Bought by Frank and Enid Sawkins in 1939 and sold in June 1958. Alan and Roger also lived there.
A note in Enid's diary on a visit to Downside in October 1971 says "Oakmead demolished."
Scroll down to see all the photographs, which are in date order
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1955
Date is approximate. The front verandah was a great place to play when it was raining. |
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1955
The front of the house with the verandah across the front door. The driveway was on the right. The date is approximate. |
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1958
Looking from the back garden down the narrow passageway past the back door and the sheds with the front gate (arched with trees) just visible. |
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1958
The back garden looking towards the side garden with the french windows opening out from the lounge room. The left-hand and right-hand windows are the third and second bedrooms. Enid Sawkins is waving! |
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2003
The original house was replaced by three across the front and one on the side. The big oak tree remained, however. The common is now mown up to the edge of the road. |
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2003
The Downside infants school which Alan and Roger Sawkins attended. It seems unchanged over the years. |
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2003
The primary school is also much the same, although I don't remember the building on the right. |
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2003
Nor the building on the left. |