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The village is also known as Okewood Hill (or Okewoodhill). The name derives from a local stream called the Oke. This photo is of the Punchbowl Inn - the location of the Boxing Day Meet of the Surrey Union Hunt.

A memory of Okewood Hill in 1900 by Gary Crouch

Is there a photo of the original pub.? We lived a few yards away on Kingston Road. The old building had two bays with the door in the middle. It opened on to the road and the bus stop was right outside the front ...Read more

A memory of Ewell in 1900 by Chris Bragg

My great grandfather was Enoch Williams at one time Superintendent of the Fire Station at 1 High Street. He went to Bridgnorth from Gt Whitley in 1894. I have photos of the fire crew of ...Read more

A memory of Bridgnorth in 1900 by Sue Oliver

My mother, Madge Ward was born at 10 Windsor Road, 5th Jan 1904, daughter of William Ward (Builder) and Margaret (nee Morrison). Madge was christened in St James Church, Coundon 18th Feb 1904. Always thought that ...Read more

A memory of Leeholme in 1900 by Sylvia Fayers

Does anyone know anything about the Bowra family or Raven family? They lived in Longley Road in the late 1800s and 1900s until 1957. The family consisted of Henrietta Bowra, Leonard, Herbert, Sydney and Kate. Kate had a daughter ...Read more

A memory of Tooting in 1900

My grandfather with his family moved to Caterham and appeared on the 1891 census as living in Beechwood Road. The census also detailed that my grandfather at the age of 13 was a railway booking clerk. Does anyone know if I ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1900 by Heather Thompson

Hi all, I am trying to trace my family, does anybody know of the Union Infirmary? I think it was a poor house. Any info or pics would be gratefully recieved.

A memory of Croydon in 1900 by Steve Lane

My grandfather George Edwin Webber served on this ship between 1st November 1895 and September 9th 1897. He may have actually been on board as this photo was taken. He was also on the HMS 'Belleisle' which was stationed ...Read more

A memory of Kingstown in 1900 by Christine Whittaker

My grandfather Thomas Edwin Mantle had a grocery and creamery in Newgate Street. He died before I was born but strangely my father Herbert Clayton eventually had his own store in Newgate Street, it was called H Clayton ...Read more

A memory of Bishop Auckland in 1900 by Marion Klein

Responding to Judi Parry's memory of visiting Johnshaven and her mother's surname of Low, I hae a single census record (1901) of my great uncle David Low at the age of 19 being a blacksmith apprentice at the blacksmith's bothy, ...Read more

A memory of Johnshaven in 1900 by James Mc Carthy