Cranleigh, The Pond 1906
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Village boys stand at the edge of the pond in Horseshoe Lane, which was used for washing carts - note the floating board. The buildings behind comprise Brown's butcher's shop and slaughter house, long since adapted to domestic uses.
An extract from Surrey.
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The Cricketfield Stores traded until about 1985 and then became 'Hot Ice' take away?
The old Railway Hotel previously occupied the adjacent timber-clad building to the south west of the Cranley Hotel before it closed its doors in 1910. It was then converted into 2 dwellings and a laundry in an adjoining barn. It is now 3 dwellings known as 1 (Oaklea), 2 and 3 Laundry Cottages.
Early this century it transferred to the present red-brick building with'Dutch' gables. The name of the Railway ...see more
My brother, Tim, was a paper boy at Kagans newsagents in mid 1960's. I was 7 or 8 at the time. I helped my brother do his round one day just for the fun of it. When we got back to Kagans news agent my brother picked up his pay. Mr Kagan, not wanting to leave me out, got my brother to buy me a bar of chocolate for helping him. If I remember correctly it was a Mars bar.
My father was part of the family business, H Freemantle and Sons, who were coal merchants for many years in Cranleigh. During the 1950's and 60's we had our office in the Old Bank House at the entrance to the railway station. I believe it was knocked down to build Stocklands in later years. This building was quite quaint, with its heavy timber door and beautiful, highly polished timber counter. ...see more
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