Kingston Upon Thames, The Thames c.1955
Photo ref:
K32038
Photo ref:
K32038
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A Girl Guide troop is enjoying the sunshine on the riverbank upstream of the bridge. As earnings grew after the Second World War and holiday entitlements increased, there was time to enjoy the simple pleasures of the non-tidal Thames.
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A Selection of Memories from Kingston Upon Thames
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 Kingston Upon Thames
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Bentalls was a big shop, especially if like me you'd grown up in small villages & army bases. I can remember seeing a bespoke luxury car being parked between the escalators.
Not having a TV at my aunts house in Raynes Park, where we were living for a few years, Cup Final day would see me catching buses to Kingston. That was, I think, the only day they would have the volume turned up on the demo ...see more
I remember being fascinated by these as a child in the 60's - was like the hall of mirrors at a funfair as they distorted your reflection!
There used to be an intriguing facade of an old vicarage built into the side of Bentalls, this was unfortunately lost when the place was structurally altered to make a shopping mall. I assume being a facade it wasn't under same protection as a complete ...see more
Started school at st peters infants i think it was Hawks rd .it wasnt far from cambridge gardens .my father was Philip Healey and mother was Vera Healey (nee Butler)Dad was an engineer in various places and my gran had house in youngs buildings .
I was born in Kingston in 1946 and moved with my parents to Bookham in 1961. My family connections to Kingston go back centuries and I am having great fun tracking them back. I am sure many people will remember my father who was Percy Parslow. He worked in the Jewellers and Siversmiths in the High Street from the age of 15 until we moved. He was well known among the market stallholders and also as being ...see more
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