The Shoe Box

A Memory of Knaphill.

Wow. The pictures bring back so many memories. I was born and bred in Woking and my family owned The Shoe Box in Knaphill. Originally my grandfather Albert Cook gifted the shop to his friend Phyl (my siblings and I affectionately called her auntie Phyl). I have memories of getting all our shoes there, although it was very old fashioned. It also serviced Brookwood Hospital until Tesco arrived! In the late 80's and early 90's my mum, Margaret Cook, took over when Phyll retired. My parents eventually sold it to the fish and chip shop. I went to church at The Holy Trinity where my mother and father had met in the choir and can remember going to a youth club there too. I now live in Suffolk with my husband and family, but regularly return to visit my family who now live near Guildford.