Constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century, it was occupied for many years by Mr J Godseff and his wife. Mr Godseff was a manager at Sander's Orchid Nursery near the town end of Camp Road, where is today's blue bridge. Until Oxford Avenue was laid in the 1930s Cherry Grange occupied one corner of an expansive smallholding and fruit orchard.
Demolitions of buildings in our district remind us to check that there exists a record of them and other infrastructure before changes take place. This may not necessarily be complete demolition, but could involve structural changes, such as extensions, added or removed features, or changes of name boards.While many may mourn the loss of buildings they have come to love or live with, we have to move on, and the demolition of Cherry Grange will be part of that moving on in a section of Camp Road. If the proposals include similar properties to those on the opposite corner of Oxford Avenue, a few more households will be joining the Camp community.
For me, the record of Cherry Grange came just in time, and last summer I took this photograph, among others.
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On Sunday last the eighth Fleetville Festival took place at its new home of St Paul's Church. Although there was no full orchestra this year, there were ensembles and choral works, including songs and a recorder group from Fleetville Infants and Junior schools respectively.
It seems that the annual Fleetville Diaries' exhibition, Camp, was well anticipated, judging by the numbers of visitors it generated. Many people inquired where it would appear again during the year. Although we have one or two booked "pop-up" dates, if any organisations would like to accommodate it for a few days during the year, please email the site at saoee@me.com
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