Thanks for the Memory
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Thanks for the Memory
Barwicker No.3
September 1986
In this issue we feature the history of the village water
supplies, with centre page drawings of another lost landmark, the
Parish Pump. 'This feature has been made possible with the kind
assistance of three Barwickers - Herbert Kemp, Tommy Kirk and
Bill Stead, whose feats of memory have provided a valuable record
of the first and second decades of this century. Mr Herbert Kemp
lived in Pump Yard, and from his schooldays remembers every
occupant in 1910. Mr. J T Kirk has given much valuable detail
about the Pump installation, and Mr. Bill Stead provided details
and drawings from his memories of early years in Barwick.
Jack Reed, the author of the article on horse transport, has
lived in Andover, Hants. For many years, but visits Barwick two or
three times a year and has only once missed the raising of the
maypole since 1945. We are most grateful for this contribution and
for much other useful information. His sister, Mrs Emma Peaker.
and his nephew, William Reed, still live in Barwick.
Apart from things remembered, history is compiled from written
and illustrated sources. We had an excellent response to our
requests for old photographs of the locality. Now, we are asking
for something different. There must be many pages from old news-
papers with stories about Barwick, kept for some purpose or
perhaps lining drawers or used for wrapping. Don't throw them out.
Let us have them as they could be very useful to us.
We are looking for any written material describing what goods
and services were available in the village in the past, and their
prices: advertising matter, accounts, bills, receipts, etc.
Special occasions in the past were sometimes commemorated with
a programme. We'd be interested to see any. We can copy and return
them if you wish to keep them. Any illustrations we could use for
the back cover would be particularly appreciated.
Ten different people have contributed articles to the three
editions of the Barwicker so far, and there will be others in the
future. This is a magnificent achievement for a small society.
If any of our readers feel stimulated into writing about some
aspect of Barwick hi story we would be delighted to publish it.
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