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East Horsley, Guildford Lodge c.1960
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A mile or so west of Effingham, the Guildford road cranks past a medieval fairy-tale castle. These twin towers with conical roofs flank a gateway that now only leads to a 20th-century housing estate, but it once led to The Towers, which we can see in view H120058. Dating from about 1860, the gatehouse is a fantastical construction of flintwork walling with a welter of brick enrichment. It seems to have dropped in from the Rhineland - a most unexpected style in the heart of Surrey.

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A Selection of Memories from East Horsley

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. Here are some from East Horsley

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East Horsley In The Sixties
I grew up in East Horsley, where I attended St Martin's C of E Primary School. We had no car and we lived nearby so we always walked to the primary school and my mother walked to the shops on Bishopsmeade Parade. When Mum was at home we walked home for lunch and once she started work in a local insurance office, my sister and I lunched at the "Singing Kettle" on Bishopsmeade Parade, where she had once ...see more
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Thatchers
Picture #5. I spent my first years here(1941-1943) when it was owned by my mother's best friend Mimi Skidmore. My mother(Ceridwen Lesty) was an actress at the Farnham Playhouse.During the war they managed Thatchers as an officer's club for Americans. I used to have a picture of me on a tricycle in the backside of the house.
East Horsley, the Towers 1932
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Wedding
I was married at St Martin's Church on September 6th 1958, to Alan Haddrill. My maiden name was Crump and I lived in Surrey Gardens, Effingham Junction. The vicar was away so a replacement came from, I think, Clandon. He was late, and I arrived before he did! My father and I went in through a door at the front, under the tower, and my new husband and I emerged through the porch. There had been a huge thunderstorm ...see more
East Horsley, St Martin's Church c1955
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My Early Years
I was born in Sheepwash cottage in 1926 the year Tommy Sopwith left the Towers and it was turned into a girls colledge by Miss Maule and Miss Isaceson . My father had worked for Tommy Sopwith for many years at the Towers and he stayed on as estate foreman. We moved into the cottage horsley towers as most of the old estate was sold to the developers. The old back enterance became the front enterance, ...see more
East Horsley, the Towers 1932
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