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Tag Archives: shorne woods country park
Ray Lucas: Shorne in the 1950s
At the time I used to go to Shorne Woods, all during the 1950’s, I lived in Taunton Vale, there were five of us that used to roam everywhere and the woods was one of our haunts. To get to … Continue reading
Donald May: memories of Shorne Woods
Donald May remembers his childhood I lived in The Cottage, now Merston Lodge, Butchers Hill, Shorne, from when I was born in 1924 until I was called up for the Royal Navy in 1942. [Shorne Parish used to be called … Continue reading
Ray Clarke: memories of Shorne Woods
Ray Clarke remembers living in Shorne during WWII I was born at no. 12 Homewood Cottages on Shorne Ridgeway and was still living there during the war years. Living where I did, I used Tanyard Hill to get to Shorne … Continue reading
Betty Grayland: memories of Shorne Woods
Early days I was six weeks old in 1928 when we moved to Shorne, my father, Albert Swaisland, worked for the village baker and we lived on the premises, the bakery was at the rear of the shop and was … Continue reading
Jack Hollis: memories of Ashenbank and Shorne Woods
The family and Ashenbank Camp My Mum was born in Glyncorrwg Wales, and Dad was born in Houghton-Le-Spring County Durham. I was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire on the 26th September 1944. I have an elder Brother Ray and four Sisters, Eunice, … Continue reading