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Memories
of
By Jenny Harper
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With the sale of Heather Rocks due to complete in the not too distant future, I realized
that I may not get many more opportunities to visit this very special property that was
a memorable part of my childhood and was always such a hub of activity for all our
family. I immediately wanted to preserve some of my memories with photographs.
We have numerous photographs of all of us at the house over the years, but I wanted
to have a dedicated collection of images capturing the house as it is now, in a state of
transition from one family to another.
It was an emotional process for me even thinking of all the things I wanted to capture.
I spent a cold, frosty, January morning around the gardens and house taking the pho-
tographs with my head full of memories. There are so many! I’m sure that I haven’t
covered absolutely everything. This was my perception and I wanted to share it with
you. I hope that you enjoy looking through the images.
Jen
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The view on the approach to the house from both directions of Moss Hill
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View of the house on entering the drive
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The stables, in dappled sunlight
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The boy, who sits on the rose beds by the driveway
and the view through the passage that leads to the back door
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The lamppost in the driveway
and the path up to the top garden - this is the way you go if you’re cycling
around the garden so you can get to the back without steps
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The view of the back door from the top of the steps
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The back lawn, in the shadow of the house. It used to be planted with fruit trees, bushes
and vegetables. I remember the gooseberry bushes, they were prickly.
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There used to be an old bath around here, at the back of the top garden. My dad would
bring us up to collect food for our fish from it.
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View of the house from the top path by the roof of the games room
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The ‘grotto’ - dark and a bit scary when we were little!
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The air raid shelter, views in and out
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The hidden key for the games room
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The games room and the pool table that my sisters and I learned to play on
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It takes 2 old, bigger 10p coins and when
they’re all gone. you just unlock it and
retrieve the 10p coins. Much better than
at the pub.
I never understood why you would spin
coins over a pool table. Or smoke, for
that matter.
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The bar in the games room, where we came after many a barbecue and played space
invaders. Also Mr Keeling’s space, where he would keep his Fox’s glacier mints.
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I often found grandad in the pump room checking things for the swimming
pool, but I never went in.
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To and fro between the house and the games room on barbecue nights, I’d
always take the path. Unless it was raining, then I’d run across the grass.
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The raised bit in the path that grandma always worried we’d trip on
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The changing room shed by the swimming pool
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The wall by the back door. I used to throw the ball against this wall. You’d
never know which direction it would come back in.
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‘Diana the Huntress’ statue
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The foundation stone
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The sun dial
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The arch
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The summer house and the platform around the monkey puzzle tree, where
the men would play pitching on Sports Day
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The steps up to the narrow path running by the side of the bowling lawn,
with the broken statue.
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The front door and the lion. We may have all had photographs taken on the
lion at some point!
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Built in 1901
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The bell and the front door. My dad always gave the bell a ring when we
arrived at the front door and I followed suit once I could reach.
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The light on the staircase and the door through to the kitchen.
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The hallway tiles entering the dining room.
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The dining room, with the circular area where we sat for Christmas dinners
and the doors through to the conservatory.
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The conservatory. I once fell asleep on a sunny Sunday afternoon lying on
the sofa in this spot after a tiring weekend at camp. It was bliss.
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The fireplace
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The family photos
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The living room sofa and the marble table
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The kitchen table. We made chocolate biscuits and Christmas truffles with
grandma around this table.
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The view outside from the kitchen.
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The view from grandad's seat at the table, next to his pile of newspapers.
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The kitchen, where grandma was normally busy preparing food.
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The kids’ coat pegs by the telephone table
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The view in from the back door porch
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The old kitchen with the clothes dryer.
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The cellar. I hardly went down there. There were probably lots of spiders.
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The wall in the hallway, which normally had the welsh dresser and the wall
clock against it. You could hear the clock chime throughout the house.
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The view from the first flight of stairs - the hallway and the stables.
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The stairs
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The guest room, with the pink carpet and the sink.
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The bedroom where we used to sleep if we stayed over, though the mirrored
wardrobes have already gone.
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The view from Aunty Su’s old bedroom
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The main bathroom, where the side used to be covered with grandma’s
lotions and potions.
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The view of the stables from the top staircase
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The stairs from the top floor
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The snooker room walls
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I remember playing with the snooker balls when I could barely see the top of
the table.
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The score board. I took charge of moving the pointers when I was old enough.
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The table and cues