Hindhead, Surrey
Hindhead photos
Displaying 1 of 92 old photos of Hindhead. View all Hindhead photos
Hindhead maps
Historic maps of Hindhead and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hindhead maps
Hindhead books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Hindhead and the local area. View all Hindhead books
3 Hindhead photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Hindhead
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9 months of my life spent here
I was a boy sargeant soldier at Arborfield AAS when I came down with a serious illness and rushed into Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot and when I defied the odds and lived , it was discovered that I had pulmonary TB of the right lung. I was transferred to Connaught Military Sanatorium at Hindhead ,Surrey which I believe is the hospital... [more]
Shared on 28 November 2007
Surrey memories
My mother and my step-father lived in the flat above Strattons from about 1965? They loved it there and were very upset when they had to leave. Their names were Alec and Pam Munday. He worked as a plumber for Strattons. He died about ten years ago but my mother lives in Godalming now. My aunt Wendy Jones still lives in... [more]
Shared on 27 July 2007
My grandmother was one of Lloyd George and Lady Lloyd George's land army girls. My family were very close to them.
Shared on 05 May 2007
My great grandmother Lilian Clark was born and brought up in the right hand cottage. The last family member to live there was my great uncle Frank Clark who died in the mid 1980s.
Shared on 02 April 2007
Number 19a Bus from Bognor Regis
Brings back memories of watching the driver remove the 'Limited Stop' board from the front of the Bus and to change back to Number 19. Use to live above Strattons Shop; my Bedroom use to overlook the Bus Stop and Overtons Garage.
Shared on 21 June 2006
My parent's (and myself) first home - above Strattons shop - mother's maiden name as my mother's father & brothers were joint owners of the business. Head branch was in Beacon Hill where my mother was born. I myself was born not far away in St George's Wood Nursing Home, Grayswood (1959). Moved in 1966 and have been in Frensham ever... [more]
Shared on 21 June 2006
Whilst going through my mother's things I came across a postcard of a gravestone 'In Memory of' then goes on to show the poem that was written which at the end says it was given by the generous public, on the back where you would put your stamp it says 'please affix halfpenny stamp'. It appears that a love engraving of... [more]
Shared on 16 August 2009
My uncle, Frank Millard, was landlord and lived there in the 40's with his wife, Linda and their adopted daughter.
Frank had an artificial leg owing to a motor bike accident when he was 18 years of age and living in Ash with his parents and siblings. He was born around the turn of the century.
Maybe some-one remembers him?
Shared on 06 February 2009
Extracts From Hindhead & Surrey books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Hindhead, inspired by Frith photos.
Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
Beacon Hill was developed in the late 19th century for those who were in service to the wealthy folk who lived at neighbouring Hindhead. Well- known persons came to enjoy the air, that was thought to be on a par with Switzerland; they included George Bernard Shaw and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Godalming Town and City Memories
Three of Church Street's five pubs are in this photo - the Corn Meter extreme left, the Star centre left, and the Live and Let Live just beyond the archway on the right. The arch led to the rear of the Angel Hotel yard, owned at that time by John Jasper Taylor, who also had a temperance hotel, Deanery House, further down Church Street. ... [more]
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Godalming Town and City Memories
In Edwardian days cyclists frequented Godalming, especially at weekends. There was a demand for teashops, and Church Street had three - one is on the left here. Also very popular was the sending of picture postcards, which served people much as the telephone does today - Eatons paper shop, on the left, claimed to have the largest selection.
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