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 Cranleigh, view on the Common 1904 (ref: 51313) |
Year: 1900s
Mercer in Cranleigh
The low building to the right was the shop of George Mercer - Bootmaker, the building on it's right with the large chimney was the home of my Great Grandfather Henry Mercer who expanded into 2 then 3 of the cottages as his family grew ( 10 children). Henry worked on the opposite side of the common at the woodyard. The man in foreground with the horse is probably Mr Stemp, groundsman for both Cranleigh School and Cranleigh Cricket Club. My Grandfather Albert (Jack) Mercer later took over his job and moved from the common to a tied cottage "Barnside" near Cranleigh School lower fields. The war memorial in Cranleigh includes the name E.A. Mercer, son of Henry Mercer (Edward Allan Mercer) who was killed age 17 in the Royal Navy in what was dubiously called the Live Bait Squadron on one of 4 ships sunk that morning by a German U boat. Last edited: 18/07/2007 10:07 by Alan Mercer |
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 Cranleigh, Village Hall 1933 (ref: 85566) |
Temporary school
Cranleigh (Junior) School was hit by a V1 rocket at 9 am on a Sunday morning during the Second World War. The following day we started using the Village Hall for lessons. I remember sitting cross-legged on the floor as there was insufficient seating. Had the rocket fallen 24 hours later, the death toll would have been very high indeed. Posted: 11/06/2007 20:45 by Gerry Warrington |
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