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Pitch Place maps
Historic maps of Pitch Place and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Pitch Place maps
Historic map of Pitch Place
Illustrated Victorian map of Surrey
Historic Map of any Pitch Place postcode
Pitch Place books
Displaying 3 of 9 books about Pitch Place and the local area. View all Pitch Place books
Surrey County Memories
Paperback
£15
Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Camberley Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
1 Pitch Place photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Pitch Place
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Surrey memories
Clipping the hedge at St Annes
My dad, Eric Berry, used to clip this hedge - BY HAND!
When we're little, things always seem bigger than they really are, but my recollections of watching my Dad clip this hedge on the days he did the gardening at St Anne's church, were pretty accurate. It really is as big as I remember!
I also recall going to St... [more]
Shared on 26 January 2008
1955 & prior - the Cricketers etc
I was born in 1947 (a home birth) in Grove End cottage which was, and still is, located pretty much across the London Road and railway line from the Cricketers pub. Although I've never been inside the pub, I have on occasion as a child, watched cricket with my Dad at the weekends. I notice on the satellite map that the... [more]
Shared on 26 January 2008
Pinehurst Childrens home, Park Rd Camberley
Memories of Camberley come from my childhood days as an orphan residing at 'Pinehurst', a Surrey County Child Welfare Home 1949-1953. I was put there as a 9-year-old and recall spending a very happy part of my youth there. I attended a primary school, the name of which my memory refuses to recall (Park Road?). Later on I attended France... [more]
Shared on 04 October 2009
Hello from Canada - My great-grandparents, James Elliott and Ann Collyer, were married in Windlesham on July 8th 1865. It is great to see the photos what with me being so far away. I was hoping there would be a photo of the church. They were C of E. Still it is wonderful to see photos of the town. Thank you.
Shared on 10 March 2009
Extracts From Pitch Place & Surrey books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Pitch Place, inspired by Frith photos.
This view was taken in the middle of the village, and is looking down Updown Hill. The shop just behind the lady, on the right, was that of S Workman, who sold fancy goods; it is now an estate agents. We have now completed our look around Camberley, and by taking the road back to the London Road, we can return to Camberley itself, and... [more]
This is an extract from Camberley Pocket Album.
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The bakery of Mr Christmas stands at the junction of Kennel Lane and Church Road, to the right. The shop on the right is that of Boyce the fishmongers. If we take the road to the left we come to our last picture.
This is an extract from Camberley Pocket Album.
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This is now called Kennel Lane, and the building is that of the Windlesham Institute. The road to the right is Hatton Hill Road, and leads to the London Road.
This is an extract from Camberley Pocket Album.
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