A bit about me......

In case you are saying to yourself "Just who is this guy...?", this briefly outlines my Old Windsor 'credentials'.

I'm Alan Cross. I first moved to Old Windsor with Margaret about a year after we married, in 1968. We had many happy years living in Ashbrook Road, raising our children Rachel and Jonathan (he prefers 'Jon' now!). In 1979 we moved to Malt House Close, and added a cat and an untrainable dog to our family - some of you may remember the unruly 'Jamie' who treated the Village as his own!


Many of you who did not know me or my family before 1987 may have got to hear of us when we were involved in the Zeebrugge ferry disaster of that year. My wife Margaret was lost in the disaster, as were our very dear neighbours Alan and Molly Waters. Through our loss my children and I were sustained by the support of many of our dear Village friends.


In the spirit of 'moving on', I left Old Windsor in 1995, and moved to a beautifully secluded cottage called 'Heathfield' in a delightful part of Wokingham. I have kept in contact with many of my friends in the Village, and it still holds a sense of 'home' for me.

Not all of my friends and acquaintances in Old Windsor will know, but in 2002 I met a wonderful lady, Eileen, and, on 24 June 2006, we were married at The Swan at Streatley! We live at 'Heathfield' in Wokingham.

Wedding photos HERE


This web site is perhaps my way of saying that I haven't forgotten the part that Old Windsor, and my friends and acquaintances there, have played in the life of my family. I hope this web site give you some nostalgic pleasure, and perhaps raises a smile or two.

If you wish to contact me, my email address is:

alan@alanfcross.com

or take a look at my photographic restoration web site: