Farley Green, 1927
Farley Green, 1927 Ref: 79380
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Our happy days in Ashburnham Road
My family lived in a prefab in Ashburnham Road. Dad worked for the Home Office, Mum stayed at home. Looking back, they were happy days - long summer days, adventure trips over to Ham pits, being yelled at by Jimmy Edwards whilst playing Polo - we used to collect polo balls. At the end of Ashburnham Road there was Secrets Farm. I fell into Ham pond many times, we used to go there fishing for tabpoles. I also remember Dunkleys and the butcher, I think his name was Beal,he had a hair lip and sold Mum or one of her friends meat with maggots. I also remember Dr Bagley, I fell under his car on my bike. Yes, I had a very happy childhood. I would like to hear from anyone that remembers these times.
Shared on 19 October 2009
Ham, the Street c1950
Ref: H352005
My mother and father lived in Evelyn Road - the cul-de-sac opposite the large white house in the distance - mother still there - lived in two of the houses for all her eighty years - married the boy next door (well.. at the top of the cul- de- sac!).
I'm 53 and it is how I remember itn into the early 1960s - Elson the grocer on the right, the shop on the right became the Co-Op, the central shop was Frank Birch the Butcher next to Dunkley's sweet shop where I worked as a lad.
I can see the faces now!
Left in 1980 and back to see Mum a number of times per year.
A fantastic place to grow up in the 1950s & 1960s - the Common, the Park, the River, Ham Pits - cycling, football & fishing in the pond.
Different times!
Shared on 15 October 2008
Tatsfield, c1955
Ref: T297029
Hi
My family ( The Watsons) owned the bakery which was a substantial building in the village centre. It housed the bakery itself ( My Uncle Dick Watson was the baker in those days) It was also a hotel with six bedrooms, plus it had a shop on the front corner, shown in the above photo.
I was 12 years of age at the time and used to visit my Grandad Watson in the long, triangulated room above the shop. He was well into his 80's in those days.
I am now 63 and live in nearby Westerham.
My Dad owned "Tatsfield Garage", 150 yards down Paynesfield Road from where the photo was taken in fact. My only brother Tony still owns the garage which was started in the village in 1928.
Barry Watson. ( Web:- http://www.barrybwm.plus.com)
Shared on 02 December 2006
I was a founder pupil at the then called Riddledown Secondary School. I lived in Sanderstead and we used to walk from there up over the downs to school which was situated at the top. We always felt safe, even when we were a little late from school after staying back for sports practice etc (or probably in my case detention). My mother was born in Kenley and my grandmother was a bar maid in the Rose and Crown way back in the 1900s, her name was Violet Ada Standing (maiden name West), an Irish lady who by all acounts made quite a name for herself. If anyone has any history on this family I would love to hear from them. Or any memories of school pupils from Riddlesdown or Selsdon School.
Rosemary Debbage (Edwards maiden name)
Shared on 15 September 2009
It was so good to see the photos, the memories came flooding back. When I was a child I too used to go for walks on the downs and into Kenley. I lived in Derwent Drive near what was then called Riddlesdown Secondary Modern School. The shops we used to go to at Riddlesdown. My mother would send us there every Saturday to buy 2 loaves of bread. Then when I was older I worked in the hairdressers called "Hazels". Thankyou Liz for your memories, I wonder if we know each other? Yvonne Slater.
Shared on 23 March 2007
