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FLORA THOMPSON
- CAROL KNIGHT (16th Nov 2020 - 16:36:13)
Can anyone tell me if the bust of Flora Thompson is still in existence please? Haven't been to Liphook for years and just wondered if it was still there. I did see in a previous posting about Flora Thompson being involved it the slave trade!!!! Hardly! She was born to a poor family in Oxfordshire and married a post master from the Isle of Wight who had no connection to the slave trade! I can confirm that as he was my great uncle!!
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Re: FLORA THOMPSON
- D (16th Nov 2020 - 16:42:10)
I can indeed, it's in the library (the girl's school building). Very apt place for the bust of an author.
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Re: FLORA THOMPSON
- Liphook Heritage Centre (16th Nov 2020 - 16:47:34)
The bust of Flora Thompson is located in the Liphook Library.
It was relocated from outside of the Royal Mail sorting office some years ago.
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Re: FLORA THOMPSON
- Gianna (16th Nov 2020 - 20:41:23)
Carole,
I currently live at Woolmer Gate where Flora lived for a year before her and your Great Uncle moved away. Think it was 1927-1928!
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Re: FLORA THOMPSON
- CAROL KNIGHT (16th Nov 2020 - 21:43:29)
Thank you for your info. When lockdown is properly over I will come down and pay my respects to Great Aunt Flora. Thanks again! CK
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