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Alex
asks, I dont know whether you will be able to help, I am looking for a book that was written about Gosport and surrounding area it was based on a tailisman and twin it was a fictious book and written by someone who lived in Gosport there are so many books of this title that I have drawn a blank can you help?(answer below)
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- David Dixon
said, I lived in Gosport for several years 70ıs/ 80ıs, serving in the Royal navy at (then) RNH Haslar. I now live in Los Angeles, where I have been for the past 17 years. Your web site keeps me informed (and homesick for) my former home. Sometime in the late 70’s, early 80’s I read a novel which was set in Gosport over many centuries, about a mysterious amulet handed down through generations of Gosport inhabitants. I believe it was entitled something like ‘Ring Around the Sun’. I searched the internet in vain.
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- Keith, Christin and Dave have the following information, for which I thank them. ‘The title of the book is
"Once Around the Sun" by D.G Finley. There is also a sequel to this which is called something like "The Edge of Tomorrow" and follows the same family but the branch that went to
settle in the states with the people on the Mayflower. Unfortunately both books are now out of print.’
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- Kathleen adds - I found my 2 copies of, ‘Once Around the Sun’, in charity shops, worth looking out for.
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- For those searching for a copy of Once Around the Sun by D.G. Finlay, it's on ebay now - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/
Great site, lived in Gosport 1961 - 1969 and busy doing research on my Harbert forebears there. Best wishes Clare
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- Freda, I am trying to piece together my mothers early life. She was a
daughter of a steam train driver and was brought up in railway cottages. my knowledge is very sketchy I do know they are not there now, it was near Gosport station and Queens Road where I was born.
Grandfather had a picture in the local paper as the first driver of an electric train I believe. I Hope you can give me some information even if only to confirm grandfathers picture in the local paper.
My mother was born in 1904 left railway cottages in 1928 and left Gosport in 1937. My Grandparents I believe lived there for some years.
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- Ron ask’s; St.Marys Church,Fareham Rd,Bridgemary was on the
north side of the A32, between the last house and the entrance to Fleetlands. It is now the site of a Ready Mix Concrete Plant. The Church was there during the 1940's. I was baptised there and my
father made some of the church furniture. The Church was demolished in the 1950's. I've been told that the land was sold to Portsmouth Dairies in 1958 for £4,000 I'm told it does not appear
on any maps because it was ex government land. The Church Bell is [I've been told] under the alter at St.Thomas Church, Elson, this would seem to be in keeping, as a record shows that a Rev.Michael
went in 1913 from St.Thomas to a Bridgemary Mission. I have been unable to find any picture of this church [other than the picture I remember] or anyone else [other than my family] who has knowledge of
it. I have been unable to trace the Church Records and would like to see the christenings and any marriage entry's. I have my own baptism card [1942]. CAN YOU HELP ?
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- The questions about Bridgemary Mission Hall
which was sited as 'Ron' states on the north side of the A 32 where the concrete plant is today. I am currently researching the history of St Thomas' Church, Elson and I can confirm that the Mission Hall was attached to that church from its dedication in 1913 until 1948 when it was transferred to St Mary's, Rowner. In 1954 it was sold to the Prebyterians. There is a photograph of it in a book which was co-written by Lesley Burton and 'The Book of Gosport', page 14, 2004. There is a copy of the book in the Local Studies Library (formerly the museum.) Any baptism or marriage records before 1948 would be included with St Thomas' as it was not a separate church. St Thomas' records are at Portsmouth Record Office, Museum Road, Portsmouth. Hope this is helpful. Mike Talbot (Added 23rd April 2006)
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- A request from Jean Lovell,
‘I live in ash close and I am told before the houses and flats were built there was a school on the site info please! and a photo would be lovely.’
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-From Steve Burton: In answer to Jean Lovells' question about the Ash Clse site. From about the age
of ten (circa 1958) my family lived in Gordon Rd. There was a school on the Ash Close site. To the best of my recollection it was called Gosport High School.I believe it was public
school(i.e.fee paying, I never understood how that works) for girls. I remember very smartly turned out young ladies wearing blue pin striped blazers & straw boaters. My girlfriend
of the time (early starter) was a pupil there. I remember there was also another all girls school on the corner of Beechcroft/Anglesey Rd, presumably where the nursing home is now.
These young ladies always seemed very mysterious as their uniform included brown capes. I found a picture on the Friends Reunited site. Looks as if I was wrong about it being an all girls
school, look at those blazers!
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