Spectacular Aerial Video of Newbold Campus

Just stunning! The greatest thing about England is it hardly changes! Churches stand 1,000 years!

Another excellent video!!!

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!

Charles Birch Crisp Portraits

Found a couple more of Charles. Wish I could find portraits on all the subjects of this blog! The following portrait can be found on The Project Gutenberg. It's part of the book Forty Years of 'Spy' by Leslie Ward.

 

The following photo is from Bain News Service and is for sale on Amazon here.

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

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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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.

In the Pond You Go!

I don't know how long the tradition lasted, but when it was your birthday, you got thrown in one of the ponds in Sylvia's Garden. Birthdays became dreaded occasions. Those ponds were dark, murky, cold and slimy! In the winter/spring of 1988 pond throwing was outlawed. PTL! My birthday wasn't until May. :-)

This is a photo of my poor roommate getting the Heave-Ho.

circa 1988