Back to whence they came

Old Woodley & Crampmoor

Braishfield Rd just past Woodley Close before Abbotswood estate was built

 

Early days of Abbotswood estate in 2011

 

Electric street lamp replacing gas one in Woodley Lane 1965?

 

When Spar, Bobs Hardware and Romsey Autospares were at Great Woodley

 

Great Woodley Post Office in 2009, now closed.

 

Great Woodley Estate 1970. Woodlands Gardens on the right, Waverley Close on the left

 

Houses being built at Waverley Close  Great Woodley in 1969

 

Greenways restaurant 1970

Greenways Restaurant 1970

 

Greenways Restaurant advert 1953

 

Joe Dittrich in fields now Footners Close on the Ganger Farm estate during the big freeze of 1963

You can see Woodley Way behind him with Ganger Cottages on the right

 

 

Woodley Lane facing towards Braishfield Rd with Brook Way behind you

Lad is Simon Short who lived in a bungalow called Anglesey

Simon is now a very successful cartoon artist called "Smuzz"

In the winter of 1963

go to Simons website Smuzz

 

Anglesey bungalow in Woodley Lane with Olive & Ken Short

 

Back of the Anglesey bungalow looking towards which is now the Great Woodley estate

Pictured is Olive Short, Roy Romsey (Jacobs) and granny Short

 

Early days of Brook Way from Woodley Lane in the winter of 1963