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Lives of the People of Thursley

  • Oct 30, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Mar 10

This was published in 1996 by the History of Thursley Society and includes profiles of 16 people or or living in Thursley. People include; the young Lutyens, H A L Fisher, Robert Goble and Monica Edwards. Many of the articles were written by Mary Bennett.




CONTENTS

 

  • The Young Lutyens and his Thursley Houses  by Wing Commander D.Q.Watson. 

  • The Rt. Hon. H. A. L. Fisher, O.M.  by Mary Bennett.                                   

  • The Levy Family of Smallbrook Farm 1876 – 1939  by Betty Weeden        

  • Russell Partridge Brockbank   Art Editor of “Punch”   by Peter Anderson.   

  • Robert Goble.  by Mary Bennett.                                                               

  • Karn’s - A Short History of  Thursley’s Grocery Store.                               

  • Thursley In The ‘Twenties   by Mary Bennett                                            

  • Life in Thursley by Sir Roger Stevens of  Hill Farm                                   

  • A Memoir of Rev. A. K. Mathews, OBE., DSC.  Vicar Of Thursley 1968 - 1976.       

  • Arthur Edward (Eddie) Gale, B.E.M.  Written by Jane Haviland in 1994.    

  • William Karn Fosberry  1853 – 1943    by Edna (Eddie) Morgan                

  • Margaret L.Woods in Thursley   by Martha Vogeler  of  Fullerton, U.S.A.   

  • Monica le Doux Edwards  1912 – 1998   by V K Lindley                           

  • Rock Cottage and some neighbours  by Mary Bennett                                

  • Thursley In The ‘20s & ‘30s - some incomers  -  by Mary Bennett             

  • A Farmhouse in Surrey  by Irene Gorringe   

  

Here is the first entry:




The entire book can be downloaded from the pdf below:




Here is a brief autobiography of one of our most distinguished former residents, Sir Roger Bentham Stevens, GCMG:


Sir Roger Bentham Stevens by Walter Bird. Bromide print, 8 February 1963, National Portrait Gallery x185466
Sir Roger Bentham Stevens by Walter Bird. Bromide print, 8 February 1963, National Portrait Gallery x185466

In his own words Sir Roger traces the significant aspects of his life from his early years through his Foreign Office career to the last period when he became Vic-Chancellor of Leeds University. He wrote this essay called 'Fortune' a few months before he died on Ash Wednesday, 20th February 1980: it is available in the pdf below:




We also have a number of articles in our archive which describe life in Thursley in the last century:


This from Margaret Cooper (née Gale) who, as a young girl, was at Thursley School in 1920:


Margaret (Mag) Cooper at Thursley School c1920
Margaret (Mag) Cooper at Thursley School c1920



















This is from Lucy Good (née Karn):



Lucy Karn in November 1928, she later became Mrs Lucy Good
Lucy Karn in November 1928, she later became Mrs Lucy Good

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