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Ronald Smith Tony Smith Trevor Wright Susan Asbury Doreen Monger Robert Phillips Jimmy Collins Cyril?? Rosemary Townsend Margaret Townsend |
Helen Davies Martin Davies Anne Golby Christine Andrews Maureen Andrews Shirley Hutchings Dawn Parrish 1969-1974 Dorothy Davis 1940-1951approx Dorothy Davis pictures Violet Whitehouse |
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Miss Fitzgerald Miss Titley Mr. and Mrs. Allen Mr. Tunny (succeeded Mr. Allen) Miss Chantry
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Skating on the frozen canal (between Myton and Leamington), going to Warwick Borough school and also St Nicholas Church twice every Sunday. The ginger and white cat called Mickey Myton. Playing rounders down in the field by the pavilion. The hollow tree in the first field and the aeroplane cockpit that we played in by the allotments. Mr. and Mrs. Allen with their Pekinese dogs. The silver strips that were dropped from the planes during the war and the gas masks that had to be taken everywhere. Shows that we did on the lawns for the wounded soldiers. Penny pocket money and the tuck shop at the home where we used to spend it. Traveling by coach to Dyffryn near Barmouth in Wales each year after the war for our annual camping holiday. Penny entrance into Warwick Castle and the Brownies opposite the castle. Dorothy Evans 1940-1951 approx I remember Christmas Eve, and Santa going around the drive 3 times in his 'sleigh', before visiting each home with a pillowcase full of presents for every child. Then church on Christmas morning - and 'pop' with our Christmas dinner. I remember lots of lovely chocolate eggs at Easter, when the sun always seemed to be shining and I'd play marbles, or 2-balls with my friends. I remember training for hours on the parallel bars at the back of home 6, and my first real kiss with Trevor Wright down by the pigswill buckets (how romantic eh!). Lace up black shoes for school, and brown sandals in the summer. Always having lots of friends to play with, and lots of space to run around in. The embarrassment of having to undress to my vest (at age 11/12) to undergo the annual physical, in the same room as the boys. Emptying the laundry skips with the lovely clean clothes (I can smell them now). I also remember nobody being REALLY interested in my school reports, even though I did exceptionally well and was usually top of the class, nobody ever hugging me, or kissing me goodnight- and a feeling of not being very important to anyone in particular! Julie Mills 1953-54 Mr. Allen's holiday slide shows in 'the hall' - Watching TV on Sunday
evenings in there - The pond - The river Avon where it met the then
London-Birmingham train line - Picnics by the river and the wind-up
gramophone - Sports day on the cricket ground, and the beer we'd
'extract' from the kegs next to the pavilion - Pram races around the
driveway - The raw veggies we'd dig
up and eat, plus the apples we'd scrump from our Warwick neighbours -
The '27 miles' to Warwick Borough primary school and the 28 to church by
the Warwick racecourse - The year a spark got into the fireworks box for
a 'different' kind of display [1960?] - Our own garden plots and winning prizes -
Holidays in Stalag . . erm, St. Mary's Bay, Kent - The 'nasty' lady in
number 4 [Miss Mayfair?] and the 'angel' from Southam who replaced her
[name?] - The Gooseberry patch, mmmmmm - Getting on the back of Snowy
the cow - The big tree being cut down between homes 5 and 6 - The production of
'Ali Baba at a 'school' near Kineton - Air shows at Gaydon - Cubs in
Leamington - Oken High school for boys . . . though I'd have preferred
Beecham the girls school! Fond memories in so many ways, but it was a hell that I wish could have been avoided. |
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A school picture of Dorothy Davis at age 8 in 1944. Provided by Janet Evans, daughter of Dorothy Davis. |
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You may remember that we used to punch the soft bark on this tree, but when there in May, 2004, I noticed the monument. Was it there back in the early 60's then?! |
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Homes 3 and 4 as they look
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Well, I think this sign has been there since the place was built, so it's quite an elder statesman. Of course I used to hate to see it when returning from a day out with my Dad. Didn't we all? |
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| REFERENCES TO MYTON HAMLET CHILDREN'S HOME FOUND ONLINE |
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Found at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~kroberts/barford/html/remin_tt1.html "In winter the children from Myton Hamlet Homes would pelt us cyclists with snowballs as we cycled to Myton School." Mmmmm, it appears as those before my time set a high standard! Found at http://www.mail-archive.com/warwick-l@rootsweb.com/msg01229.html Found at http://www.travelimages.com/blues/headlinevilla0blues2.htm |
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