Memories

Here at the Midhurst Society, we love having the opportunity to record people’s memories of years gone by

Andrew Johnson – The Midhurst Railway Remembered

Andrew Johnson remembered his childhood train journeys in magazine 34

Cecil Gilbert – Cecil’s Stedham

Cecil Gilbert (1899 – 1992) was a lifelong resident of Stedham and left us with his memories of living in the village over the last 100 years.  These were edited by Harvey Tordoff and published as a special 60 page magazine in 2023

May Knight - Memories of Midhurst 1901 to 1914

May Knight (1901 – 1990) was born May Goldring and her family ran the Goldring’s florist and greengrocers shop in Midhurst.  We were pleased to publish her memoirs in magazine 39

The Maides Family - 1847 to today

Thomas Maides was born in Stedham in 1837 and Hilary Hay explored the life of Thomas and his family who established a successful shop in Midhurst and who were instrumental in establishing methodism in the area in magazine 34

Eric Piper - The Royal Observer Corps in Rogate 1947 to 1969

Eric Piper served as a member of the Royal Observer Corps in Rogate and his memoirs of this time were written in magazine 39