Borstal, Past and Present

by Norman Clout

INTRODUCTION

When the "Borstal - Past and Present" Notes appeared in our Church magazine between February 1974 and June 1976, they did not, in any sense, have any pretensions to be a "History of Borstal". They were the subject of little or no research, but in the main represented personal memories of the village over the past 50-60 years. The material, which was in no planned order, was simply reproduced as it came to mind month by month.

Since the present publication, however, is to form a part of our Centenary Celebrations, an attempt has been made to edit the Notes into some sort of shape so that they may be of interest to visitors and residents alike, and it seems only logical therefore to deal first with the Church itself, then with the various aspects of the parish.

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