Nostalgic memories of Worcester Park's local history

Share your own memories of Worcester Park and read what others have said

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.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 25 in total

My grandparents lived on the corner of Browning Avenue and Washington Road. Visiting in the '60s and '70s I remember that there was an Air Raid Shelter in the back garden, which was basically a concrete shed. Were these in all the gardens? and do any of them still exist?
I was Baptised, confirmed and married at St. Philip's Church. I also was a Brownie and a Guide and a Guider. Also a Sunday school teacher. I was very saddened at the news that the church had been pulled down. We lived at 23, Merrilands Road. My parents lived there for over 40 years.
I lived in Worcester Park for the first 4 years of my life, and continued to visit for another 12 years after that... and when staying with my grandmother would be sent up the street to get the daily shopping which would usually include Morleys bakery for a ''small danish'' or at the weekend a ''large bloomer'' which was then wrapped in tissue paper, just as they still do at the bakeries in Greece! 4 years ago I was ...see more
I was born december 1948 and lived at 63 washington road from 1950, I think. i went to cheam common school and then to nonsuch. My parents were jack and bessie mills, jack was a postman and the mills family also lived in caldbeck ave and longfellow road where I remember playing in the rec. neighbours I can remember from washington road include the whites, the harts, the dawkins, longmans who owned the ...see more
where are you sue mason ?
I remember the Bakers at the corner of Longfellow Road. My parents lived in Merrilands Road and my mother and I would do our shopping in Worcester Park and sometimes at North Cheam or even Sutton or Kingston! Fond memories.
I was married at St. Philp's, Worcester Park and we held the reception here on 8th August 1970. We had 100 guests and the large room was apply big enough. I remember that we had caviar!
John Morley was my great grandfather and I only met him a few time before we moved to Canada when I was six. He passed away in 1965, just before we left for Canada. Thanks for sharing your memories.
I was born in 1946 and lived in Caldbeck Avenue. When I was 6 on the way to Cheam Common School one morning I was running trying to keep up with a motorcycle and ran into this lamp post and split my head open. The motorcyclist put me in his sidecar and took me to St Anthony's Hospital where a nurse stitched me up and gave me a jelly baby for being brave - I still have the scar. My father grew exhibition ...see more
I lived as a child at 49, Washington Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, which I learnt to relate parrot fashion as a 5 or 6 year old in case I got lost. We had a black dustbin with the Number 49 on it, a monkey puzzle tree in the garden, and a neighbour was an "old" lady who made fireworks. Next door was a family with older boys who had a pet (dog or cat?) called "You know". Nearby were friends of my parents, ...see more