Nostalgic memories of Camberley's local history
Share your own memories of Camberley and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 37 in total
I lived in Rivermead road for a while in 1963/4…
I remember being friends with Denise Davies. And a girl called Julie who lived at the bottom of the road, near Crabtree road…
We went to a primary school just round the corner from Crabtree road, but I can’t remember the name of the school.
Then went on to France Hill…
I remember a friend Susan…think the surname was Brown.. we didn’t go to the same school…but she ...see more
I was born in Camberley in 1953, we lived in Caesars Camp road which joined the A30 London Road just along from the Jolly Farmer pub which stood at the junction of Gibbets Lane. The story we were brought up with is that is was so called because that's where the Highway Man "Dick Turpin" was hanged. The Gibbet being another name for the scaffolding that was put up to hang people in those days. The name of the pub was ...see more
As a young child I moved to Camberley in the early stages of the war when my dad was called up and posted to the RAE in Farnbrough. We lived in Woodlands Road which was very different to the way it is today. Some of the houses had very large gardens that are now small estates.
Across the road was a house full of friendly military police and outside the end of our garden was an unused stable.
All of the kids ...see more
We lived in Lower Gordon Road..... I used to be sent to get my Mother's shopping here. I remember the post office - the lovely cluttery feel... the sweets. The first savings book and the first of my many collections. The tea cards.. which I adored. I remember feeling so grown up being sent to get the shopping. But they would deliver. I was away at School. I remember taking my next two sisters one by one over to the shop to buy a penny worth of sweets..... oh yes first memeories of a shop .
I was born in 1939 in Camberley and lived there up to 1960. I loved the freedom as a child, we lived in Abbott’s lane on the frimley road and as a child had easy access to watchets woods and the Collage Grounds plus all of the common grounds surrounding the town at that time.
I attended the primary school that was between princess street and obelisk street, now demolished for the shopping center, 11 plus ...see more
I remember while at school with a 20 min walk to the church and or to the cinema to see the first showing of Disney's fantasia then walk back to school those were the days I was staying in the school from about 1964 to 1969 I met Sam kid on the green just past the cinema got his signature, best years of my life and I am 65 soon.
it's really good I remember lots of thing that come back to me some names from ...see more
Our family lived at Lightwater (1 High View Road) ; I passed 11 plus and was sent to Frimley And Camberley County Grammar School, starting in Sept. 1959. One of the first things we had to do was to get the uniform. We went to Over's (?) department store. ( or was it another? I may have that wrong) : I seem to recall Over's was not in the High Street? Can't recall the name of the shop IN the High street: ...see more
Hi all, I joined the army in 1960 & did basic training @ Blandford Forum, Dorset. One of my pals was Alan ( nicknamed Ginge, ( not pc anymore ) Dobson, whom if memory serves me correctly lived @ 22 Barosa Rd, Camberly. When we got a week-end pass Ginge invited me to his parents home, as for me to go home to Glasgow, Scotland would have taken all week-end leaving me no time with my family & friends. His parents ...see more
I remember walking down to a park, and there was a live bear in a cage, can anyone else remember this. in the park were swings and sea saws.
I have so many happy memories of my childhood in Camberley. I lived in Stockwood Cottage, Crawley Hill. My parents worked for the Thomas family in Stockwood House. Sadly it's no longer there but now there are many houses and I think it's still called Stockwood. My sister Pauline & I had a huge garden and woods to play in & make camps. We had a back entrance through the wood onto Crawley Ridge. The ...see more