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History Month Fact 31: Order of Silence
Tue 31st May 2011 | by Nick
1913 A religious order known as the Order of Silence has a House of Silence built for them along Hermitage Road in Cold Ash. It closes by 1921 and the building later becomes the nucleus of Downe House School.
History Month Fact 30: Hill House
Mon 30th May 2011 | by Nick
1890 Hill House home for girls on the Ridge in Cold Ash is bought for the Church of England Children's Society and renamed St Mary's. In the 1930s the home changes over to caring for babies and young children.
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History Month Fact 29: St Barnabus
Mon 30th May 2011 | by Nick
Crookham C of E School, St Barnabus's School, is opened on Crookham Common in 1867, about 1/2 mile south of what is now Crookham Court. It has been built at the expense of Richard and Henry Tull of Crookham House. By 1992 it is a private dwelling.
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History Month Fact 28: Samuel Barfield
Mon 30th May 2011 | by Nick
Around 1858, Samuel Barfield, son of John Barfield pays £60 for diverting Church Lane near the parish church and supplies iron railings and gravel. In 1860 the parish churchyard wall is built at his expense.
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History Month Fact 27: Borough Crafts
Mon 30th May 2011 | by Nick
Some of the names of residents of the borough give an excellent guide to the crafts practiced in the town. These include; John the Taylor (1286AD), Richard de la Hammulle (Ham Mill) (1300AD), Humfray le Mol (Miller)(1300AD), Ralph Scriptor (Writer)(1300AD), Walter le Wodeward (Gamekeeper) (1323AD) and John Weaver (1425AD).
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