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Being born at Stanwell Moor living there
The year I was born at Ashford Hospital my mother and father were tenants at the Hope public inn. June and John Nicholson and June's mother Beatrice Porter lived there and brought me up. Mrs Porter had once lived at Cheltham Villas, then the Hope pub. After 9 years here they moved to 130a Hithermoor Road for 10 years and then 19 Benen-stock Road for 10 years which is where I married my husband from, and we were married in Stanwell Church on the green. If anyone is reading this who knew or remembers me or any of the family please email me. We are now living in Plymouth, Devon. Thank you. We have lots of fond memories.
Contributed by claire manville
Middlesex memories
Being born at Stanwell Moor living there
The year I was born at Ashford Hospital my mother and father were tenants at the Hope public inn. June and John Nicholson and June's mother Beatrice Porter lived there and brought me up. Mrs Porter had once lived at Cheltham Villas, then the Hope pub. After 9 years here they moved to 130a Hithermoor Road for 10 years and then 19 Benen-stock Road for 10 years which is where I married my husband from, and we were married in Stanwell Church on the green. If anyone is reading this who knew or remembers me or any of the family please email me. We are now living in Plymouth, Devon. Thank you. We have lots of fond memories.
A memory of Stanwell Moor contributed by claire manville
Memories of Stanwell
I am a Stanwellian but I have lived in Sussex for 40 years. My memories of the village are the large mansion in Oaks Road almost opposite the entrance to the recreation park, now sadly owned by the airport! I was born at 1 Hymans Cottage, Oaks Road, long since pulled down. There was a large mansion as you go oout of the village towards the moor, right on the bend, it was called Stanwell Place, we kids back then called it Stanwell Palace, reason being it was formerly owned by the King of Iraq. We believed it was used as a meeting place by Winston Churchill during the war, like everywhere else pulled down after falling into disrepair, became a ...read more here
A memory of Stanwell contributed by darryll seabourne
Near ''The Lammas
1954-1959, say?? Perhaps earlier too. This section of the River looks v. close to the area off the top of Thames or Bridge Street (?) known as The Staines "Lammas". A number of pools and play areas, with a swimming pool set into the River itself. Such a trek by 'bus to get there. I don't think anyone would do it today. But we did and we thought it a wonderful treat.
Although there were many hardships for most families, at least Mother wasn't a slave to technology or guilt. Part of her 'work' was to take us out and about. To enjoy life with us wherever possible. A 'takeaway' was occasional Fish and Chips or a 'bag' of hot ...read more here
A memory of Staines contributed by Olivia R-S
Extracts From Stanwell Moor & Middlesex books
Although still labelled Dunton’s, the ferry and boat-building business now belongs to the Davy
family. Sailing dinghies were becoming popular, and sailing clubs were established on both sides of
the river. The number of small cruisers moored on the opposite bank indicates the increasing use of
motor boats for pleasure from this time onwards.
An extract from from"Weybridge Town and City Memories".
This shows both sides of the river. The punt crossed the Thames to a slipway to the right of Dunton’s
boathouse, and the fare was 1d. Thence it was a short walk to Shepperton Lock, where one could watch
the progress of craft up and down the Thames to Chertsey or Walton. The beach in the foreground seems
to be a result of inadequate dredging. It provided extra space for spectators when regattas took place.
An extract from from"Weybridge Town and City Memories".
The Eyot (meaning island) is called after Richard D’Oyly Carte; he strengthened the banks of a small
island in the River Thames below Shepperton Lock, and built this large house upon it in 1889. It was
intended that the building would act as an annexe to the Savoy Hotel in London, which D’Oyly Carte
owned; but no licence was granted, so the house came to be used as a private residence.
An extract from from"Weybridge Town and City Memories".
These pillars are situated about halfway between the Thames and the town. They were originally part of the Portmore Park estate, which
belonged to the Duke of Norfolk in the 17th century. By the 19th century the mansion was in ruins, and the estate was bought by Peter
Locke King in 1861. The pillars were acquired by a Mr Ward, who bought Clinton House and land opposite in 1882. When the roads on
the Portmore estate were adopted by Weybridge UDC in the 1890s, following extensive house building, Mr Ward presented the pillars to
the council on condition that they were preserved as we see them in the photograph.
An extract from from"Weybridge Town and City Memories".
This view of the parish church is from the north-west. The build-
ing on the right is the Midland Bank; between it and the church-
yard is a narrow passage, now called Church Lane, leading to the
south door of the church. The churchyard was full by the 1870s,
so additional cemetery space was bought and chapels erected in
Brooklands Lane in 1876. There are several interesting monuments
in the churchyard; some of them remain from the earlier church,
when they would have been inside the building. Among these is
the vault, surrounded by railings, containing the remains of the
Duchess of York, buried in 1820.
An extract from from"Weybridge Town and City Memories".