, he had the first telephone in the village. The Acacia trees were planted in memory of William Cobbett, Postcard date stamped 1912. Thursley Clump 1897, looking towards The Corner, we believe the sheep belonged to Betty Weeden's great grandfather who at the time farmed Upper Ridgeway Farm Street House, The Corner and The Clump with Acacia trees. The Clump, 1990s May 2009
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The Vicarage (now where Thorcroft and Thursley House stand).
The Vicarage suffered a terrible fire in 1930 as the photographs below show. The Reverend A J Wheeler lived there.
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Karn's Store and Thursley Stores
Alan Karn's baker's cart driven by Drew Milton, the roundsman. Jim Christmas's father was the baker. Alan Karn married Mary Barnard on September 18, 1902. Mary lived in Hindhead Nursery (now Upper Ridgeway Farm), but everyone knew her as "Auntie Jum" as in Jumbo. Betty Karn From the 1936 Register of Electors This brief history of Karn's store (continued below) was published in the Parish Magazine in May 1978 and in 'Lives of the People of Thursley' by The History of Thursle
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Street House, The Street
Only photographs of this Grade II listed building (28th October 1986). It is the house where Sir Edwin Lutyens grew up and his first commission was directly opposite, a conversion to The Corner.
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A Walk through Old Thursley, 2022
This walk, if followed in full, will guide you to thirteen destinations in Thursley,
starting in The Three Horseshoes pub and finishing at St Michael and All Saints Church.
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The American Lutyens Trust Visit to Thursley
On their first visit to the UK, The American Lutyens Trust selected Thursley, where Lutyens grew up, to start their tour.
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