Ashtead, The Street 1950
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Memories of Ashtead, the Street 1950

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Ashtead, The Street 1950

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This photograph brings back memories of my very happy childhood in Ashtead between 1944 and 1964 when I went off to join the met Police and live in London. In particular, the shop on the extreme right was Baldwins an old style personal service grocers that my Father Frank Simmons used to manage. He let me work there as a young teenager and I learned the basics of working for a living and being part of a team. He ...see more