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Great Bookham, Lower Shott c.1955
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Memories of Great Bookham, Lower Shott c1955

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 Great Bookham, Lower Shott c.1955

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I have just discovered this wonderful website today and oh what memories come flooding back. I was born in Lower Shott in 1954 and lived there until I was about 23. I remember these shops so well. Being sent by my mum to get some cheese, I think it was from Mr Absaloms, and bursting into tears because everyone ignored me as they were waiting for my mum to come in and didn't realise that I had been sent ...see more
I lived in Lower Shott from my birth in 1968 until I got married in 1994, my parents Pam and Tony Read lived here until 2010 when they moved down to Felpham. My Mum was born in Bookham and lived down Keswick Road, my parents moved to 25 Lower Shott in 1966, she saw and remembers the many changes of the village. I remember Tony's (T Cox) the newsagent shop, the greengrocers, the grocers store cannot remember the ...see more
My Dad ran a grocers shop in this parade in the 60's.