I know Bonchurch Church well, as I lived down on Bonchurch Shore, and back in the 1950's I was a Quireboy, for something like 1/2 Crown dished out on a Friday night. I lived out at St. Lawrence where my parents built the grocery shop and Post Office in 1952? Born in Dec. 1945, I started exploring St. Lawrence around about 5 years old, was friend with the son of Mr. Whitelock the farmer, so would stay over night sometimes to get warm milk fresh for the cow milking, on my Corn Flakes.... My Gran and Grandad are buried at the Bonchurch Church. About 1955, we moved from the Shop/P.O. down to Bonchurch Shore to live in a mdidle Flat next to my Grand Parents, but my Gran died in 1953, and my Granddad 1959, so we moved into his 3 story house. The top flatt was the home for my Aunt and Uncle, and originally the Servants quarters with 'hidden' steps down to the kitchen. I have many happy memories of living at St. Lawrence and on Bonchurch Shore, and a wonderful place to grow up. I also have walked up the 'chimney steps and it is quite a climb, but being young it wasn't too bad. Also 'The Landslip' was a good place to explore and mess about in, but I think most of it has fallen away now... There is also a smaller Church on the back of the land behind the houses down on the beach. How I miss those days......😀
I don't believe I've been down these steps - the one I've done was in Ventnor. Looks like those steps (slabs) are the very seems ones that are shown in the postcards from the early 1900s. I must put this on my 'to do' list. Absolutely splendid drone footage of Bonchurch.
Very nice presentation of those bits of Bonchurch. End of loverly drone footage gives a good perspective of how the new land slip has changed that adjacent area. Great work.
They look lovely. But I wonder if larger people can comfortably walk down them. It looks like they have been they're a long time. A few look quite dangerous as they're broken
Lovely church and the green hued windows especially striking 🙏
I know Bonchurch Church well, as I lived down on Bonchurch Shore, and back in the 1950's I was a Quireboy, for something like 1/2 Crown dished out on a Friday night. I lived out at St. Lawrence where my parents built the grocery shop and Post Office in 1952? Born in Dec. 1945, I started exploring St. Lawrence around about 5 years old, was friend with the son of Mr. Whitelock the farmer, so would stay over night sometimes to get warm milk fresh for the cow milking, on my Corn Flakes....
My Gran and Grandad are buried at the Bonchurch Church.
About 1955, we moved from the Shop/P.O. down to Bonchurch Shore to live in a mdidle Flat next to my Grand Parents, but my Gran died in 1953, and my Granddad 1959, so we moved into his 3 story house. The top flatt was the home for my Aunt and Uncle, and originally the Servants quarters with 'hidden' steps down to the kitchen.
I have many happy memories of living at St. Lawrence and on Bonchurch Shore, and a wonderful place to grow up. I also have walked up the 'chimney steps and it is quite a climb, but being young it wasn't too bad. Also 'The Landslip' was a good place to explore and mess about in, but I think most of it has fallen away now...
There is also a smaller Church on the back of the land behind the houses down on the beach.
How I miss those days......😀
I don't believe I've been down these steps - the one I've done was in Ventnor. Looks like those steps (slabs) are the very seems ones that are shown in the postcards from the early 1900s. I must put this on my 'to do' list.
Absolutely splendid drone footage of Bonchurch.
Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing. 👍4
Very nice presentation of those bits of Bonchurch. End of loverly drone footage gives a good perspective of how the new land slip has changed that adjacent area. Great work.
Many thanks!
They look lovely. But I wonder if larger people can comfortably walk down them. It looks like they have been they're a long time. A few look quite dangerous as they're broken