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I was about 5 or 6 at the time and I was sent to Haverhill to stay with my Gran & Grandad Dick & Alice Turpin at 48 Hamlet Rd. He was a part time policeman, and he once owned or part owned or operated a garage in the high street, called "Turpin & King". I think it later became "Cleales". It could be the same place that David Withers is referring to in his memories.

I vaguely remember going to the Cangle school down by the station. What a walk (plod) that was from the other end of town.

Anyway, I was watching a movie on PBS the other evening called "Goodnight Mr. Tom" and saw the name of the station was Weirwold, so I punched it into the web as "UK town Weirwold" search. What came up as the #1 hit was Haverhill - Imagine my surprise. Still can't find the reference to Weirwold though.

I was kinda saddened to see the chat room with so many negative comments about the place. Still like I say I was living there back in the '40's when I could walk across the street to the city dump & walk up the hill amid corn fields. That is all housing now & as I recall the High Street is not even a thoroughfare any more. I remember climbing up the banking by the arches to put farthings on the track & have the trains squash them flat. (I also got a mild thrashing for going near the track when Gramps found out about it.) I remember the weekly family bath in the wood fired "Copper" out back. At least they had a flushing "throne" out back but kept the g'zunders for night calls. Also the collection of pennies for the gas meter for cooking. I remember watching "doodlebugs" flying by on what I now guess was off course. Probably meant for Cambridge.

I'd be happy to e-Mail with anyone that wants to.

I love the website.

Collin Turpin - Collin.Turpin@ae.ge.com