Frimley, Schools 1908
Frimley, Schools 1908 Ref: 59653
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 Frimley Green, Old Cottage 1906 (ref: 54907) |
Memories of Bedford Lane.
This cottage is in Bedford Lane. I lived in the house called Connemara which is still in Bedford Lane. My father Samuel Frederick Richardson and his brother George were both bricklayers. Both were demolishing the cottage and they were burning the thatch. My brother John was playing dare. He walked through the outer edge of the white ash and dared me to walk through the middle. Unfortunately I did and was very badly burned. Mother rushed round all the houses, collecting tea leaves to put on my legs. In those days people didn't empty their pots every brew. They just topped them up with a little more tea and hot water. To this day, I do not know where Mother got the idea of the tea leaves. It certainly worked. Just a few little scars and they are hard to find. After demolishing the cottage, they built a red briick pair of houses. A Mr Fairminer lived in the first of the pair. I went to school in Frimley Green with his son. Posted: 06/04/2006 16:20 by Mr Df Richardson |
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Year: 1954
Burrow Hill school A memory of Frimley Green, Surrey I was at Burrow Hill for 18 months, having been sent there because of poor conditions at home. It was the happiest time of my life. We lived in dorms that were built for wounded GI's during the war. They were built on stilts and had stable type doors. We used torches at night to move from building to building as there were no lights on the paths. Supper was a mug of cocoa and a thick slice of bread and dripping. For a boy from a London slum it was heaven! I would love to hear from anyone who was there about that time or has any photographs. Last edited: 12/11/2008 15:44 by Peter Savine |
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Year: 1940s
After the War A memory of Frimley Green, Surrey I lived at 257 Frimley Green Road- where Warrens' garage now stands - 1942 to 1954. There was an air-raid shelter on the Green which we watched being demolished. Every Nov 5th there was a gigantic bonfire on the Green, fired by paraffin donated by Percy Warren; squaddies would come down from Deepcut and add to the tumult, one year detonating the Gents at the Rose & Thistle. Whenever I'm in the south I have a wander round the village, which has changed remarkably little; even The Mons is still there (or was in 2006) run by Mr Clapshaw, later by Mr Heap, who was one of the few shopkeepers who didn't object (usually with good reason) to the village boys. My friends were Anthony Harrison, Geoffrey & Mervyn Ellis, Chris Dawes, the Warren twins, Ron ("Freckleface") Riley...any of them still alive? Last edited: 29/08/2008 15:21 by David Kearns |
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Year: 1954
Frimley Green memories A memory of Frimley Green, Surrey My Dad was Charles Cheyne, the village chemist in Frimley Green - famous for his cough medicine - the report in the local Camberley News when he died in 1963 reported "It was dark brown in colour and had no name. Word spread far and wide about Mr Cheyne's cough cure, and soon people were sending for his medicine by post from as far away as Gibraltar and Holland." My Mum was Joan Jarman - the local District Nurse, and one can only guess how she and my dad got together - bearing in mind their professions! I have lovely memories of living over the shop - and particularly our telephone number there - Deepcut 5! Dad had moved to Frimley Green in 1928 and opened his own chemist shop at 261 Frimley Green Road - it is still a Pharmacy today, but owned by a large chain rather than private. I would love to hear from anybody who remembers my Mum or Dad, and the time when Frimley Green was a real village. Last edited: 15/02/2008 12:48 by Elizabeth Keleher |
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 Camberley, London Road c1955 (ref: C12081) |
Year: 1960
1960s and prior -London Road Haunts A memory of Camberley, Surrey I was born in Bagshot but moved to Camberley in 1955 when I was 8. I attended York Town Primary School which was, and on checking the maps still appears to be, located on the other side of the London Road, a bit further down from what was once the Odeon cinema. Later on, like Gaynor Henderson (Smith), I went to France Hill School and in 1966 also married a soldier from the RMA. I moved to Australia in early 1973 shortly after my marriage failed and now live on North Stradbroke Island with my new partner. When we talk of our early years I fondly recall my old haunts along the London Road - the Blue Pool and waiting impatiently for opening day on the first of April each year then nearly freezing to death, the Cambridge Hotel and trad jazz nights in the room out the back, Moss Bros shop where as a child I'd press my nose against the window drooling over the saddlery, the Staff College stables I'd often make a detour to on the way home from school - I was horse crazy, visits to the library at the Council offices and the swings near the recreation grounds where fairs set up camp each year, the sweet shop opposite York Town Primary where I'd buy gob stoppers and sherbert dips, the Odeon Cinema - Saturday morning pictures and the sing-along and years later with boys in the back row, the Avenue and Globe pubs with their smoke-filled bars - great friends and mistletoe at Christmas, Roses Cafe where we'd finger jive to the juke box and make a coffee last 2 hours, the Duke of York Hotel where I had my first silver service dinner at age 18 - the waiter spoke in hushed tones and no-one else talked out loud - I'll bet it's different today! I also recall taking part in ballet and tap displays at St Michael's annual garden fete at the vicarage and Overs store where I would visit the fabric and wool sections with my Mum. She made all my ballet and school outfits because I was very tall and skinny (my nick name was Beanpole), and nothing bought would ever fit me! One last regular haunt was a great little shoe shop just up the ramp from the Frimley Road traffic lights - I spent a good share of my wages there each month but new shoes made me feel fantastic! Some things I know have definitely changed - the Blue Pool was filled in many years ago and turned into fancy apartments (my brother owned one), Overs is gone and the Odeon is no longer a cinema. Of my others haunts I have no recent knowledge, but I do still have great memories... Last edited: 26/01/2008 06:42 by Liz Schultz (nee Berry) |
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