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A Ham Family
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!
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.
Surrey memories
Molesey Pictures
My nan was the usherette at Molesey Picturehouse.She then became manager and stayed there until it was knocked down. This was next to Roberts radio. Does anybody remember her?
Feltham Avenue Near Hampton Court Bridge
I cannot be certain but I have vague recollections that there was an iron arch with gates in this road. It could be from my imagination but I often have flashbacks about cycling with friends to Feltham Avenue and cycling through the gates. Does anyone know if this arch was in this road or was it a dream?
Lawrence Family in East Molesey
On a holiday from Australia, today my husband and I visited East Molesey & Hampton Court.
My mother's paternal family were the Lawrence's - Edward was a master butcher and had a shop in 156 Walton Road (now a carpet shop) and their residential address in 1916 was 61 Walton Road. Edward's brother James also worked with him. Edward was my great grandfather.
A cousin John Lawrence owned 2 properties at 12 River Bank where he lived in the 1900's. He was born in 1914 and died sometime after 1985. He owned three antique shops in Bridge Road and had a stall at Portobello Road Markets. He was an artist/painter and grew native plants on a community plot that were used in his magnificent dried flower arrangements that often were found in the antique shop windows. I visited him at 12 River Bank in 1985 and could not get over the antiques that filled every crook and nanny in this home. He was... Read more
I Used to Come to Comerfords!
I bought my first motorbike from Comerfords in Thames Ditton (would have been at top right of this picture) in October 1973 - a Yamaha FS1e moped in 'Blackcurrant' metallic. But for up to two years earlier I would have cycled here from Hersham maybe 3 times a week to walk up and down the long isles of bikes or press my nose up against the window if on a Sunday. Across the road was also a little shop that had Puch mopeds - not the typical Maxi, but those rather eccentric two-toned bomb tank models. I desperately wanted a motorbike and the idea of having a friend ride pillion was so exciting. However money for a teenager back then was difficult so I did paper rounds, Saturday and holiday jobs to pay for it (Bejams in Esher - now Iceland - and Waitrose in Weybridge) and eventually made my 16th birthday deadline and paid over my 179 for a brand new bike. I continued my efforts and with also... Read more
Little Cedars Cottage - Portsmouth Road - Used to be Owner by Gazes
I used to live in Little Cedars Cottage, Long Ditton with my mum and dad, my dad was the accountant at Gazes Building Society and was provided this house to live in from about 1954 - 1956. Windmill Lane was just around the corner - it was a dirt road with some houses and a recreation ground - I remember on Guy Fawkes Day we used to build a bonfire on Windmill Lane and let off fireworks - I was about 11 and I remember it as great fun. I have been living in Canada since 1965. I don't think Little Cedars cottage is still there, one day I would like to go and explore Long Ditton and Thmaes Ditton again.
