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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: seamike on Monday 16 September 13 15:39 BST (UK)

Title: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: seamike on Monday 16 September 13 15:39 BST (UK)

Hello,

Looking for a place in Alersford, Hants that was called "The Ruins" during 1920-1950, and that could had been  be used as address.

Mike

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: Victor Harvey on Monday 16 September 13 15:54 BST (UK)

Hi,
The placename is Alresford.
Victor

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: seamike on Monday 16 September 13 16:16 BST (UK)

Sure, Victor, Alresford.
Any idea what place is it, "The Ruins"?

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: haliared on Monday 16 September 13 16:35 BST (UK)

Hi there Mike,
The Ruins is a place in Bishops Sutton, near Alresford, Hampshire. The Ruins seems as if it is now the big gardens of Whitefriars, see web link below:

http://www.visitoruk.com/Winchester/bishops-sutton-C592-V25229.html

The information on that page was taken from a book that may hold more even information for you and if you internet search The Ruins, Bishops Sutton you may find even more.
Best wishes, haliared.

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: seamike on Monday 16 September 13 16:40 BST (UK)

Thanks haliared,
I've searched "The Ruins" + Alresford but no definite result. Will try now with "Bishops Sutton"
Cheers, Mike

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: haliared on Monday 16 September 13 16:46 BST (UK)

You are very welcome Mike,
This link below shows that the address was still extant in 1953.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/39824/pages/2048/page.pdf

There are ruins in Alresford, Essex, so when you search be careful you're not looking at the Essex one by mistake, I've made that error before !

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: seamike on Monday 16 September 13 16:53 BST (UK)

Thanks again, haliared
Yes, I now about other Alresford in Essex.
By the way, this "Nicholson Olga Nina" was one of the residents of "The Ruins" I am looking for  :)
I have all the information (I think so) about her from Ancestry, newspapers, but still wander what this place "The Ruins" was.
Cheers, Mike

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: seamike on Monday 16 September 13 17:00 BST (UK)

Your hint, haliared, worked!
Just have found this article I have not seen before. Seems there was some kind of clinic (Ophthalmology?) there, at The Ruins.
http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19311021-1.2.16.aspx

Mike

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: seamike on Monday 16 September 13 20:53 BST (UK)

no, it was not a clinic, it was a house of Mrs. Arthur Hobson

not "my story", but just an interesting finding from "The Ruins":
Hon. Margaret Forbes-Sempill, who recovered for several month in 1931 at The Ruins after serious car accident in November 1930 was killed in car accident 36 years later  :(

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: haliared on Monday 16 September 13 22:13 BST (UK)

Hi Mike,
I'm really glad that you're getting somewhere with The Ruins. Maybe these people will know more about the place:

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives.htm

Also I found this but haven't looked at it fully, but it may help you
http://documents.hants.gov.uk/landscape/historic-settlement/BishopsSuttonHistoricRuralSettlementpublication.pdf

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: Horrie on Wednesday 26 November 14 06:56 GMT (UK)

I came across rather late your discussion on the Ruins , Alersford, UK and your reference to Nina Olga Nicholson. She and Olga Vera Evans lived there from about 1940 to 1980. Olga Vera (presumably her mother) was born Vera MacLean in 1890. Her mother (Louise ) was my great grandmother from an earlier marriage. I have a fair amount of info on both of them - mainly their travels back and forth between UK and US. Vera seemed to have travelled one way at least every year on average for 40 years - often on major ships like the Queen Mary. I gather that Nina's father was in the Army in India where she was born - but I have no hard facts. If you can help me out with any info , I would appreciate it.

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: seamike on Wednesday 26 November 14 07:11 GMT (UK)

Hello Horrie,

Yes, I've searched Olga Nicholson and Olga Vera inaddition to may "main" story.
If you post two more messages (any messages) at rootschat, we will be able to PM

Mike

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: Horrie on Wednesday 26 November 14 07:17 GMT (UK)

Good Mike.
My interest is Vera's mother but there are some fascinating back stories with Vera and Holden Evans who she married some time earlier.
Horrie

Title: Re: "The Ruins", Alersford, Hants.
Post by: Horrie on Wednesday 26 November 14 07:18 GMT (UK)

Also the status of Olga nina Nicholson would be interesting to finsd out.
Horrie