Sunbury, From Weir Hotel 1890
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A Selection of Memories from Sunbury

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 Sunbury

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We often went to the 'Beach' on the banks of the Thames, near to the swimming pool in the 1950's. My Aunt DeDe , My Mam and Cousins, Billy & Keith Taylor' ,they lived in The Avenue' and my siblings would spend the day swimming in the River. A Picnic of Sandwiches and Welsh Bake stones and it was lovely. Now and again we would go into the swimming pool -but we had to pay so it was the River for ...see more
I left the School in the Summer of 1957 - does anyone remember Rosemary and Colin? We went to see the Opera 'Madam Butterfly' in London. Carol Storey
I attended St theresa’s Convent from when I was 9 in 1954 until I left the summer I was 16 in 1961. I knew many girls who’s names are now long forgotten but those I do remember like Allanah Bagnall PhillipaWooldridge Philippa Bouwens I did keep in touch ever since including Pauline Robbins. Along the way some have died like Phillipa Bouwens and Susan Taylor and Doreen Chapman but I remember the school with affection and ...see more
My main memory was Mr Saxtey smelling of Old Spice in the morning Neil Fegan