Windsor - Town - 26.5.1970

I couldn't find this same spot on Googlemaps today.
P.S. But Crystal did!  Crystal lives in England and found this London Taxi Blog of mine because she was searching the w.w.w. for anything relating to 'Wollogorang' the sheep station where David and I met (see on right hand side)  Crystal also lived and worked at 'Wollogorang' in the early 60's, it's an amazing thing this Internetty thing isn't it!  Thanks Crystal :-)

 The reason I couldn't find it was probably because the old building on the left has been demolished and replaced by a modern one and the trees have grown of course.  This old building is Burford House.

A couple of lads from Eton College and same spot from Googlemaps below.

On the Thames at Windsor.

Same bridge on Googlemaps as the photo above, I couldn't get to the same spot though.

I couldn't find this spot either....

P.S. Another spot Crystal found for me, she said she'd been to Windsor just recently and recognized the streets...  The sign on this building now says Sir Christopher Wren's House...  Thanks Crystal :-)

But I did find this old Butchers Shop above.   As you can see it's no longer a Butchers but a nice looking Cafe instead.

In Eton College below.

Windsor - Castle - 26.5.1970

Wonderful Windsor Castle.

A postcard of the main gates in 1970 and below, same gates from Googlemaps today.

Just look at those crowds piling in.  When we visited this castle, for the second time in 1978 there were queues to enter, especially to see that wonderful Queen Mary Dolls House, then when we visited in winter 2005 the crowds weren't as heavy as this but the noticeable difference was the guards standing in certain positions around the Castle...  holding automatic shotguns of some sort across their chests.  Oh dear that is so sad as you can see there was hardly anyone there in 1970 below.

Looking over to Eton College.

Windsor - England - 26.5.1970

A day trip to Windsor.  This is Staines.

A protest march in Staines, I have no what they were protesting about and I can't find anything on Wiki either.  That big word on the banner might say 'Student' so maybe it's students striking over something. I did find the below on Wiki so maybe they are striking over the Lino Factory closing.

Staines was the major producer of linoleum, a type of floor covering, after the formation of the Linoleum Manufacturing Company in 1864 by its inventor, Frederick Walton. Linoleum became the main industry of the town and was a major employer in the area up until the 1960s. In 1876 about 220 and in 1911 about 350 people worked in the plant. By 1957 it employed some 300 people and in 1956 the factory produced about 2675 m² of linoleum each week. The term 'Staines Lino' became a worldwide name but the factory was closed around 1970 and is now the site of the Two Rivers shopping centre completed circa 2000. A bronze statue of two lino workers in Staines High Street commemorates the Staines Lino Factory. The Spelthorne Museum in Staines has a display dedicated to the Linoleum Manufacturing Company.

Cows in an English field this time :-)  we've had photos of Cows in several countries so far.

Windsor Railway station.

Windsor Railway station has been totally modernized since 1970, above and below are Grabs I took form Google Maps.

Horsham - The Savages - 24.5.1970

 Farewell to my first work friend in England, still a friend living in the Phillipines... John Savage.  Here he is here with his sister Anne and her first baby who would be turning 42 this year and of course his wonderful Mum.

Sadly John's lovely father dropped dead while gardening earlier this year, John's Mum lived to a ripe old age and I spoke to her at length when we visited in 2006.

Guildford - Tabitha Taxi sails to Australia - May 1970

 Farewell to our beloved Tabitha Taxi IV, she is sailing to Australia, on her own, David and I are continuing our travels and we won't see Tabitha for another seven months.  You can see the trunk on her luggage rack it's packed solid with bits and pieces as is a second trunk inside. 

 Also... please note... I've cut my hair!  Yikes!  I've had long hair more than 10 years but the last 7 weeks without regular showers drove me crazy so off it came, all in one go!    This is our Pommy Mum, (A title she wore proudly)  Elsie Waugh saying good bye to Tabitha with me.

 David drove Tabitha down to Southampton Docks for her last glimpse of England before boarding the 'S.S. Orcades' on her big trip Down Under.

Southampton Station waiting for the train back to Guildford.

Guildford - Maidstone - Dover --- Boulogne by Hoovercraft - 16th March 1970

 The Bank of NSW made us up a suggested Itinerary once again and off we went changing it again and again, even from Day 1!

 Elsie was at it again, contacting the local newspaper the Surrey Advertiser. 

Ashford on the A20 en-route to Maidstone then Dover.

 That's me looking after for Tabitha #4, waiting to drive into the Hoovercraft.

 The Princess Anne waiting for us to board.  Although this trip only lasted 35 minutes it was so bumpy and rough I was sick a couple of times, into a sick bag, there was no going outside to take in the fresh air.  Oh Yuck!  Just the memory of it!!

We never went on another Hoovercraft, this trip was never to be repeated thank you!

Hoovercrafts had only entered service in 1968  so this was all pretty new, they retired them in 2000.

Across the English Channel - Guildford to Maidenstone to Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Henfield, Sussex - February 1970

 Henfield in Sussex, the Village of our first home together.

By now we were in negotiations with the Travel Department of the Bank of NSW in London for our next visit to Europe, we were also planning our long - long trip home for later in the year and almost straight after we return from another two months abroad, so we started saying our goodbyes... firstly to Mrs Hurst our wonderful Landlady at 'Henfield House'

 Nothing much has changed today in Henfield.

 Pennie with the lovely Mrs Hurst.

 Henfield House from Google.

 David, Mrs Hurst and Sally.

This Google photo below shows 'Henfield House' on the right and 'The Cottage' on the left.  Our home was in the Cottage which was originally a stable, converted into a Garage and one bedroom Cottage and now into something much more grander.