Fetcham, Footbridge Over River Mole c.1955
Photo ref:
F168007
Photo ref:
F168007
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Memories of Fetcham, Footbridge over River Mole c1955
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One summer afternoon, aged about 10, I was playing on and around this bridge with a group of boys. I was a bit of a tomboy! Some of the older boys decided to jump off the bridge and then jeered that I wouldn't be able to do this because I was a girl. How wrong they were! I don't think my mother was too pleased when I arrived home somewhat muddy as I recall... My name was then Maureen Diwell - I wonder if any of those boys are fans of Frith's?
My family, the Whitehouses, moved to Mole Road, Fetcham c1956 and as children my sister and our friends spent many happy hours playing 'down the river'. I remember the rickety bridge, frequently with more than one plank missing, swimming, and riding bareback through (sometimes jumping) The Splash to the blacksmith at Prewitts Farm (the older brother working the bellows with his elbow & spitting into the ...see more
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