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Living In Teddington 1950s To 1980s
We moved from 76 Princes Road in 1957 to the other end of Teddington, to 143 High Street, opposite Kingston Lane. My parents bought the house for about £1400 (yes fourteen hundred) as a refurb project. It still had ...Read more
A memory of Teddington
Collingwood School
I attended Collingwood from 1957 - 1960 and yes, the discipline was severe. I once looked out of the window as a fire engine went by and was punished with 6 of the best! Mr Kirby Birt was an odd character with a viscious ...Read more
A memory of Wallington by
Happy Hours Of Reading But Also Destruction.
So many hours of reading here in this library. The children's section was in the main door and to the right served by the 2 windows shown on the ground floor. I recall taking out every Arthur Ransome ...Read more
A memory of Wallington by
George Vi Sadness
I remember these shops so well from my childhood. The first on the left was a newsagent the next a baker at the other end of the Broadway was the post office. My brothers,my sister and I passed them every school day on our way to ...Read more
A memory of Beddington by
Memories Of Childhood
I was born 1943 in Purley Cottage Hospital, lived at 2 The Mount, christened at St Peters and taught at Woodmansterne Primary for a while. Walked to school via Hatch Lane and Rectory Lane and where they joined is, I think, ...Read more
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Living In Teddington
It's nice to see this old photo of Teddington where I lived, in Church Road, no 38.
A memory of Teddington in 1960 by
Woodville Road, Ham, Prefabs
My Family moved into the newly built Prefabs in Woodville Road when they were first opened up for occupancy. I can't remember what year it was. Does anybody know what the date was? The Prefabs were kitted out with a Fridge ...Read more
A memory of Ham by
Hackbridge And Its Schools 1950`s
I attended Hackbridge Kindergarten then Primary and later Elmwood High schools Left school at 14 , worked at Croydon Airport as a apprentice engineer for Mortons . I cant say I have good memories of Hackbridge ...Read more
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To School At Highview
This view from Plough Lane bridge was a daily sight for me and my 2 brothers and sister as we walked or later cycled home to Beddington from Highview school. [Another of Friths postcard shots]. The primary school was beyond ...Read more
A memory of Beddington by
Wandle Wanderer
This photo is looking towards the 1890 view of the snuff mills and the end of Bridges Lane. The footpath on the right connected to Beddington Lane and was our route to the park as children. The wall on the right was pock marked with ...Read more
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Nationally it may be best remembered as the home of Teddington Studios, the location for films and TV productions.
Before Teddington Lock was constructed in 1811, the river was tidal as far as Kingston.
As every schoolchild knows (or used to), the tidal Thames finishes at Teddington.
Tradition says that she gave away much of her fortune to the poor people of Teddington - she may have endowed the local almshouses.
The Thames is tidal as far as Teddington; many Londoners are fond of the sight of the water tumbling over the famous weir.
The motor launch 'Hurlingham' is negotiating the lock at Teddington. A
Teddington's population grew from around 1,000 inhabitants in mid-Victorian times to over 25,000 just a century later.
In South Teddington a mission church was formed in 1880, which later became St Mark's Church in the 20th century.
In South Teddington a mission church was formed in 1880, which later became St Mark's Church in the 20th century.
Teddington remained a rural farming area until the arrival of the railway in 1863.
Teddington was earlier called Todynton and Tuddington.
He died in 1761 and was buried at the church in Teddington.
Sometimes the recipients of charity had to wear badges; there were restrictions on owning dogs; and poorhouses and workhouses were often the destination of applicants (the Teddington parish tended to use
Sometimes the recipients of charity had to wear badges; there were restrictions on owning dogs; and poorhouses and workhouses were often the destination of applicants (the Teddington parish tended to use
Geddington is three miles from Kettering.
Contrast and compare this photograph with the 1950s images of Geddington, and you can see that the village has hardly changed at all in the intervening years.
Geddington is famous for its May Day tradition of distributing bread throughout the village.
Boughton House lies about one and a half miles to the south-east of Geddington.
Geddington, by-passed by the A43, is a delightful stone-cottaged backwater.
The Cross in Geddington's village centre was built in 1294 to commemorate Queen Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I.
Deddington is the village that was fictionally demolished by a crane in the TV series Blott on the Landscape.
Like Geddington, the village of Hardingstone is famous for its Queen Eleanor Cross, erected by Edward I in memory of his wife.
Rows of stone cottages surround the Cross in Geddington village centre, built in 1294 to commemorate Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I.
