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This poem was written by John Mullis after a fire blitz in London. John was a wartime evacuee to Long Marston who later came to live in the area and published a book of 50 of his poems in 1970.
In 1953 Chapel Farmhouse and the orchard in front of it had were sold by the Gregory family to Dorothea Measom. On her death in 1956, the property was inherited by Herbert Samuel Stevens living in Chelsea, known as Jan Stevens, and reported to have been a close friend of Dorothea.
This fourth episode of school life during World War II is also based on the edition of SCOOP produced in the Spring of 1942, about 15 months after the bombing which so changed the running of the school and the lives of the pupils.
This third episode of school life during World War II is based on the edition of SCOOP produced in the Spring of 1942, about 15 months after the bombing which so changed the running of the school and the lives of the pupils.
It will be clear from a number of our articles and interviews that Gordon Savage, Headmaster of Long Marston School from 1934 to 1944, was a leading character in the village of Long Marston.
This article continues the analysis of the SCOOP school magazines, produced by Long Marston School students during World War II.
Source; 13 year old Leslie Jones’s contribution to The Long Marston School Magazine SCOOP, 1940 edition.
Our focus during the initial development of our website Tringruralhistory.co.uk, was on the 20th Century, in particular World War II and its aftermath.
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