Nork, c.1965

Photo ref: N184066

I grew up in the Children's Home, Beechholme that was only a few yards from Nork, where children from the home went to spend their pocket money. I lived at Beechholme from 1956 to 1962. I spent much of my time in the home wandering over the Downs studying insects. Much of the land that we wandered over has deteriorated now into impenetrable woods and scrubland through lack of management and most of the insects of the chalk ...see more

My family lived in a flat above Lloyds Bank in Nork Parade for some three years, until the summer of 1966 - by which time I was almost six years old. I would lean of the front window next to the block letters of 'Nork Radio' just visible in the centre of the photo above the entrance to that shop; an electrical store run by Mr. and Mrs. Alford. As to names I apologize if mistaken. On the other side was Summers the ...see more

This is Nork as l remember it so well. On the left somewhere was the paper shop called 'The Surrey Library' who delivered my Dad's Telegraph and my weekly 'Princess' magazine. It was run by a man called Mr Lacey. When people say they always remember where they were when Kennedy was shot, for some reason it is Nork parade that l think of, so l think there must have been news placards out that made an impact on me.