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More Arbury Snippets - From the Manor Farm Demolition in 1961 to Arbury Court 1960s Memories to Sharing Transport at St Laurence's, The Grove and King's Hedges Schools in the 70s to Saving The Manor Community College in the 80s, Plus Comments And Season's Greetings!

Thank you, thank you, thank you from the Arbury Archivists to all who visit the Blog here. We've had some wonderful comments and emails - and many, many visits. We've got a bumper blog post for you here, covering an array of things - hence the long title! We hope you enjoy it. Please contact us via the comments facility or at arburyestate@btinternet.com if you'd like to add any of your recollections to the Arbury Archive or have any enquiries. We were delighted to be contacted by the family of Mr Brian Downham, who lived at the Manor Farm. Mr Downham lived at No 2, Manor Farm Cottages, which stood in what is now the roadway by the junction of the Arbury and Campkin Roads. Traffic now passes over the spot where Mr Downham's semi-detached cottage once stood. Mr Downham made a photographic record of his old home's demolition, and you can see one of his photos above. And if you take a close look in the bottom left corner you will get a glimpse of Arbury Court. The house...