Unity's 101 years

1919 August - 2020 December

Created by Fenella 3 years ago
1919
Unity Ruth Sandford born 10 August 1919
Her family lived in Roland Gardens, South Kensington
 
 
Late 1920s – early 1930s
Attending Glendower School, South Kensington
 
 
1932 - 34
Unity spent about two years sharing a governess with Olivia at Langton Hall, Northallerton, Yorkshire.  Ponies and Girl Guides!
 
 
1937 - 39 
Unity spent several periods staying with family friends in France and German
 
 
1941
Unity married David Greig at France Lynch in Gloucestershire on 9 April 1941.
 
 
1942
Unity and David moved to Pendine, Carmarthenshire, where David was part of a team working on Experimental Small Arms.  During this time they lived with the James family at Westmead Farm.
 
 
1945
Martin born on 3 April 1945
 
 
1948
Jeremy (Jamie) born on 21 January 1948.
The family moved to 100 Park Drive, Sittingbourne
 
 
1950
David won the National Rifle Association’s King’s Prize at Bisley
 
 
1951
Move to Oast Cottage, Tunstall
 
 
1954
Fenella born on 7 April 1954
 
 
1957
Move to 24 Rodway Road, Roehampton, London.
David working at Bradbury Wilkinson
 
 
1967
Purchase of Broken Bank, Gladestry, as a semi-derelict four room cottage.  Modernised and extended over the years.
 
 
1967 – 73
Unity worked in the children’s clothes department of Harrods
 
 
1973
Unity and David moved from Rodway Road to a penthouse flat at the top of Putney Hill
 
 
1978   
Following David’s retirement, he and Unity moved to live full-time at Broken Bank.  Many exciting trips and holidays during this period.
 
 
1984
Purchase of time share apartment at Praia da Oura in the Algarve.  Several weeks spent on the Algarve each winter.
 
 
1994
David died on 7 January 1994
 
 
1995   
Unity moved to 20 Elm Road, Hereford
 
 
1999   
Unity’s 80th birthday was celebrated with a canal trip along the Oxford Canal on ‘Tranquility’, shared with Martin and Anne, Jamie, Fenella, Peter and their children.
 
 
2011   
Jamie died
Move to Bradbury House
 
 
2011 – 2020   
At Bradbury House.
Died 18th December 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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