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Bletchingley maps
Historic maps of Bletchingley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bletchingley maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Surrey
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Bletchingley books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Bletchingley and the local area. View all Bletchingley books
Surrey County Memories
Paperback
£15
Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Camberley Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
2 Bletchingley photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Bletchingley
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I grew up in Bletchingley and have just been looking at the photos of the village which provoked a lot of lovely memories I would like to see a photo of the post office during the 70's,which when i left the village in the late 80's was Lawrences auctioneers,can any one help.I remember going in the post office as a child... [more]
Shared on 18 December 2007
Looking at the pictures takes me back to my childhood, having lived in the village for 20 years. My home was at the end of this slip road behind the large hedge. I remember walking down to the bakers and to Taylor and Bristows, to me was like an Aladdin's cave, and then on to the butcher for steak for my... [more]
Shared on 26 May 2008
I remember being sent to Selmes the Butchers to buy my Mother Mrs Dora Maynard, cuts of meat. The floor was covered in sawdust and there was a little cashiers office at the end of the counter. It always had a very friendly atmosphere although I used to cry when I saw the animals being unloaded from the lorries... [more]
Shared on 11 October 2006
Surrey memories
Headmistress at Nutfield C of E Primary
I visited Nutfield when I was 4 or 5 with my granny Lillian Curry - who was headmistress (a grand term for the head teacher of a 2 room school) of Nutfield C of E. She must have been appointed in the late 1930s and worked there for 20 years - through the war - and retired in the mid 1950s.... [more]
Shared on 21 March 2008
Did Ted Hart ever buy you a drink?
The watering hole for any Monotype apprentices after working overtime on a Saturday morning. Seemed like I spent a good deal of my time in this establishment in those days. I'm 57 now and living in Devon. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers this great pub.
Shared on 16 November 2007
I started living here in 1969 when I married my wife Juettee Burgess who was the riding instuctress at Stangrave Hall stables. I was stationed at the Guards' barracks in Caterham when we met and when I finished in the army I started work at Bristows Helicopter near Redhill. It was the happiest time of my life, the people were most... [more]
Shared on 01 June 2009
I lived in Godstone from 1947-1975 when I moved to Dorset. In those days I was Wendy Knight. At one time my father worked at the bakers, Broad's it was called, it was two doors down from the shop on the green, his brother Sidney had R G Knight's the butcher, R G being their father. I spent a lot of... [more]
Shared on 13 October 2008
My childhood in Godstone 1944 - 1959
I was born in Eastbourne Road, in a house opposite the sand pits and the common. My name was Wendy Mitchell. With my sisters and brother I would spend hours picking bluebells and primroses and climbing trees there. At the bottom of our garden across a small field was Leigh woods which had a stream running through it. We would cross... [more]
Shared on 29 July 2007
Extracts From Bletchingley & Surrey books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bletchingley, inspired by Frith photos.
Cobbles, brick, timber and tile - an enchanting corner of Bletchingley over 100 years ago. This view is of Middle Row of Church Walk, a cobbled alley which leads to the parish church at the east, and has little changed today. Note the attractive tile-hung overhangs.
This is an extract from Southern England.
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Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
Once upon a quieter time, the broad street through the village was perfect for a fair. In this view, travelling show people have arrived with their caravans and covered wagons and have set up various amusements. The village still holds its annual fair - it is now situated on Grange Meadow.
This is an extract from Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories.
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Coulsdon, Chipstead and Woodmansterne Photographic Memories
The Corner Shop and Station Parade Post Office still provides an invaluable service to residents and passers-by, but an extension has been built on to the end wall for Saab who also trade from the garage premises shown here. George Jones commenced running The Corner Shop in 1966 with his wife, Pat.
This is an extract from Coulsdon, Chipstead and Woodmansterne Photographic Memories.
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