Chessington, North 1952
Photo ref:
C221046
Photo ref:
C221046
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Memories of Chessington, North 1952
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The land opposite the shops in the picture was used by a visiting fair in the summer,because it was so boggy the used railway sleepers to put under their rides, in the winter the land used to flood and my brother and I used to punt the sleepers over the water,only about a foot at the deepest point, great fun.
This area played a large part in my early life in the late 40s - early 50s. I lived nearby till I was 10yrs old and then I still walked by to go to Moor Lane Junior mixed school and to Brownies on a Friday evening.
We would meet Brown Owl from the station and walk passed these shops, then the open ground where there were lots of hawthorn bushes and a woodyard. Here Dad would buy timber and the rope and hooks for my ...see more
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