Tongham, Cross 1921
Photo ref:
69942
Photo ref:
69942
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Parts of Tongham still have a rural feel, especially at the crossroads. The White Hart pub (right) still stands on the corner, but this row of ramshackle shops on the left, that once included a draper's, a tobacconist and a motor-garage and cycle works, have now all gone.
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A Selection of Memories from Tongham
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 Tongham
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I have fond memories of driving through Tonghan on the way to the Stock Car track. Henrys Hotdogerie wonderful between races.
I was born in Tongham 1947.
I remember going to Tongham Church School before the school in the Cardinals was built. Also walking up Pole Road and seeing just trees and fields there.
I spent a lovely childhood there with my parents and family and also making friends with people on the new Cardinal estate. The local policeman at that time was Lee but cannot remember his first name. He had 2 sons. Jo Smith took over ...see more
My family moved from Woking to Tongham in 1942 into Springpond Cottage in Grange Road - a farm worker’s cottage belonging to Ben Ceasar. Dad was a lorry driver delivering the farm’s vegetables. There was only cold running water and I remember Mum boiling kettles to fill the tin bath where we had to take turns in the same water! The toilet was a bucket in the outhouse and my job was to cut up squares of newspaper ...see more
We lived at Bridge Stores for several years during which time I went to the Infants and Primary School before going across the border to Heron Wood School. I remember playing in the Rec and making dens in the wooded area at the top. Each autumn we would dice with death by throwing sticks at the conker trees that were on the other side of the road by the BT depot. Dashing across the road to pick up any conkers ...see more
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