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Many villagers, including me, will remember going into The Boot, which closed around 15 years ago.
My name is Alan Reason. I was born in Wilstone in 1947 and lived there for sixteen years until 1963. Most of the buildings I knew as a child still exist even if now put to different uses. However, one Wilstone village building that has disappeared – and one I remember very well – was the village school.
The question I most often get asked living in Long Marston’s Rose and Crown, is when did it stop being a pub?
Mary Grieve (1906-1998) or Miss Grieve as she was known in the village, won’t be a familiar name to newer residents, but she was one of the most celebrated people ever to live in Long Marston.
This chapter covers the enjoyment that the Horti people have experienced, while developing the innovations that have confirmed the Horti’s role as a major provider of social activities in the Village.
Earlier in the year we covered, in separate articles, the careers of three clergymen who had made major contributions to the history of our villages.
In previous editions of Village News we have shared the first seven chapters of our book on the History of the Horti, with each chapter covering a decade since its formation, from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Robert and Anne Puttenham were popular owners of Puttenham Manor, well trusted by everyone who had dealings with them.
Thank you everyone who came on the Village History/ Nostalgia walk. Thank you to the characters from The Vale who bought the stories to life.
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