Nostalgic memories of Frimley's local history
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Displaying Memories 11 - 20 of 23 in total
August 27th on Mytchett Rd, my gran, Irene was hit by a lorry, later dying. She left my dad, 3 yrs & two other toddlers. As an army wife, I was wondering if she had some friends that remember her. She was buried at St Peter's church. I have the newspaper clippings which named her as Mr Irene Orme aged 25.
I was in the choir at St. Andrews and remember the black gown and mortar board, and also keeping a packet of fruit gums up my sleeve.
My ancester James King and his newborn son Frederick King lived at Frimley Bottom. James was a farm labourer. Has anyone got any information please
I was born in Frimley in 1957. We lived in a bungalow along the Frimley Green Road. I loved Frimley as a child, it was mainly farmland even then. I particularly remember the Manor House opposite St Peter's Church. I remember going there once with my Father and we went into the hallway which was absolutely fantastic. When it was being pulled down I remember sneaking into the house with my friends and pretending ...see more
We lived in Field Lane from 1961 until 1990 something, the tin shed located at Lakeside school was to house motor vehicles from the Wilson estate which is now the Alphington Avenue area with the lovely lake. I remember larking around in the old house when it was in a state of disrepair waiting to be demolished. I also remember when Lakeside school was built, you could look out of the windows over
the playground and ...see more
A relative of mine, Francis (Jack) Dillon attended Frimley School in the period 1907-1911. He went on to become a radio producer for the BBC and has an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography recording his attendance at the school. By the time of the 1911 Census, Jack was 'adopted' by a family living in London. I know his parents separated and his mother was in service so am curious to find out with whom ...see more
My grandparents lived at Stream Cottages and were there during the 1911 census. My dad was born there in 1917. I still remember visiting there as a child in the 1950s. There was a scullery and, in the dining room, a door that led to the stairs. There was an outside toilet at that time. I would be interested to hear from anyone who remembers my grandad, Edward Charles Gannon who died in 1958. He worked at a ...see more
We moved to Frimley from Sutton as part of the London overspill. I was 2 when we moved into a house in Ansell Road. I remember my childhood with fond memories. I remember an old pig sty where Stonehouse Rise is now, I had some great adventures over there. The bottom of Brett Hart Road was just a dirt track and many a day we would wander down to Jack Pond Hill in the woods passing an old tin shed which became the site ...see more
I was born in Liverpool in 1952 and later with my parents, Ken and Ivy Jenkins and my younger brother Kevin in about 1960, moved into one of the two 'new' semi's built across the road from the Miner's Arms. I went to the Ash Vale County Primary School and was a member of the Frimley Green cub group which met in a building behind St Andrew's Church opposite the community hall just over the ...see more
I remember the highlight of the week was Saturday night at the Agincourt. A guy called Bob Potter was running the entertainment there. The clothes shop called Esquire was the "in" place for the fashion of the day. Another popular place was the A30 roadhouse at Blackwater. It was very popular with bikers. Does anyone remember the lady who used to walk along the London Road pushing a pram and surrounded by ...see more