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The Kennels - is This The Site Bookham Equestrian Centre
I am pretty sure this must be along the Dorking Road looking up towards the Downs. It looks like it is on the left going up towards Polesdon Lacey? Can someone confirm I am right here? The buildings and stables are where the Carters eventually set up their stables. Not sure how early the Carter family were there. Maybe they even ran it back then as the hunt kennels. The place is now Bookham Equestrian Centre.
I think I am right in saying that daughter Norma Carter as a child, helped with the Lawrences Dairy milk horses. Mr Lawrence kept his dairy herd just down the road - Gurnsey or Jersey cattle. It was lovely milk in pint and quart bottles with cardboard tops and with a good deal of cream on top.
I recall a young man called Roger Stack worked at Carters in the 50's as a groom. I believe he became quite a... Read more
The Croft
This was the house of Great Aunt Kate (Kleboe) - where the local whist drives where held. My Aunt Phylis years later (1960s) had the dress shop almost next door.
The Granary
My grandfather Herbert Allen owned that building for a while - around 1920's I think - it was run for him by Denis Eaton. Dennis eventually became his son in law - he married Sylvia the 2nd youngest of 5 Allen girls - who only passed away about 4 years ago now. It was I thought called The Granary before it was turned into a house - could be wrong. My Aunt always referred to it as The Granary when talking about her husband running it. I think/assume they sold animal feeds and tools and such like - but not entirely sure. Perhaps someone else knows.
The Court Perhaps
I believe the house on the left behind the hedge is the Court. The Kleboe family lived here I think.
Butchers And Ironmongers Owned by Cordingly Family
Wasn't this at one time a butchers and then later became the Ironmongers owned by the Cordingley family? I am talking about the early 1900's and am not quite old enough to remember that.
Dawnay Road
I lived in Dowlans Road from 1934 to 1952 when I did National Service. I was the errand boy for Harry Absolam from 1944 to 1946 when I started work in London. The 2 girls behind the counter were Joan Guy and Thelma?
Crabtree Lane
Hi, the house in this picture is called Ralphs Cross. The road that runs up next to it is now Crabtree Lane. I lived there from 1968 until 1983, near the top, no 43, on the corner of Halepit Road. It was a nice bungalow and I remember many of the kids/neighbours. I am in touch with many via Friendsreunited and Facebook. We went to South Bookham Infants and Eastwick Middle School. Jenny Hammond and her family lived in one half of Ralphs Cross. It was a strange-shaped house and was actually meant to be a jail, apparently. Jenny was in my class at school. Other local children were Juliet Major, Paula Patterson, Janet Sutton, the Pillings, the Coombers, Penny Grant, Louise and Russell Waite, Ian and Kim Boddy, Vanessa Day, Elaine Wright, Paul and Nick Gale, Janice and Jeremy Oldacre, the Chittys, Mark State, Fiona Macdonald, Geraldine, Phillippa Saunders, Sharron and Leon Butcher, Louise Savin, Christopher and Sue Hunt, Linda and Yvette etc. I've heard from most of them, and... Read more
Home
It's only roughly 1955 because we lived there from 1944 and moved to Little Bookham but I always remember Mum used to go to, as she would say, Absolems, which I remember well. I knew St Nicholas church then, we always went to church. I had friends down the Lower Road where we lived. I went to St Nicholas School. Would you know Gillian Lee or Gillian Longhurst? It would be good to get in touch.
