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joyce341
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This reply is about three years to late as i have not long joined but will put it in anyhow,I grew up in Embrook,spent many happy hours paddling and fishing in the Brook there,I was born in 1948 also in the Royal Berks Hospital,we first lived in nissen huts in Toutley camp Embrook at the other end of Toutley camp was Finchampstead Road,now days Embrook is classed as quite a good area,but not so in my day,(everyone knew everybody else) we then moved to Toutley road also the Finchampstead Road ran along the top here,you could walk to Hurst from here.
Families that I remember.
Randalls/Joyce/Frances/Cook/Parfitt/Hamblin/Eamer/Bowden/Langley/Tildsley /Bowyer/Dance,to name a few.
Joyce
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Asker,Snettisham,Norfolk,Newby Howe,Kensington,SuffolkLawrence,Greenwich,Bermondsey.Putman,Kensington,Hertfordshire.
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behindthefrogs
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I think that you are confused Joyce. Finchampstead Road runs south from the centre of Wokingham being a continuation of Denmark Street and crosses the Embrook about half a mile south of the town centre.
Embrook from there runs from the south towards the west of the town before heading north west to the areas known as Embrook and Toutley which lie between the A329 and the A329M. Toutley today is the corporation depot and tip.
David
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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joyce341
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Yes David,
another senior moment,it has been 40 years LOl, but as my brother lives near Finchampstead Rd should have known better,cant think of the name of the Road now that runs from Earley,past Embrook/Toutley Road/through to Binfield.9or at least did when I was young)
When I lived in Toutley Road were about 14 houses,gardens were a 1/4 of an acre ,the middle houses,ours included were knocked down as the M4 was going through there originaly but they changed their mind and the route,the Dog and Duck was my dads local.
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Asker,Snettisham,Norfolk,Newby Howe,Kensington,SuffolkLawrence,Greenwich,Bermondsey.Putman,Kensington,Hertfordshire.
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behindthefrogs
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The only road that I can think of was Forest Road which joined the Reading Road at Winnersh. It used to go to Binfield and beyond but was cut in half just outside Toutley when the A329M was built.
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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joyce341
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I was just about to reply,yes it is Forest Road,what is now Commons road in Embrook was Toutley camp,just looked on google,cant believe how its grown,from Dog and duck used to walk up the Hill ,two farmhouses belonging to Mathews green Farm then round the corner,our houses,starting from number 74 to 92,ours was 86,even numbers only,dont know where the numbers came from LOL no other houses around,then there was the pumping staion,water works and Static condensors at the bottom of the road,I worked there in my school holidays aged 13 and when i left school for a while,if you look at google there was a road originaly planned from M4 to A329,this was why our house was demolished.
memmories,LOl
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shillen
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I,m not sure if I can help at all ...but saw your thread and know a little about the building you are talking about. The Brook
This building was brought in about 1981-82 by the Warr family and renavated but while doing this we uncovered some odd things ...if you are still interested please leave a post as I,m not sure as they are stil alive that I should post anymore here ..........sorry
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joyce341
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Hi,
which building are you talking about,is it the cottage that belonged to the Static?,then I can understand what you mean by odd things and can explain more.
Joyce
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joyce341
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crossed wires,with you now,not my post.
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shillen
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I,m talking about the building in Finchampstead road opp Tesco that is now used as a physio clinic under the name of The Warr Clinic
Hope this is clearer
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Emmarine
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Hi,
This is Emmarine. you can find me on earlier pages and I am descended from the Twycross family who lived at Brook House with their 12 children until the 1860's. I believe it is now the Warr clinic.
You have some interesting memories of Wokingham.
What did you find at Brook house , or praps I could send you an email.
These people on this posting have helped me a lot with my family history.
I am also interested to see how much of the original house remained after the renovation.
Thanks
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behindthefrogs
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As it is a listed building and I think the renovation was within the last twenty years I would have thought that most of the original building remains. My view is that only the inside of North Brook House (the clinic) plus the entrance were affected. Southbrook which is a private residence seems from the outside to be unchanged.
David
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Emmarine
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Hi, "behind the frogs"
Thanks again for this very specific information, which has been so helpful all along.. I have been trying to find an opportunity to visit England, Wokingham and Brook House. I wanted to also personally thank Jim for the booklet he wrote about the history of All Saints Church that included family details about the stained glass windows etc.
So I gather that part of the house is in its original condition. Do you know who lives there at present? Is it also behind a high fence?
thanks.
PS who are the over 5,000 people looking at these pages? I would have thought that bloggers were only interested in their own relatives.
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joyce341
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Hi Emmeline,
I am one of the five thousand who look at these messages,as I originaly come from Wokingham and my Family,my grandparents are buried in All Saints Church.
Joyce
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behindthefrogs
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It is difficult to be sure that Southbrook is in its original state as it is behind a high wall. It is shown with its gates open on:
http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/
as I said before. It is the last picture to come up if you search for Finchampstead. The full description indicates that it had some changes in the 20th century although the porch referred to may be on North Brook which is off to the left of the picture.
I don't know who lives there but I am fairly sure the Warr family used to live at their original clinic in Crowthorne
There is a photograph of the North Brook clinic at:
http://www.warr-clinic.co.uk/
David
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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shillen
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The in-side of the North part of the house was reovated in about 1982 when mr and Mrs Warr Brought the house ..when they brought it ,it was empty and had no stairs to the upper area of the house.
Mr and Mrs Warr lived behind The Rose Pub in Wokingham town centre never in Crowthorne
The photos that you can find of the Warr Clinic have ONLY added the porch on the outside of the building ...when brought in 1982 it was that odd shape .
really Sorry but will not go into any more details on an open forum but if you pm me I will give you more details of the inside .......BUT knowing the inside does not solve many problems as its very odd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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