Photographs of Old Thursley and Residents

These are not sorted in date order but eventually we hope all will have captions

William Karn

William and Elizabeth Karn of Yew Tree Cottage. He was the village blacksmith but was not closely related to Karn, the grocer.

A poem by William Karn, dated 5 October 1836

Tom Karn and Grace Curtiss were married on 12th July 1906. Tom was a son of William the blacksmith and was sexton of Thursley Church for some years.

Funeral expenses of William Karn, dated October 1910

Lucy Karn, later to be Mrs Lucy Good

Leo and Lucy Karn (son and daughter of Tom and Grace, 30th November 1928

Thursley Village, 1897, shop and bakery

Karn's Grocery shop. You can see the poplar tree which was a major landmark especially from the common.

Women's Institute Play

The Four Brothers, 1930

The Wisdom Family of Back Lane

From the 1936 Register of Electors

The 1936 Register of Electors shows Florence living at Milhanger, the home of the Marshall Halls and it is reasonable to suppose she was a maid working for Elna Muriella Victoria Marshall-Hall who also appeared on the same Register.

The (original) Village Hall with the Three Horseshoes in the background

The Four Brothers

The Herald, 16th October 1992

Is Thursley a Dying Village - NO

Haslemere Herald, 20th March 1998

The article on 20th March provoked some robust defences of Thursley

The vehicles were known as charabancs and were hired for day trips usually to the sea-side.

Thursley British Legion - Branch Standard Dedication, 21st July 1935. Standard Bearer Tom Karn with escorts Joe Windmill and Alf Pullen.

Meeting of the King's Messengers at The Corner when Mr Wilkinson Lived there in the late 1920s. (The lady in the centre of the picture is Nurse Collins who was District Nurse for Thursley for more than two decades).

Dick Winter and Wife, Homefield Cottages

This building is no longer at the corner of The Lane and Dye House Road.

Sarah O'Brien recalls, "I remember the little shop really well from childhood. It was a real mix of things. I remember Christian Aid being there. It was also a sort of antiques shop and we still have two wicker chairs that came from there! It was owned by Bernie Khan and pre: 1964 Mum (Marion O'Brien) thinks it was the butcher but had moved to down where the Streeters are (Stores Cottage) by the time Mum and Dad arrived in the village in March 1964."

The car in the first photo is an Austin Maxi, probably one of the worst cars to be produced by Austin/British Leyland compared to the (half in shot) much beloved Morris Minor , both designed by Sir Alec Issigonis.

A garage now occupies the space.

View of Thursley Village, Christmas Day 1981

Hill Farm Orchard, Christmas Day 1981