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I was a resident at the National Chlidren's Home in Alverstoke near Gosport, with my brother Julian from 1956 untill 1962. I was born in 1951 and my
brother was born in 1955.
I attended the primary school in Stone Lane Gosport during this time. I am keen to get in touch by email with anyone who was at either of these two places in the
50's to swop memories and if possible obtain photos.
I believe the person in overall charge at the Childrens Home was a Mr. T. H. Thomas.
I was in a House run by "Sister" Gertrude. I believe her surname was Stephenson. The house in the Childrens Home I lived in was Stephenson "B".
To begin with my brother was in Anglesey Lodge until he was old enough (aged 2 I believe) to come and live in the same house as me.
My memories of the Childrens Home include the freedom we had to wander around the local countryside, running after the bakers van which used to deliver and the
smell of fresh baked bread. We used to buy day old cakes from the breadman. I also remember a Santa arriving on a horse drawn sleigh! and waking up on Christmas morning to a pillowcase of
toys etc at the end of my bed.
I remember I slept in a small dormitory possibly 6 - 10 boys there were girls in the house but they had ther own bedroom. I believe the boys bedroom was on the
ground floor. I rember watching The Lone Ranger on a black and white TV, and The Sunshine Club arriving with Movies to show us all.
I have many other memories of the Home but I can't rember any of the other children who went to it. I do have one photo only of a number of
children, including myself, taken within the grounds of the Home
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