Memory For Ewell 1945-55
Down Beggers Hill and round the bend, just a short distance from the Jolly Wagoners and next to the Eight Bells, there was a blacksmiths who used a furnace to shape the iron shoes that were used to shoe horses. The horses from Ewell Riding Stables were taken there regularly, the blacksmith being very patient with the girls who rode the horses there. The stables were run by Shep, I never knew his proper name. Across from The Waggoners was a row of buildings, one of which housed Powels Boot Repairs. It was here my brother Patrick Murphy started work before he joined the Navy.
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I was one of Shep's girls at Ewell Riding School and often took the horses to Gordon Ralph the blacksmith/farrier along the Kingston Road by The Eight Bells. We would also take the horses to cool off in the horse pond adjacent to Bourne Hall during the summer. Shep's real name was William Balman, he was born in Devon and apparently lost a leg to a shooting accident whilst a boy. This didn't prevent him from riding Star, his favourite bay mare. He was married to Mary and they had no children.
Comment from Mary Griffiths on Wednesday, 29th February 2012.