Greenlands no 11

The following is an extract from an article written by Diane Sanders. click Bob & Diane Sanders for the full article.

No 11 GREENLANDS was built in 1951. Very soon after, my parents Don & Freda Hatt moved into Greenlands no 11, we were one of the first residents on this small development which at the time was run by Wycombe District Council.

SITE ON A HILL The bungalow we occupied was at the bottom of the road and we were fortunate to have a large garden but the downside of living on a hill was that to get into the bungalow there were 5 steps to the front and back doors (which made it difficult for Mum to get a pram up and down these steps).  I remember Mum telling me that she had to push the pram to Speen for the baby clinic as there were no facilities in the village or a bus service to Speen.

INSIDE The bungalow as I remember had a copper boiler in the kitchen where the washing was done and an open fire in the main room and also an open fire in one bedroom.  I also recall that in the Winter the windows being single glazed would freeze on the inside so it was pretty cold going to bed, no luxury of central heating or electric blankets.  In those days there was a Bakery on what is now the junction of Goodacres and Main Road and I regularly went to collect bread for my Mum although the end piece rarely found its way home!