116c The Square
Tilbrooks
Mark and Victoria Ferguson have lived in the newly built house Tilbrooks for just three months. Victoria was born in Ripon, North Yorkshire, and Mark in Corby, Northamptonshire. Mark is Assistant Agent for the Thurlow Estate and Victoria is a chartered physiologist. Mark and Victoria have their own horses and enjoy hunting which they hope […]
116 – 116b The Street
Mill Lodge
Mill Cottage
Judy Buckley lives at Mill Cottage, Lt. Thurlow. She has been there thirteen years and says that although the house is secluded it is still within the village and she feels very safe living there. She was born in Stoke-on-Trent. Judy has found the village people friendly and supportive when the need has arisen. When […]
3 Mungo Lodge
Bill Eley lives at 3 Mungo Lodge and has spent all of his life in Thurlow. His parents, maternal grandparents, sister and brothers were all born here. Bill’s main interest is his garden and although retired he still works part-time at Lt. Thurlow Hall feeding chickens and doing chores in the house. He started work […]
1 Mungo Lodge
Sue and Kevin Beal live at 1 Mungo Lodge with their children Rhys and Rhiannon, aged 6 and 4 years. They have lived here for seven years, but Kevin’s family have been in Gt. Thurlow since he was seven. He has memories of the great storm of 1987 and a winter of heavy snow, which […]
2 Mungo Lodge
Eileen and Brian Rooks live at 2 Mungo Lodge. Eileen was born at Gt. Thurlow and her parents and grandparents also lived here. Brian comes from Hundon but has been in the village for fifty years. Eileen enjoys travelling, cooking and knitting and Brian likes his garden and visits to The Cock. Now retired, Brian […]
May Cottage
Fred Lewington lives at May Cottage, The Street, Lt. Thurlow. He has been here for thirteen years and before that lived at Lt. Bradley where his mother and grandparents lived. His early childhood was spent in his birthplace, Chingford. Fred started work on the farm during the war and in the fourteen years he worked […]
114b The Street
Dorothy Osborne has lived at 114b The Street for the past few years, but has lived in the village for over forty three years. Mrs. Osborne was born in Little Livermere. She started work being “in service” to first the Duke of Grafton and later the Marquis of Bristol. She and her husband decided to […]