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 Kenley, Church 1903 (ref: 50539) |
Year: 1979
A late wedding
When we were living in Church Road, Kenley where the church is situated, we lived right next door at No 16. At the time a Reverend Edwards was the vicar and I used to be a cross bearer for Sunday Service. While were running the old folks home as previously mentioned, a couple, Bill Atterton aged 72 and Doris Cox aged 67, who were both residents at the home got married here. Bill, a widower, had been married before, but Doris who was also blind was still a spinster. It was very sweet and made the local press at the time. Last edited: 20/06/2008 16:22 by David Marshall |
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 Kenley, the Station c1965 (ref: K169030) |
Year: 1972
Going to work
When I was working for Nat West Bank in the 70s I used to travel on the train from Kenley Station every day to go up to Caterham and back. The up line terminates there while the downline goes via Purley to East Croydon and London, and I have stood on both sides of this platform hundreds of times waiting for the train to arrive. When I returned to Kenley in 1998 I found that apart from a lick of paint, it had not changed very much and probably has not now. Last edited: 20/06/2008 16:22 by David Marshall |
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 Kenley, Church Steps 1903 (ref: 50541) |
Year: 1978
These steps
When we were living in Church Road, Kenley where the church is situated, we lived right next door at No 16, at the time a Reverend Edwards was the vicar and I used to be a cross bearer for Sunday Service. While were running the old folks home as previously mentioned, a couple Bill Atterton aged 72 and Doris Cox 67 who were both residents at the home got married here. The steps in this picture are in Kenley Lane and are the back entrance to the churchyard. Where the two boys in the picture are was parallel with our back garden and there was many a time when my brother and I ran up and down these same steps. Last edited: 20/06/2008 16:23 by David Marshall |
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 Kenley, Godstone Road c1955 (ref: K169005) |
Year: 1998
Lived here twice
We lived here as a family from 1972 until 1985, where my parents ran an Old Folks Home, in Church Road. In 1998 I took a flat in Valley Road, Kenley for two years after the breakup of my marriage, before in 2000 following my parents down to Worthing where they both subsequently passed away in 2003 and 2005. Kenley was a very nice place to live, although running the business became very stressful for us as my dad over-extended himself. Last edited: 20/06/2008 16:24 by David Marshall |
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 Kenley, Oaks Way c1965 (ref: K169026) |
Year: 1949
54 Oaks Road
I lived at 54 Oaks Road Kenley from about the age of 18 months with my twin sister Pamela and our brother Roger who was three years older. My maiden name was Brookbank. I remember the back garden was very steep on several levels, and right at the top was a gate that led into the woods, and these woods eventually opened out onto a playing field. We used to play in the woods for hours as children, and were never frightened, and our mother didn`t have to worry about us in those days. My father had a large garden roller which one day crashed down the steep garden, gaining momentum and smashed his motor bike which was parked at the bottom! He built a large conservatory on the back of our house which seemed huge to a little girl, and I can still remember our mother putting us to bed every afternoon for a sleep, but of course we just played and messed around! I remember my father teaching my sister and I to ride a bike, a boy`s bike as it was our brothers. It was bright red, and as Oaks Road was very steep, he would put us on the bike and whoever was on it would ride it down the hill, but being unable to get back on it at the bottom, would have to push it back up! Another time I remember cycling down to the railway line and my brakes failed, so I came a cropper and cried all the way home. I can also remember the shops across the railway line, there was a sweetshop and a bakers and we would pass these on our way to school. I remember catching a double decker bus to school, but I don`t remember the school`s name or where it was. Maybe Purley? Our cousins lived around the corner at the bottome of Oaks Road, and I can still picture the roundabout at the bottom which had a lot of oak trees, and we use to play and climb the trees to catch the squirrels. Such happy memories and I think we lived there until about 1954. Posted: 10/03/2008 13:28 by Susan Beach |
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