I lived in Markwick Terrace as a boy from 1946 (aged 7) until 1953.
by
Ian Shiner

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  The lower lawns adjacent to Charles Road were used for games and cricket
  
  The lawn to the left of the main gate was properly marked out with two tennis courts, the nets being kept in a lockable box against the hedge
  
  Written into the Association Rules, to climb the Indian Oak tree on the top lawn near the summerhouse and roundel. This was universally known as the "Family Tree".
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