New Malden, High Street c.1960
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A contrast of building styles greets the eye as Late Victorian Queen Anne meets neo- Georgian from the 1920s, and early 1950s severity jostles with 1930s mock- Tudor on the left. New Malden had a spurt of building expansion after the railway arrived here in 1847.
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Memories of New Malden, High Street c1960
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. These memories are of New Malden, High Street c.1960
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I spent the first 25 years of my life from 1943 to 1968 growing up in Kings Avenue New Malden. I went to Burlington Road School and at one stage was taught by Mr. Cook. His discipline was renown for the use of the board rubber and pulling the offender to the front of the class by a few hairs. However I learnt well from him. I can remember his teaching of perspective. He made sure I knew how to spell "necessary" I had to ...see more
I lived at 19 Amberwood Rise, New Malden 1964-1970 with my parents. Before that we lived above the
What O café , next to Champions Timer. I went to Bushey Junior School then on to Burlington
Secondary School. Both my older sister and I used to work in New Malden High Street, I worked
at Luxton Andrews, and my sister at Multi Broadcast. We used to get our lunch from the Wimpey Bar,
the Sandwich shop. ...see more
I used to live at the What O Café shannons corner in 1960 ish. My father was the fitter for
Champions Timber Yard. I used to go out on the lorries when they delivered.
Robert used to work with my Dad.
We then moved to Amberwood Rise New Malden until 1970.
I used to work at Luxton Andrews New Malden for the Andrews Brothers. My big sister worked
for Multibroadcast TV rentals, we used to go to the Wimpey bar in the ...see more
Hi. I was born in 1945, Barbara Campbell Arbuckle at Northcote Road. My family's name was Arbuckle and my grandfather was a police man at New Malden police station with a picture of the generations of Arbuckle s that where all policeman. My father had five brothers and four sisters. My father's name was William Joseph Arbuckle. I am not sure of all their names.
I remember cows coming down the ...see more
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