Stype Grange, 2013

The ruins at the top of the steps, seen from across the fish pond and fountain.

The "old" Stype Grange in ruins, seen in 1943. [This, and the following pictures below, kindly sent by Roland Whaite]

Possibly from a drama performance, or a post-war re-union of the "office staff". Can anyone explain what is going on?

Substantial house on the edge of the Stype estate, with five-bar gate.

Office staff relaxing around the "pavillion", ca 1942

Close-up of the pavilion

Bobby(?), Jean Munn and Ethel(?) on their bicycles outside a barn at Stype, ca 1942

Irene Farmer's Official Pass/identity card issued 3 Feb 1941 and later annotated with her married name

Thatched property at Stype, probably used for billeting of the office staff

A different elevation of the ruined Grange, with a "pavilion" to one end

Was this the heated swimming pool, later staff canteen?

Stype reunion - NWN cutting from 1983. (With the photograph Stype-21 below)

Group around one of Billy Rootes' Humbers; Doreen Lawrence and Ethel(?) holding registration plate, Bobby(?) on back seat

Stype reunion, 1983 - print no 2245; Leslie Stroud (nee Wells) contacted thre Virtual Museum by email (Nov 2016) to add that "The Stype reunion was held at my mother's house, 4 Upper Eddington, Hungerford sometime in the summer of 1983. My mother (Mrs Dorothy Wells nee Newman) is second on the left. Her friend Mrs Vera Lloyd nee Hooper from Great Bedwyn is first on the left." Doreen Lawrence is fifth from the right. See the NWN report Stype-16

Sir William Rootes' Grange, converted from Home Farm. (Undated, post 1945?)

The lake with bridge and boathouse

Thatched property at Stype, probably used for billeting of the office staff

A reunion group in the grounds of Stype Estate soon after the war. [Irene Cooper (nee Farmer) is 3rd from left in back row; Eileen ? 2nd from R back row; Bobby ? 2nd from R front row.]

Irene Farmer and Jean Munn at the five bar gate, ca1942 (two of the main contributors to these reminiscences)