Camberley, London Road And Odeon Cinema c.1955
Photo ref: C12081
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Photo ref: C12081
Photo of Camberley, London Road And Odeon Cinema c.1955

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Here we see the Osnaburgh Parade, with the Odeon Cinema, next door to Overs shop. When it opened as the Regal in 1932, the first film shown starred Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge in 'Jack's the Boy'. The road stretches towards Camberley.

Memories of Camberley, London Road and Odeon Cinema c1955

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I remember while at school with a 20 min walk to the church and or to the cinema to see the first showing of Disney's fantasia then walk back to school those were the days I was staying in the school from about 1964 to 1969 I met Sam kid on the green just past the cinema got his signature, best years of my life and I am 65 soon. it's really good I remember lots of thing that come back to me some names from ...see more
remember the cinema on the london road camberley loved going ther
My memories of the boathouse and lodge is of my grandfather, Henry Philip Husted, also know as The Admiral. He coached the Cadets rowing eight teams where they took part in the Regatta's at Henley and Marlowe. My grandmother also used to stay with him during the daytime at the lake. I often used to take walks in the College grounds in the 50's and early 60's. My grandfather is buried in the College ...see more
I was born in Bagshot but moved to Camberley in 1955 when I was 8. I attended York Town Primary School which was, and on checking the maps still appears to be, located on the other side of the London Road, a bit further down from what was once the Odeon cinema. Later on, like Gaynor Henderson (Smith), I went to France Hill School and in 1966 also married a soldier from the RMA. I moved to ...see more