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London Photographic Memories
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South East London Photographic Memories
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Central London Photographic Memories
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Memories of Sutton
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I lived in Sutton when I was a very young child and my mum had a very special friend that we visited most days. We knew here as Grannie Cairnes. I remember going there and I remember going to the market where they had a great big talking parrot that we used to feed, I remember really looking forward to that.... [more]
Shared on 18 January 2009
The Cheam Ladies Swimming Club used to train here in the winter months when the Cheam baths were closed. Pop Worsell was our coach and trained us. Fanella Webb and Pam Turner represented GB and I won county championships.
Shared on 05 June 2006
I have lived in The Ridgway for the last 42 years and many of these "Windebank" houses will shortly be celebrating their 100th Birthday. Has anybody any old photographs or matters relating this area from c1908 onwards?
Shared on 23 February 2008
I was born in Cedar Road maternity annexe in Sutton in 1956 and lived in Eaton Road for my first 10 years of life. One of my biggest joys was visiting the library that was situated in Manor Park in a house that I think may still be there, it was only small but was a wonderful old place. The War... [more]
Shared on 21 October 2008
My wife moved to Sutton 1950 aged 4, now aged 60 and living in Norfolk we are rekindling memories of such a warm and inviting town. Memories come flooding back. The railway station, the cinema, the old tree outside Trueforms where my wife worked for 10 years. We are seeking information and photos of what used to be Elm Grove and... [more]
Shared on 29 July 2006
Surrey memories
I lived on London Road near Lloyd Road from about 1946 to 1948 and then on Hemingford Road until 1952. Walked along London Road to Ridge Road School (Mrs. Clarke was my favorite teacher) and went to the Granada on Saturday mornings for sixpence or less. Tracy's Newspapers was a great place to buy sweets and there was a fish and... [more]
Shared on 12 October 2009
I grew up in Worcester Park but during rationing mum was registered at Sainsburys at North Cheam so we often used to walk there. I rode my tricycle in and out of the elm trees along the way. I only remember being in the Queen Vic once. It was New Years Eve 1971 and the place was so crowded you could... [more]
Shared on 14 March 2008
Surfing the net I came across this photo of the Queen Vic and the memories came flooding back. I lived in Morden and every Sunday evening I along with friends went to the Jazz club there. Mostly the music was provided by Mike Daniels but also Chris Barber played there. The club room was crowded with both us young revivalists jiving... [more]
Shared on 11 February 2008
Extracts From Sutton & Surrey books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Sutton, inspired by Frith photos.
To the east of the High Street there were several chalk pits: this was the biggest. It lies to the south of Carshalton Road, and east of the Congregational Church. The famous Len's specialist railway book and model shop was situated here in a ramshackle building, precariously poised above the pit. It was one of my frequent haunts in school lunch hours. The site is... [more]
This is an extract from Sutton Photographic Memories.
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The chapel was built in 1884 on the south side of Carshalton Road, but has since been demolished. After 1907, when the new church was built in Cheam Road, it ceased to be a church and bizarrely became the Sutton Hippodrome cinema. Later it became engineering workshops, before being demolished in the 1950s.
This is an extract from Sutton Photographic Memories.
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As befitted a growing Victorian town, the spiritual needs of the new citizens were vigorously addressed. Where once there were just a single crumbling, partly medieval, parish church and a small Wesleyan Chapel built in 1841, numerous churches of numerous Christian denominations soon sprang up. We have already seen All Saints in Benhilton, and this view shows the old parish church of St Nicholas, which did not escape the church building fervour -... [more]
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