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North Cheam Dancing School 1947 -1950
Does anyone remember the Vane Dancing School in the late 1940s? I have some dance programmes from that time with very many names of all the dancers who took part in the shows. One name that does come to mind was June True who sometimes tap danced with my sister June Bannister.
I Have A Company Named Cheam Now
I lived in 24 Shirley Avenue 1930 to 1948 except when in the army 1944 to 1947. I know United Diaries were to the right of the picture, WH Smiths were across the road. In 1938 Teacofs were diagonaly opposite your picture, who made coffee meringues with cream, now 83, a great favourite, near by across from United Dairies was W Sargent who repaired cycles and punctures, also had post cards mounted adverting items to sell 'A pair of Flemish Giants;- rabbits for sale one and sixpence each'. I have lived in South Africa for the past 62 years would like to contact anyone, I went to Whitgift School, Haling Park, Croydon from Sept 1944 to Nov 1947. I have many war memories of cycling to school, never missed a day.
School Days
I grew up in Malden Road and went to Wallington Grammer School. I vividly remember having to walk to the bus stop in Ewell Rd every morning and sometimes having to run for the bus as it waited at the traffic lights. Luckily it was one of the open platform sort so a daredevil leap could be made to get on as it pulled away. I remember there was a dance studio by the bus stop.
Memories of Sears Park
I have many very happy memories of playing in Sears Park as a child, collecting conkers from underneath the trees with my sister and Nan or later by myself. We often used to cut through from Cheam Road and walk along the footpath at the side of the park and then back into Cheam Village itself. I often still think of Cheam and I suppose that my wish would be to return one day. The pictures of Ewell Road, Upper Mulgrave Road also reminded me of the sweet shops that we used to call into in the village and on Mulgrave Road itself. At that time Harry Secombe used to live on Cheam Road with his Rolls Royce Siver Shadow HS 91 (I think) on his drive.
The pictures of the flower beds also brought back memories of some of the shops, Timothy Whites, Sainsbury's, and watching the butter being patted and the bacon being sliced. Happy days indeed.
Cheam Halls
My father had an accordion band and would play at dances at the CHEAM HALLS in the years leading up to the start of WW2.
They were called The Ron Young Accordion Band and I am desperate to hear if anyone can recall such a band.
I now live in the Northeast of England.
I expect the 'Halls' are now a supermarket?
Cheam, And The Gander Inn
I was born at The Gander Inn in 1954 and I lived there with my mum and dad and older brother William. My dad's name was Aubrey Lund and my mum's was June. We lived there until 1960 when we sadly had to leave as my dad died very suddenly of a heart attack. I have very fond memories of the Gander (it was great fun to live in a pub when you were little!). My brother and I played in the function room upstairs, he would also sometimes put me in the dumb waiter and send me up and down! I also remember playing on the beer crates in the back yard and I had a small swing that was attached to the door frame of what was I think the bottle shed. I remember the rag and bone man who used to come with his horse, and the shellfish stall that used to set up outside the gates. I have memories of going down some very steep steps... Read more
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Queen Vic North Cheam
Surfing the net I came across this photo of the Queen Vic and the memories came flooding back. I lived in Morden and every Sunday evening I along with friends went to the Jazz club there. Mostly the music was provided by Mike Daniels but also Chris Barber played there. The club room was crowded with both us young revivalists jiving around and sitting in the front were some old timers who had seen trad jazz first time around. I remember the club was run by a couple who had, I think, a pub/hotel at Berrylands (Berrylands Hotel ) and I remember our crowd going over for a drink on more than one occasion. I met my wife at the Cheam Village Hall dance and took her on many occasions to the Jazz Club. I am 70 now and I doubt if the Jazz Club is still running at the Queen Vic which I believe was demolished and replaced by a not as good looking establishment. I would love... Read more
