The Red Barn c1955, Blindley Heath
The Red Barn c1955, Blindley Heath Ref: B123001
Memories of The Red Barn c1955, Blindley Heath
My Wedding
I was married at Blindley Heath Church in June 1961, it was a lovely warm sunny day. We had our reception at the Red Barn, it was superb and it only cost 7 shillings and sixpence a head. Those were the days.
Blindley Heath & local memories
Read and share memories of Blindley Heath and Surrey inspired by Frith photos.
My Childhood
I can remember walking from the village school to Gibbs stores with my mother so that she could place her weekly grocery order and pay for the last week's delivery. She did this on a Monday and the goods were delivered on a Friday.
Childhood
I lived in Danemore Lane just a few yards from Anglefield Corner from 1939 until I was married in 1961. I remember having to wait for ages to cross the road at weekends because there was so much traffic. As my father was a special constable he would be on duty to direct the traffic at weekends.
1960
I was living in Edenbridge and every Saturday night our group of Young Farmers went to the Red Barn to dance and get together. Those nights were some of the best times I ever had. I married and moved away a couple of years later, last month I revisited the Red Barn - it has certainly changed, but so have I!!
63-81
I lived on Carlton Road, across the A22 from Danemore Lane, close to Anglefield Corner from 1963 to 1981 and have very fond memories of a fun childhood, lots of friends, and a lot of fields, streams and lakes to play in. I went to Oxtead County, and then did my apprenticeship at Monotype in Salfords while going to Redhill College. In 1981, I moved to the USA and worked at Honda of America in Ohio. I now live in Arizona as a Flight Instructor, and wonder if one day I'll ever get back to where I grew up. Gibs Store, Godstone Pond, Fiedlers Lake, 'The Stream', and Julie Amanda, all spark good feelings of a great life, and a terrific place to live.
