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Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - Gordon (3rd Feb 2015  13:30:09) Some may find this of interest. Over the past few weeks I have been clearing out my garage and I came across these two photographs. When I moved into my old house down the Portsmouth Road in Liphook I found these photographs abandoned inside an old garden shed and I couldn't bear to throw them away. Now with modern technology my grandson has scanned them in and managed to restore them. The first photograph is from 1898, Liphook Girls School Someone before has annotated the photographs to name a few residents. I was just interested to see if any current Liphook residents recognise any of the people in the photographs and whether someone can shed some light onto how they came about.

Re: Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - Cebu (3rd Feb 2015  15:08:06) What a wonderful find and a piece of village history. If you took the photo along to our Heritage Centre situated in the Millennium Centre I am sure they would be very interested and may like to have a copy for their archives. They may even be able to help with the naming of the children - from their records not personal experience!!!

Re: Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - Donna (3rd Feb 2015  15:16:12) How Lovely!! It's tricky to read the writing in the photo, could you tell me the names mentioned Thank you

Re: Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - P Whitlock (3rd Feb 2015  15:37:52) Think the name top right is Bessie Gauntlett? and there are two more Gauntletts mentioned at the bottom. Gauntletts was a removals company that was based in Liphook for many years.

Re: Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - liphook heritage centre (3rd Feb 2015  22:17:47) Hi Gordon, It would be special if a copy of this picture could be placed in the heritage centre - might be possible to identify a few ? The centre is situated on the first floor of the millennium centre - open 10.0 till 12.0 on mondays and fridays, plus 2.0 till 4.0 on wednesdays. We shall also be open at the next artisans market on feb.14th.

Re: Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - Terry (7th Feb 2015  13:02:29) I believe the names written in the border of the photograph are Amy Kelsey. Bessie Gauntlett. Jenny Gauntlett and Will Gauntlett. The notes were written by a man with the initials J.J.W. Amy, or Edith Amy was born in 1885. Bessie, or Elizabeth was likely born in 1876, Jenny, or Jeanette was born in 1887 and Will, or William (John) was born in 1893. Amy E Kelsey married James J.Williamson* in 1910. Amy died in 1947. *The Jimmy Williamson who had the newsagents in the Square, next to the Royal Anchor? Much against my will, I remember Jimmy gave me my first haircut, I had to sit on a board balanced on the arms of the chair and he used his belt to strap me down!

Re: Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - Jay W (8th Feb 2015  18:37:56) Yes, that's it Terry - My Mum says Jimmy Williamson did live down the Portsmouth Road so that ties in with the photos found in the shed. He used to own my parents' house in the Headley Road during the first world war and then later my Mum worked with him in the newsagents during the 1950s. She says he was still cycling out round Hewshott Lane delivering newspapers when he was in his 70s although by then the news shop had been bought by the Harrisons. There's a lad in the photo (2nd row 4th from right) that so reminds me of a photo of my Granddad at Bramshott School in 1904 that I think it could be one of his older brothers (Jim or Faith Madgwick).

Re: Liphook Blast From The Past - 1898 - Terry (8th Feb 2015  22:38:34) Hello Jay. My gran Annie worked in the mornings for Mrs. Dronsfield and Jimmy for a number of years, If I caught the 24 bus to Bramshott turning for school instead of walking, I used to call in and see her while waiting, that would be between about 1951 to 1954. I later delivered papers for Harrison's, 7/6d a week for delivering 80 odd papers each day! It was hard going some days when there were magazines too and the weather often didn't help. They were not the best payers and I eventually walked away. Alf Jones paid more, but he didn't often have a vacancy! Unfortunately and mainly because it's 113 years old it seems unlikely that anyone else in the photo can be positively identified, unless there is another copy somewhere with more names annotated!

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