Go Pro Newbold

Gotta love new technology--and I love the guy who took this photo! Thank you, Mr. Gungadoo! Hope it's ok I grabbed it!

Newbold Video

I jumped on a website today to get some info, saw the snapshot of this video and thought HEY, I know that place!!! What great memories! SO good to see it. It was half a lifetime ago, but sometimes seems like yesterday. Let's turn the clock back!

Winston Churchill, Mr. Crisp and Moor Close

Last paragraph: "He has since settled down at Moor Close, Binfield,..."
As for the rest of this clipping, I don't really have a clue of what they are talking about. HA ;-)

Sheep for Sale

Have you purchased the latest edition of The Southdown Flock Book? This is an extract from 1907, Volume 16 By Southdown Sheep Society, inc, pg 44

Pre-Sylvia's Garden

There was a wedding and a reception at Moor Close before the 1911-1913 building expansion and creation of Sylvia's Garden. The garden was created to honor the (surprise) birth of Sylvia Birch Crisp in 1913.

Wedding of Charlotte Birch Crisp, sister of Charles

1902 Reception--Under Browne ownership

Room with a View

Left: My roommates hanging out the window.
Right: View from the Master Bedroom (That's me studying on the bench outside.)

The master bedroom accommodates four boarders. It could probably hold more if necessary. This is the best photo I have of the room. We were always re-arranging the beds into different configurations. There was a lot of room to work with. The hardware on the windows had gaps and when it was windy, a feather I kept on my desk would blow in the wind.

circa 1988

Did YOU sleep in this room? Tell us about it!

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1875

1943

There were several listings in 1942 and 1943 related to Moor Close. It seems during the war the home served as a Staff Hostel. In 1946 the property was purchased by Newbold College.