1. Knaphill in the early 1900's - Window on Woking
1. Knaphill in the early 1900's - Window on Woking
1. Knaphill in the early 1900's - Window on Woking
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Cyril Fagence, (b. 1913) had worked <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rugleys, but Cyril and I talked more about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ‘Isthmian League’ and<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> Football Clubs of his youth. He had been a top goal scorer and remembered a match when his<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> team beat Wok<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g 7 to nil. Football was Cyril’s favourite sport but <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re seems to have been plenty<br />
for young people to do <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> those days.<br />
There was also cricket and tennis, a bowl<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g green<br />
beh<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>d <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Anchor Pub, a lively dance hall at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
end of what is now Highclere Road (that sometimes<br />
put <strong>on</strong> picture shows), church events and country<br />
fairs.<br />
Life <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n sounds idyllic, but perhaps that is part<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> way our memories mellow as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> years go<br />
by. So <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se Memory Lane articles are a tribute to<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> people of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> and to happy memories, and<br />
f<strong>on</strong>d recollecti<strong>on</strong>s of a quieter time.<br />
S<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>cere thanks to Alan, Cyril and to Mrs K<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>gsbury for shar<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir memories with us. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> people have<br />
many w<strong>on</strong>derful stories to tell which can help us to understand <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> history of our ever-chang<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g village.<br />
If you have memories of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> local area that you would like to share with us, please c<strong>on</strong>tact us by<br />
Email: news@knaphill.org<br />
Or write to: The Editor, KRA <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> News, c/o <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g> Post Office, 1-2 Anchor Crescent, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Knaphill</str<strong>on</strong>g>,<br />
Wok<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g GU21 2PD<br />
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………<br />
Sadly Alan passed away <strong>on</strong> 27 th September 2006, but his s<strong>on</strong> Terence k<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>dly allowed us to <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>clude his memories <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> this<br />
article.
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