Half Moon Street
Half Moon Street is a very old lane off the High Street. location
Numbers 1 & 2, seen here, never fail to impress me with their attractive appearance and a show of flowers nearly always in bloom.
Roy Draper writes from Australia: My
late Father's family
(Jack Draper) used to live in no 2 Half Moon Street. I don't know
whether Dad was born there. Looking at the photo the house has been
extended by a third, as from memory it used to be a "two up to down".
When visiting my relations I can remember we used to go into the back
of a cake shop, I think it was at the start of Half Moon St where we
could by a pennyworth of stales, I don't suppose that shop still exists.
ref 621.0106
The buildings fronting High Street on both sides of Half Moon Street
remain, though no longer as catering establishments. Ron Frost adds
that the cake shop was "Pibworths" and
served good variety of
cakes. My Mother would buy Cream donuts as a treat from there.
ref 612.0206
Margaret Hill (nee Dinallo) : In response to Roy Drapers memories of the cake shop on the corner of Half Moon Street I also was sent there as a child for a pennyworth of stales at the end of Saturday evening, they were such a treat. We lived right opposite with my granny, Rosa Dinallo, and it was her brother who owned the yard at the end of Half Moon Street. My great aunt Nogolina Delicolli also lived in the village, she had a small holding on a large plot now opposite the garage which I think now has 3 houses on the plot. [Mar 17]
Michael Campbell : My mother worked for a short time at the bakery on Half Moon Steet. This was in the autumn of 1951 prior to us sailing to the U.S.A. I recall a municipal lodging house and a small stream at the end of the street. Am I correct or am I thinking of someplace else. [Dec 17]
Sandra Smith confirms that the Bower family lived at no 1: My Mum, Ann Bowers, lived at 1 Half Moon Street with her siblings Louise and Fred. [Sep 16]
May Phillips (nee Evans) writes: I was born at 3 Half Moon Street in 1940 as were my Sister and Brother. Our parents were Alice and Vere Evans. Dad was one of nine all born in Bagshot. Their Uncle was P.C. Nunn, Constable at Peel House. I believe that the houses have now been converted into two. In the 1940's the Bowers lived in No.l, the Drapers in No 2 and us in No. 3. Two up and two down. My Father's sisters also lived in the Bungalows in Half Moon Street. There was an underground bomb shelter at our Aunties. The shed shown on your site was always full of Grandad's wood. 6128.1006
From Lyn : Nos.4 and 4a Half Moon Street, along with the adjoining yard, were owned by my great grandmother Mrs Rebecca Stevens who had been landlady of the Three Mariners pub. I believe she purchased them from the family 'Delicolli' and at the time of purchase the 'yard' was a marine yard.
She was great friends with Rev. Court of Bagshot Methodist church - I believe she paid for the organ for the church (so was said at Rebecca's funeral service - a clear day in my memory).
As a point of
interest does anyone remember Mr Hurst
- a farmer who delivered the
milk daily from the churn?
To which Alan has replied "My mother in law Mrs Vince knows of him. He
was always a jolly person." 7093vii7
and John Wooders adds "I remember Mr Hurst very well. He was our next
door neighbour at Pennyhill Park. We lived in Crown Cottages and used
to be in the Hurst's house daily as children and helping on the farm at
Pennyhill Park. Very happy days. A gentleman and a fantastic singer.
Anyone remember him singing at some anniversary in Bagshot Square. Sep10
Were the Drapers of no.2 the family that owned the haberdashery shop in Bagshot Square or is that co incidence? The proprietor of the shop used to frequent the Three Mariners daily for his lunchtime beer - Worthington or Bass. Once Mr Draper had gone back his staff could then come and have theirs. [Ron tells me that the two families are unrelated.]
I remember a story involving the bakers shop that Roy mentions - apparently my parents were 'dating' and my father had gone to the bakers shop to get some bread for the pub - my mother thought he had a soft spot for the girl that worked in the bakers and promptly went round to walk back with her fiancé - because my dad was having a laugh with the girl (Ella I believe her name was) my mum threw all the donuts from the window ! Rebel. 647.xii6
Eddie Kidby wrote of the Bowers
family : My grandmother was Celia Jenny Bowers (always known as Jenny). I was told the family were of
Romany stock who settled in the Send area. My cousin knew David Knight
who lived in Perth, Australia and who died in 2004 and we think was a
grandson of Henry Bowers. He had a photo of 1 Half Moon Street, so it
must have meant something to him and also I have photos of Edith
Bowers, Peter Bowers in his 20's, Joe Bowers, Joan Bowers and possibly
Walter
Bowers. [xii8 xxx]
The late David Knight had written in saying that he had lived in No 1 with his grandparents until he joined the RAF at 17. There are more enquiries anout Bowers and Draper families here.
Neil writes: My name is Parker and I believe there may be a connection here, I think my grandmother or grandfather, Daisy and Frederick Parker who started the Parkers of Bagshot Garden centre in Guildford Rd may have been related to the Bowers in some way, I have a very old photo of a "Uncle" Walter Bowers, we are currently researching our family tree but have come up against a brick wall prior our grandparents, any info would be much appreciated. ii9
Kim writes : My Grandfather's brother, Billy Parker, lived in Half Moon St and was married to my Grandmother's sister Mabel (two brother's married two sisters), Billy was killed in the first world war. According to my Great Aunt Mabel, Fred and Daisy used to do their courting at her and Billy's place, (don't know if it was rooms or a cottage) in Half Moon St. The Parker's are related to the Bowers by marriage as previously mentioned and friendships through the generations continued. Before David Knight's death he came to England in 2003 to reconnect with family and friends and as my parents had both passed away I managed a small get together in their stead with some members of the Bowers and Parker families. My Grandfather was a Romany gypsy with one leg (he lost the other after an accident in which one of his brothers shot him when they were shooting rabbits or pigeons when he was eight years old) yet he still managed to be a very successful well respected businessman. [Dec 12]
There are only a few houses in the road, elsewhere it is a mixture of lock up businesses.
There are other references to the Draper & Bowers families here
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