Ewell, Kingston Road c.1960
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Photo ref: E45020
Photo of Ewell, Kingston Road c.1960

A Selection of Memories from Ewell

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 Ewell

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My relations lived in number 24 Shortcroft Road my father grew up in that house as with his father sisters and a brother Eric my grandfather used the Jolly Wagoners a lot and when I came along and old enough I spent a lot of time in Shortcroft Road and playing football with the boys one of them you may remember David Cooperwe all went to Dantree Road school played in the Rec as we called it my cousin and ...see more
shops more independent no yellow lines
I lived in Ewell as an american child. I remember a small tuck shop, a confectionary and the pub Toby (I think that's what it was called). I still remember the half curtains that effectively prevented me as a child from peering into the pub; but I remember the browns in the pattern of the curtains and an old toby mug. Looking at the pictures of the village of Ewell, it's bigger than I remember
The Jolly Waggoners was situated on the corner of Beggers Hill and Shortcroft Road. I lived with my family at number 28 just around the corner. My early memories were my dad, brother and I going down to the pub on a Sunday to play darts and sip my shandy while mum prepared Sunday dinner. I was about fifteen when I dated the youngest daughter of the landlord and recall building a model glider in their living room. I ...see more