Nostalgic memories of Redhill's local history
Share your own memories of Redhill and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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My name is Victoria Garcia. At 15 years old, I arrived at the school in the middle of winter.
Coming from an all summer weather year round, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, it was a shock how cold it was.
I was greeted by sister Jerome and two girls and friends, boarders as well. Jacqueline Lemaitre and Beatrice Velez. Vally Escallón previous student, came all the way from London for a day visit.
Then the ...see more
I used to go to Bishop Simpson School in Carlton Road in the 60's. I used to hang around with Rosemary Harrington and Jacqueline Grimble ( does that ring a bell to anyone?) My sir name then was Case!. I used to go to the baths, shall never forget those with the changing rooms round the edge of the pool (showed your feet and her head!!) Used to hide behind the bus shelter in front of the town hall until all the teachers were in ...see more
I too was born at Thornton House in 1942 and Dr Watson also brought me into the world.!
I went to St Mathews school and joined the church choir about 1950.
spent all childhood in South St/ North Street ( next The Bell).
Remember the Baths (and underwater kiss with Angela (?) who lived in Pub in London road !!, Also recall livestock market (rear Woolworths)
And Saturday morning pictures at The Odeon.etc etc
Bryan Elphick
I went to Bishop SImpsons in Redhill 62-67, but left to work full time in Rhythms in Reigate in the record department with Eric Jones and a lady who's name slips my mind.(I think it was Pat?) I loved music and went on to manage my own shops for several years, but always looked back to my days in Reigate. Methodist youth club on Saturday nights and the coffee bar up Bell St the YMCA and the pubs lol
I lived in Redhill in the late 60s and early 70s. My family lived in Batts Hill,the hill behind the Monsoon Arms pub.My parents Pam & Arthur Brown managed the fish & chip shop along from the cinema. I worked at Automatic Tooling at The Holmethorpe Industrial estate. until I got pregnant. I use to go to the midnight movies and we use to cause a bit of harmless trouble.My Grandmother Rose Gainsford lived at Colesmead [ ...see more
The swimming baths were not Victorian they were opened in about 1935 and part of the new fire and police station. (The Reigate baths were in castle field road and these were old probably Edwardian).
I went there when they opened the Redhill baths when they were opened to show the public around. I was 8 yrs old so what impressed me were the boilers and the huge pile of coke to warm the water. I still have card that ...see more
I was born at Thornton house in 1942 lived around the corner in North Street next to The Bell.used to play in grounds of the ruined house at the rear.any of the Clements family still about ?also Robert Willis down the road.Scout master Heinz lived in Cromwell rd.remember 2weeks in camping punt Reading to Oxford and friend nicknamed' Bullfrog',love to hear if around .?am still local.
Just come across this site,so many memories ,the odeon,Market hall,animal Market,swimming baths etc but also worked at Cowleys ironmongers on Saturday's,delivered papers from nearby papers shop on Sunday's.went to st Mathews infants,juniors then Cromwell rd before 13plus.Was in st Mathews choir 1949-57 recall choir man called Bellchamber always seemed funny name for chorister.recall ' bunny Satchell,Peter ...see more
My father was the minister of Redhill Baptist Church, known as the Tabernacle (extreme right of picture) until it was pulled down in the late 1950s and a new church built on Hatchlands Road. While the new church was being built we held our services in the Coleman Institute. I was born in Redhill in 1954 and we lived in Ladbroke Road and I went to school at Frenches Infants, now pulled down. We moved to Godalming in 1962.
Hi Helen, I went to school with you at Bishop Simpson. I also remember Mary Geoghan and Margaret Fitzgerald, and also your sister Julia... I remember you did not like cooking meat during Housecraft (as they called it then... ). Do you remember that teacher that was South African? I don't remember her name, but she taught us a lot of things. Do you remember Linda Bell and Vanessa (I don't remember Vanessa's other ...see more
