the verney 2

It’s recently been drawn to our attention that the Verney has recently been purchased for £2.000.000. and the new owners
who are a family, intend to spend another £1.000.000. upgrading it!
Below are recent images that I have obtained on my last visit to Goldings, and as you can probably see it entails major
modifications.

Rear of The Verney submitted by E Watts

Rear of The Verney T Davies

Front of The Verney 1951, note the addition of a front door. Was
this added by the Carpenters? Perhaps the extra rooms were added
When it became a Hostel for the Printers

The Drawing of The Verney by Mr Sheppard the Art
Master at Goldings and later Headmaster of the School
Block (for more information refer to our Staff Page on
the site) 1959

Present day former Post Office, now a private residence,
no features about it that would indicate it’s past use,
but note the difference in the doorway entrance

As it was when it was known as the Windmill Tea rooms, as
Displayed on the building, later to function as a Post Office, Cafe,
and General Stores, and finally “The Windmill Restaurant”
frequented many times by “Goldings Boys” in there days

The road leading to Waterford House, to Goldings Boys
“The Verney” which housed the Printers Apprentices.

“The Verney” in it’s infancy circa 1950, note the two large tree to
the entrance, in earlier years there was three!

Similar scene to the right, March 2008

The bridge to the Verney many years earlier, with Ivan Brown
from Goldings in the forefront, a Verney boy, and Printer.

Similar scene late 50’s

Waterford Hall (The Verney) 1910, note the three tree’s to
the entrance, but in the picture above only two, can anyone
shed more light on this? as to why !

The entrance March 2008, note the pillars, and compare It
to the older photo below to the right.

The same entrance many years earlier, not yet valued at
£2,000,000!

Two very similar scenes, just decades apart, but pillars
are more in vogue it appears now days. Take note of the
Extra rooms added in the roofline.

Note the verandah has now been taken down, and a
new building added on the right. 2008

Work continues, any sign of the remains of the Tennis
Court ?

The remains of the outline of the “Verandah”

The picture above and to the right was the rear garden of
The Verney, and if you went through the Arch and here
I’d like to quote Mrs Newton (staff)
“Through this arch David was other fields, and if I
Remember a Football Pitch, all owned by Barnardo’s”

Some further images of the trappings of wealth obtained
by our Printers, along with “Winkle Pickers” and “Drainpipe’s”
All “Cool Dudes” it appears.

A further update on the Verney