Nostalgic memories of Teddington's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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At the time this photograph of the High Street was taken I was 15 years old. Not knowing then, I would be walking down this road some years later with my first girlfriend and now my wife of 51 years. Where the photographer was standing is where I would wait for the 605 trolley bus to take me to Kingston. The large white building just to the left was Lloyd's Bank where I opened my first account ...see more
Friday nights were something I would always looked forward to as it would be choir practice. My sisters and a few other girls were, I think, one of the first female choir members that I can remember. There was always a special feeling, singing with the full choir, and leading us was Mr Marshall who to me was the person who taught me to sing. But the person/persons who ...see more
It's nice to see this old photo of Teddington where I lived, in Church Road, no 38.
The gentleman fishing in the foreground is the late Mr Eric Sewell. He was a very keen fisherman and lived with his sister in a mansion flat in Twickenham Road overlooking Tough's boatyard. He was a very nice quiet man who always, when he was out of doors, wore a trilby hat and a light fawn coat whatever he was doing. I knew him for a long time and in the later years of his life he lost most of his ...see more