Coulsdon
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- 35 photos on Coulsdon appear in 1 Frith books - View photos of Coulsdon
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Coulsdon memories
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Visiting as a child
My memories of Coulsdon are very vague as I live in Scotland.
My Father met a wonderful man named Bernard during the 2nd world war.who came from Coulsdon. Bernard was over 7 feet tall and this is the only thing I remember about him apart from his lovely nature.
We visited Coulsdon several times to live with Bernard and his family. I have a feeling it was army houses though I am not sure if this was the case. What I am sure of is that it remains in my memory as THE most wonderful place I have ever been to (and I have traveled a lot) We went for glorious walks along leafy lanes and everything was ...read more here
Contributed by Ailsa Marshall
Sunday School
I used to attend Sunday School clasees at this church, when we lived in The Drive Coulsdon from 1962 to 1965.
One day after church my Mum who had come to meet me,had an old holdall in which was the prettiest tortoiseshell kitten which we named Cindy.
Contributed by David Marshall
Surrey memories
Visiting as a child
My memories of Coulsdon are very vague as I live in Scotland.
My Father met a wonderful man named Bernard during the 2nd world war.who came from Coulsdon. Bernard was over 7 feet tall and this is the only thing I remember about him apart from his lovely nature.
We visited Coulsdon several times to live with Bernard and his family. I have a feeling it was army houses though I am not sure if this was the case. What I am sure of is that it remains in my memory as THE most wonderful place I have ever been to (and I have traveled a lot) We went for glorious walks along leafy lanes and everything was ...read more here
A memory of Coulsdon contributed by Ailsa Marshall
Sunday School
I used to attend Sunday School clasees at this church, when we lived in The Drive Coulsdon from 1962 to 1965.
One day after church my Mum who had come to meet me,had an old holdall in which was the prettiest tortoiseshell kitten which we named Cindy.
A memory of Coulsdon contributed by David Marshall
Extracts From Coulsdon & Surrey books
The Red Lion can be
traced back to 1680 and
stood alone until the
arrival of the railways
and Cane Hill Hospital.
This building, with
its splendid mansard
roof, was demolished
in 1927 to be replaced
by the present mock
Tudor public house now
awaiting demolition.
Note the brewery sign for
Watney, Coombe, Reid
& Co, the ornamental
lamps and weighing machine.
An extract from from"Coulsdon, Chipstead and Woodmansterne Photographic Memories".
A young girl with a pram stands outside the gates and vanished lodge house of Cane Hill Hospital, built in 1883.
The building in the centre, obscured by a tree, was at this time Coppard`s Temperance Hotel, a favourite haunt of cyclists.
New houses are appearing in the distance on Smitham Downs.
An extract from from"Coulsdon, Chipstead and Woodmansterne Photographic Memories".
The narrow hedge-lined
lane with unspoiled views
over the Brighton Road
valley remained until the
late 1920s when the lane
was widened and houses
rapidly appeared. The five-
bar gate marks the present
entrance to Hillside Road
whilst opposite is to-day`s
Stoneyfield Road. The lane
was a great favourite with
cyclists in the early 1900s.
An extract from from"Coulsdon, Chipstead and Woodmansterne Photographic Memories".
The Library and adjacent buildings on the left are of more recent date than those on the right because there was a regular
problem with flooding on this side of the road, caused by the local Bourne stream. The Library was opened in May 1936,
following the purchase of the land from the Southern Railway.
An extract from from"Coulsdon, Chipstead and Woodmansterne Photographic Memories".
A train on the Smitham railway bridge adds interest to this photograph
of the northern end of Brighton Road shopping area. Older readers will
remember the United Dairies shop on the corner of Malcolm Road, since
replaced by Waitrose. The tall building on the right is Lloyds Bank. This part
of Brighton Road is due to benefit from the construction of the Coulsdon by-
pass, commenced in 2004. It is many years since advertising was displayed
on the railway bridge.
An extract from from"Coulsdon, Chipstead and Woodmansterne Photographic Memories".