Chertsey, The Pond 1908
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Photo ref:
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This Thames-side town was once famed for its abbey, now almost entirely vanished; its stone was used for the building of Hampton Court. This idyllic view shows a once-familiar sight, horses having well-earned break from pulling their carts.
An extract from Surrey.
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Memories of Chertsey, the Pond 1908
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 Chertsey, The Pond 1908
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The boys home was an awful place but I remember falling in love with a blonde haired angel who like me, attended Stepgates School. Her name was Gillian Vincent and I still have a photograph of her tucked away somewhere. After this romance ended, I fell for Josephine Roake of Station Rd, Chertsey and later, for her her elder sister Josephine, with whom I corresponded briefly after leaving ...see more
This picture is of the pond near the junction of Pound Pond Road and Abbey Road in Chertsey. As a child I would walk pass this area on my way to school, but the 'pond' was more like a muddy ditch!!
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