Taken from an article in the Parish Magazine, November 2022, written by Jackie Rickenberg
Fosberry is a name that has come up in many articles written for the Parish Magazine. It seems whenever Lutyens and his life and influence on Thursley is discussed, Fosberry’s name crops up. Hugh Semper, who lives in “The Outlook” has asked if the Society has any more information on the man who built, not only his house, but many others locally.
“William Karn Fosberry was born in 1853 and was the village builder in Thursley from the latter part of the last century until the 1930’s. In the 1870’s he married Elizabeth Smithers whose parents lived at “The Corner”. At that time, it was a general store and baker’s shop supplying bread to the inhabitants of the village. (The rest of this article can be downloaded below).
Mercy Fosberry and her daughter Mary - Copy of a painting by Eveline Lance c1930
(Mary Kalinowski, nee Fosberry, has the original)
Mr Harry Fosberry, Mrs Mercy Fosberry and their daughter, Mary, early 1940s
