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Old Malden, the Pond c1955
Old Malden, the Pond c1955 Ref: o140336
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 Teddington, the Lock c1955 (ref: t19007) |
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 Lough'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. Posted: 06/04/2006 15:39 by Mr B Thompson |
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 Twickenham, Richmond Road c1955 (ref: T91013) |
Year: 1910s
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 this. It was also called "The Fleapit". The Billiard Rooms were built on that site. I believe they have now gone. Mum's 94 yrs old. Last edited: 08/08/2007 11:13 by Elizabeth Mann |
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Twickenham, Richmond Road c1955 (ref: T91013) |
Year: 1955
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! Last edited: 16/07/2006 02:40 by Des Adams |
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Year: 1940s
Pubs in Hampton Wick
If the pub was in High Street, Hampton Wick, could it have been: The Forester's Arms, the Railway Tavern, The Rose and Crown, The Swan, The White Hart, or perhaps The Old Kings Head at the end of Sandy Lane.? Posted: 01/08/2007 09:24 by Elizabeth Mann |
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Year: 1957
My Quality Time Spent In Hampton Wick !
I was stationed at Bushy Park with the U.S. Air Force from 1957 to 1960 and I have many memories of Hampton Wick, most good but some not so good. I never ever thought I would forget the name of our favorite pub and taxi service but alas I did. We would walk down town and congregate there at the pub. If I needed to get from point A to point B, all I had to do was call for my car. It was really great. I really did love the lady that owned the pub and was sad when I left, we both shed a little tear. She was special to me. I loved that area and did think about taking my discharge there but my parents needed me at home so I had to go. I can only feel sorry that I did not get more pictures of the area. I had a difficult time adjusting to civilian life upon returning home and really, really missed all my friends at Hampton Wick. Last edited: 24/05/2007 16:57 by Thomas Cook |
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