Arthur Edward (Eddie) Gale, B.E.M.
"I just love the place", said the 77 year-old born and bred man of Thursley.
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Lutyens in Waverly (and Thursley!)
It contains a circular car trail that allows you to see about 24 of Lutyens's designs in a fairly compact area.
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John Freeman, Poet and Businessman, 1880 - 1929
There is no obvious connection between John Freeman, the poet, and Thursley, but he is buried in our churchyard. He must have visited the...
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Reg Cottle and the Red Lion Garage
Reg Cottle was the proprietor of the Red Lion Garage on the Old Portsmouth Road from 1934 until his retirement in 1980. At the outbreak...
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The Red Lion Garage, Reg Cottle and many road traffic accidents
The garage was situated on the old A3 opposite the The Red Lion. It was owned for many years by Reg Cottle who recorded many of the...
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Cartoons by Russell Brockbank, Art Editor of Punch
Brockbank lived in Badgers in The Lane from 1951 to 1978. See also the biography of Russell Partridge Brockbank by Peter Anderson...
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Books by Monica Edwards
Monica Edwards was a prolific writer and while some of her books are available in paperback most, if not all, can be bought from the...
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The Fosberry Family Tree
Photographs from a display board created by the History of Thursley Society, See also The South African (Boer) War entry on the Fosberry...
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Russel Partridge Brockbank: History of Thursley Society* Biographies:
Art Editor of “Punch”. Born 15.4.1913 – Died 14.5.1979, by Peter Anderson See also entry for Cartoons of Russel Brockbank. *Former name...
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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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Operation Thursley Guess Who?
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in June 2022 Well, isn’t life strange? I’ve been writing...
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Lettice Fisher
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in July 2022 Well, I hope you have all recovered from the...
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Witley Park
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in January and February 2022 Many of you, like me, may...
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Rev. Arthur Kenneth Mathews, OBE, DSC, Vicar of Thursley 1968-1976
We remember him as Vicar of Thursley from 1968 until his retirement in 1976. For Thursley they were eight splendid years.
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Mary Bennett (Mary Letitia Somerville Fisher, 1913-2005)
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in August 2022 This is the final story of the Fisher...
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Monica Edwards
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in February and March 2021 After our recent articles...
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The Goble Family
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in July 2020 As we know, the recent fire on Thursley...
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Margaret L Woods
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in April 2021 Following on from the piece last month on...
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Malcolm Henry Arnold, composer
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in January 2021 Malcolm Henry Arnold, composer, 1921 –...
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Michael O'Brien
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in August 2020 to mark the retirement of Michael as...
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