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Map of Surrey
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Runfold books (30 available)
Camberley Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Camberley Pocket Album
Paperback
Surrey Living Memories
Paperback
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Surrey memories
The Abbey Moor Park & the ghost of Jonathan Swift.
I went to Farnham art school in 1968-1971, and at that time, Moor Park was used as a conference centre, available for hire, and inclusive of staff and an elderly chaplain called Dr Bird. As you know, Moor Park was the first place Jonathan Swift worked at when he arrived in England, and he was secretary to Sir William Temple. We had a conference there over a period of days, and - as we were warned - something strange always happened at these events. Our one involved a sort of mass-hysteria which was amusingly disruptive. We all blamed Dean Swift for these events afterwards.
The whole area encompassing Waverley Abbey, Stella's Cottage, Mother Ludlam's Hole, Father Foote's Hole and Moor ...read more here
A memory of Waverley contributed by First name Last name
All my growing years
I remember growing up in the village of Tongham, met my husband and still going strong. Prepared for many years of memories from school to moving, still visit occasionally, hasn't changed too much except for new builds. The cardinals remains virtually untouched. 1974-1988
A memory of Tongham contributed by jacki gatfield
Tongham shops
I remember going into all these shops when I was a toddler. I loved watching the sugar and flour being taken from bags stood on the floor or counter. Everything was in sacks or bags and on display. It was so interesting going shopping back then taking our time in each shop catching up on the village news. What a lovely time to grow up in!
A memory of Tongham contributed by Penelope Dale
St Christopher School
Hi my name is Noreen and I lived in Farnham for quite a few years. I was actually born in Ash. As you go past the library, from the town centre, there used to be a private school called St Christopher, where I worked for a good few years. I started as washer up but progressed to main chef. Sadly the school closed in 1999. I had many happy memories of Farnham and working there.
A memory of Farnham contributed by noreen simons
Extracts From Runfold & Surrey books
The two cyclists appear to
be freewheeling along the
road through Runfold. It was
once one of Farnham’s hop-
growing villages, and poles
for the bines can be seen on
the far left. Sand has been
extracted from these parts
for many years, and the vast
pits are now being filled with
waste material.
An extract from from"Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories".
Three of Church Street’s five pubs are in this photo - the Corn Meter extreme left, the Star
centre left, and the Live and Let Live just beyond the archway on the right. The arch led to
the rear of the Angel Hotel yard, owned at that time by John Jasper Taylor, who also had a
temperance hotel, Deanery House, further down Church Street.
An extract from from"Godalming Town and City Memories".
In Edwardian days cyclists frequented Godalming, especially at weekends. There was a demand
for teashops, and Church Street had three - one is on the left here. Also very popular was the
sending of picture postcards, which served people much as the telephone does today - Eatons
paper shop, on the left, claimed to have the largest selection.
An extract from from"Godalming Town and City Memories".
During the coaching era the need to re-shoe horses must have
made the blacksmith essential. The forge in Godalming was
situated very centrally, in Pound Lane, where Record Corner is
now. In the 1860s the smith added to his business by opening a
beerhouse, appropriately named the Three Horseshoes, next to the
forge. Also nearby was a whitesmith, Mr H Lewer who was also a
gasfitter and electrician.
An extract from from"Godalming Town and City Memories".
One suspects that Frith’s photos of the river shown on these pages may have been
commissioned by Mr Leroy to sell to his customers - he appears in this one too, in a
Canadian canoe, fashionable at the time. The camping ground was just to the east of the
boathouse. Though camping was already enjoyed, Baden-Powell’s book ‘Scouting for boys’
was published in the same year, and may have increased its popularity.
An extract from from"Godalming Town and City Memories".