31 MARCH 1923, Page 22

Mrs. Challaeombe has gathered from the older inhabitants of Farnborough

their reminiscences of the village as it was in the middle of the last century, when many quaint old village customs still survived. This information she has set in order and made into a charming little volume, with separate chap- ters on the Church, the Schools, the Manor House, Farn- borough Street and the various feasts and festivals, for the benefit of Hampshire people and antiquaries and lovera of our old village customs. Her example might be followed with considerable advantage by people in other parts of the country.