Nostalgic memories of North Cheam's local history
Share your own memories of North Cheam and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.
Add a Memory!
It's easy to add your own memories and reconnect with your shared local history. Search for your favourite places and look for the 'Add Your Memory' buttons to begin
Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 18 in total
My friend and I now both 90 yrs old and still in daily contact! Although we live a long way from each other. My maiden name was Sheila Dwight and my friend's maiden name was Joan Byrn. We met age 5 yrs old at North Cheam infant school Molesly Drive North Cheam, then we went to the Junior School in Kingston Ave, a Mr Imber was headmaster. And then to Chatsworth Rd Girls School. Mrs Evans was headmistress and ...see more
I lived in Langley Avenue from my birth in 1950 until we moved in 1962. I remember childhood meals at the Queen Vic and the waitresses saying I had better table manners than some of the businessmen. I went to school at Park Farm infant and junior schools and still remember friends names among the other kids there who lived on the Park Farm estate. I wonder how life has turned out for them?
Moved to London Road near Lloyd Road around 1946. Lived over a hardware store near Tracy's News Shop. Went to Ridge Road School in Miss (or Mrs) Clarke's class. Later moved to Hemingford Road and went to a boys school somewhere near Priory Road. Learned to swim at the Baths. Good friend was David Feather. Walked to cinema every Saturday with sixpence in pocket. Caught the 156 bus at corner of London Road and Wordsworth ...see more
I remember the small grocers in North Cheam with the terrazzo floor called Sainsburys. We used to go in and get the ham sliced with a machine, cheese sliced with the wire and leave my sister outside in the pram! I remember the tiled floor! I also remember Tesco, where my mother bought some mouldy cheese... we never shopped there again. I lived in Wordsworth Drive as a kid, we moved to Cornwall Road when I was 11. I went ...see more
I lived in Hamilton Avenue and went to Park Farm primary and junior school as did my three younger sisters. I then went to Epsom County Grammar School, as it was then known, after passing the 11-plus in 1948.
After working in London when I Ieft school in 1953, I worked in Croydon on the Croydon Advertiser newspaper before emigrating to New Zealand in 1963. After writing a memoir of my working life as a foreign ...see more
I lived in North Cheam from when I was born (1951) until 1972. When I was young I remember shopping in Sainsburys with my mum. There was a beautiful tiled floor and the counters ran along both sides. There was a separate queue for each type of produce and the ladies all wore hair nets. I think there was a cash office where you paid for all your shopping. This shop was in the London Road, SW of the ...see more
My sister Audrey and I moved to St Margarets Ave North Cheam about 1935 our maiden name was Dwight.We both went to Park Farm Infant School and junior school in Kingston Ave then to Chatsworth Rd Secondary School.
I married Colin Ashe he also went to Chatsworth Rd school, We were married at St Dunstans Church Cheam Village in 1951.almost 64 Years ago.
Colin and I met at Cheam Youth Club when I was ...see more
I lived in Watson Avenue from 1939 to 1963 and went to Park Farm Infant and Junior School - then I had a year in Chatsworth Road and then went to Nonsuch until 1956. I remember the jazz club in the Queen Vic on Sunday evenings and going to what I think was a Working Mans Club or a Residents Club near Mossville gardens in Morden with my brother, Geoff Harris. My mother did a weekly shop in Frosts (like a ...see more
We lived on Malden Road and I went to Chatsworth Infants and Juniors, then Nonsuch Grammar for Girls in 1955. There was a crowd of us used to meet at Priory Road shops and by the fish and chip shop. We went to Park Farm youth club run by Mr and Mrs Mills, we had activities and played netball at other clubs. We had records to play there on the social evenings; names I remember were Madelaine ,Janice ...see more
I lived in Caversham Avenue in the 1960's near Janet, Heather, Pauline and Lorraine. I used to go to Cheam Park Farm Infants School and also Cheam Park Farm Juniors. Each Saturday morning my sister Frances and I would walk up to the Granada cinema via the sweet shop in London Road. We would get about sixpence worth of penny chews and then we would go to the Saturday Morning Pictures. It cost sixpence to ...see more