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Historic maps of Old Malden and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Old Malden maps
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Mr E Sewell
The gentleman fishing in the foreground is the late Mr Eric Sewell. He was a very keen fisherman and lived with his sister in a mansion flat in Twickenham Road overlooking Tough's boatyard. He was a very nice quiet man who always when he was out of doors wore a trilby hat and a light fawn coat whatever he was doing. I knew him for a long time and in the later years of his life he lost most of his sight. As he could no longer fish I bought from him his little motor boat 'Rita' which I still have. He had a license from the Thames Conservancy to fish from land owned by them.
Teddington-Hometown
Born in Teddington in 1945. Lived in Clarence Road until 1958, then moved to the "Con Club" in Stanley Road. My brother and I were both in St. Albans Choir along with another pair of brothers, Ian and Cliff Williams, who both now live in Australia. My brother and I live in the USA, Colin in Dallas, Texas and me in Indianapolis, Indiana. Remember Father Simmons and choir master, Norris Marshall. A grand building.
LIVING IN TEDDINGTON
It's nice to see this old photo of Teddington where I lived, in Church Road, no 38.
A Long Marriage
This is a photograph of the Regent cinema on the right opposite York House in Twickenham where I met my Wife who was an usherette. It has since been knocked down to make way for a garage. She sold me a very long lasting Choc Ice. We courted for 5 years, longer than they do now and married in 1960. I have been happily married ever since. My cousin was the projectionist for a number of years and I used to go with him to choose the interval records from week to week. The projector was of the carbon arc type and films were transported from one cinema to the next by whatever mode of transport each projectionist had. I have a copy of this photograph from Frith on my wall just to remind me of my marriage vows!
Oak Lane Twickenham
Re: the Regent Cinema razed to the ground for a garage. Before it was a cinema, it was... a garage. Really, it was a coachworks called Twickenham Motorworks which was a coachworks. This belonged to my grandfather, Jotham Harrison and his brother Edwin. The business had about 12 people working at one time. They had engines and wheels and chassis and put the bodies on afterwards for the cars and carpets in the interiors. My grandparents had a fine time riding round in brand new cars! My mother was taken there sometimes and Ms. Cattermole kept an eye on her. The WW1 saw them off, as they had a large order for the barrows and unfortunately for them the government commandeered the railways so they had to use the roads. It was more expensive, the order failed and so did the business. Next door to them was a small cinema called "the Lyric" which showed cartoons such a "Felix the Cat". Obviously, my mother must have been taken to see... Read more
Johnsons Shoes And The Trolleybuses
Back in 1980 I was a very young lorry driver at just 18 years old, and I would regularly deliver to a chain of shoe shops called Johnsons, one of which was situated in the parade of shops in this photo, and I believe it to be on the right near the bus stand. Twickenham was the first and also the last (1931 to 1962) place in London to have trolleybuses serving it, this began with the trolleybuses affectionately named the Diddlers, with their retro fitted single headlight people were diddled into thinking they were trams. The Diddlers were replaced in 1948 by the latest model (the Q1 class) which you can see on the left of the picture, and in 1960 nearly all of that type were exported to Bilbao and Santander in Spain where they worked amazingly until 1975. Some have now returned to our shores and can be ridden on once again at the East Anglia Transport Museum in Suffolk and also at the National Trolleybus... Read more
Marbe Hill Park
I was born at 41 Sydney Road, St. Margaret's, East Twickenham on 7th August 1936. 75 years later I treasure abiding memories of the time with my grandparents and aunts, uncles and cousins in that area. Best of all perhaps were our family walks into Marble Hill Park and on down to the Thames. We used to call it Grandpa's Park as he was quite friendly with the rangers there and I always wanted to live at the Lodge Gate House! Many games of Putt' were enjoyed and once I scored a hole in one so my Uncle Edward gave me a whole half crown - I thought it was wonderful and a lot of money in those days!! Nothing beats anywhere the views across the River to Richmond Hill, the Star & Garter Home and taking the punt across to Ham. Also, going up to the locks at Teddington. Visting Kew, Richmond Park, Hampton Court - the whole area is unique.
