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Moving Of The War Memorial
Note in this photo that the war memorial has been moved back and the wall lowered. Flats have been built on the Banstead house site. You could always see the green houses over the high wall from the top of the 164a bus. The ...Read more
A memory of Banstead in 1956 by
Burgh Heath
My grandparents always considered that Burgh Heath was the best village to live in. At one time, it had two swimming pools, two tea rooms and pubs for locals to meet. One pub had a projection room and offered children a free Saturday ...Read more
A memory of Burgh Heath
Bassett House
The large oblong building on the left was Bassett House of which the ground floor was Waitrose. The Bassett Family lived at Hunters Lodge, Banstead and the three children grew up to represent England. Sheena in running and swimming ...Read more
A memory of Banstead in 1967 by
The Town I Grew Up In
This was the town I grew up in until I was 8. There is one day that stands out in my mind. My mother had been informed that the local fruiterer had oranges. His location was about half a mile from our house. England was still ...Read more
A memory of Edgware in 1949 by
Juvenile Wrecking Crew.
I think it mite have been one Sunday in 1954 (cos the plant was nearly deserted) when me, my older bro Roy and 2 or 3 other kids from Hart Lane wound up in the new car parking area of General Motors Vauxhall. As all the cars keys ...Read more
A memory of Luton
The War Years
I was born in Ryde in 1938 and when war broke out, my mother and myself moved in with my grandparents, Laurence and Lucy Stroud (nee Meecham) into what is now Wellwood Grange but in those days was just Wellwood. It was the home of the ...Read more
A memory of Binstead by
Binstead In The Big Freeze 1962 63
I was born in Newnham Road Binstead in 1955 and have happy memories of the freedom of living there. Being able to walk to Binstead school and walking alone to my godmother's farm (Newnham Farm) looking for bird's ...Read more
A memory of Binstead in 1963 by
The Grocers Next To Morgan's!
Born in 1939 and living in Banstead Road during the war, I have many memories of Purley, Croydon and Coulsdon. An alleyway ran from the High Street to the station, where I used to meet my father in the evenings from the ...Read more
A memory of Purley in 1940 by
A Cold And Dim Visit To Banstead Asylum
I cannot remember the exact year but it was very cold. I was a TV repair man at Raylec in the High Street and we had a call from a doctor living in a house at the Asylum. She complained that the picture on ...Read more
A memory of Banstead in 1961 by
Youthful Pranks In Binstead! 1958 1962
I am a 67 year old British citizen and have lived for over 40 years as a rock musician in Germany. I went to Ryde School in the 60s. After I left I was lonely living in London and used come back to the island ...Read more
A memory of Binstead by
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Situated on the high road between Cowes and Ryde, Binstead has views across the Solent to Spithead.
Binstead's original Norman church was built under the instructions of the abbot of nearby Quarr Abbey, who did not wish the peasants of Binstead to worship in his own chapels.
Situated on the high road between Cowes and Ryde, Binstead has views across the Solent to Spithead.
The Village c1955 Situated on the high road between Cowes and Ryde, Binstead has views across the Solent to Spithead.
The area around Binstead, particularly the waste tips of the old quarries, is a rich source of supply for the fossil-hunter.
The area around Binstead, particularly the waste tips of the old quarries, is a rich source of supply for the fossil-hunt- er.
The Victorian poet Horace Smith wrote these lines on leaving the village: 'Farewell, sweet Binstead!
The Victorian poet Horace Smith wrote these lines on leaving the village: 'Farewell, sweet Binstead!
Banstead station, on the branch line from Sutton to Epsom Downs station, opened in 1865.
North of Fir Tree Road and just beyond Banstead railway station is Cuddington Park Golf Course; the name is a reminder of the parish and village of Cuddington, which was cleared for Henry VIII's Nonsuch
This scene is of Banstead Downs, which are actually outside Sutton's boundaries, south of Belmont station.
In the gabled building was either Harry Benstead or William Terry, saddlers, followed by the Swan, run by Mrs Mary Newberry.
Much of Banstead High Street was rebuilt during the 1920s with a series of shopping parades.
The sinuous valley of the Tattenham Corner branch- line threads its way through the contours at the foot of Banstead Downs on the right.
The 12th Earl of Derby had often stayed at his uncle’s house in Banstead, the Oaks; as he was a keen sportsman, there was talk of his funding a new stakes for horse racing.
Modern excursion boats are diesel rather than steam, and have propellers instead of paddle wheels.
Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.
Today, instead of being a hospital, it is now known as Bakewell Cottage Nursing Home.
There are now two grandstands in the middle distance instead.
It was Jenyns, in fact, who gave up his place on the Beagle to allow Darwin to go instead.
The slopes below Banstead Wood make a fine vantage point above Outwood Lane meandering on its way towards Kingswood.
Originally founded for ladies in the autumn of 1890, the club admitted gentlemen to membership within a year, and from a tin hut close to Banstead Railway Station it moved to this site in Burdon Lane nine
Barnt Green is a rare village in this series in that instead of the number of shops on the main street declining, here they have actually increased.
It became instead the city's main route from north to south.
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