

Thursley Parish Magazines from the 20th Century
January 1960 November 1967 April 1981
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Vicars of Thursley
When preparing for the Wedding Belles exhibition (see separate entry) in 2008, this list of the vicars of St Michael and All Angels was compiled to coincide with the dates covered by the exhibition. To this distinguished list must be added: 2010 John Jeremy Page 2020 Hannah Thérèse Moore Work in progress, so this is just the beginning of entries about our vicars: Francis Harcourt Gooch, 1886-1901 Alfred Perceval Pott 1901 - 1907 Charles Kaye Watson, 1914 - 1918 C K Wat
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Occupations in Thursley 1840 - 1980 and 2003 - 2024
Nearly 400 weddings were analysed which recorded the occupations of the groom and groom's father.
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The Wedding Belles exhibition, 2007
The History of Thursley Society mounted an exhibition of the history of weddings in Thursley Church since 1613. Stories of weddings...
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Old Faces Reunited: part of the Wedding Belles exhibition
The History of Thursley Society's exhibition, Wedding Belles, celebrated the history of weddings in Thursley church from 1613 - 2007 when...
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Tweedsmuir Camp Legacy and the Lorne Scots Regiment
From Thursley Parish Magazine December 2019, written by Rosemary Stockdale The Tweedsmuir Camp (off Dye House Road) was built by the...
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The Murder of the Unknown Sailor, aka The Hindhead Murder
The Unknown Sailor was an anonymous seafarer murdered in the Devil’s Punchbowl in September 1786, and buried in Thursley’s churchyard.
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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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St Michael & All Angels through the ages
From John Betjeman's Guide to English Parish Churches: "Pre-Conquest windows were discovered during aggressive restoration by Ferry in...
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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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Thursley Remembers
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Parish Magazine in November 2021 On Sunday the 14th of this month,...
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St Michael & All Angels: re-shingling the tower and spire
The church was re-shingled with chestnut tiles from France in September 1986.
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Joan Pearl Wolfe Headstone
This article written by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Thursley Parish Magazine November 2023 Article: Memorial Service booklet:
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The Wigwam Murder
Article written by Jackie Rickenberg for the Thursley Parish Magazine, September 2023, about Joan Pearl Wolfe, 19, known as the 'Wigwam...
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Church Kneelers
Many people were responsible for the producing these beautiful kneelers in Thursley Church
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St Michael & All Angels: Remembrance 2010 by Philip Traill
Remembrance Day Photographs by Philip Traill
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Thursley Church Photographs by Philip Traill, Jill Fry and Andrew Kaplanovsky
A series of photographs by Philip Traill, of St Michael and All Angels taken from Wheelers Farm These are from Jill Fry And these from...
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Thursley Churchyard Arboricultural Notes December 1997
The following notes result from a meeting, on Thursday 13th November with Capt. Streatfield-James to review the Churchyard trees.
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St Michael & All Angels: Our Church 950 MXXX Jubilee
This booklet was planned as a Jubilee Anthology, to contain an assortment of items from numerous inhabitants of Thursley past and present.
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Bossom Air Disaster, July 1932
This article by Jackie Rickenberg was published in the Thursley Parish Magazine I have been gripped by the tragic and rather mysterious...
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