Nostalgic memories of Chaldon's local history

Share your own memories of Chaldon 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.

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I was born in Caterham hospital 19th April 1939 and lived at Cherrywood, Rook Lane, Chaldon until about 1952 when we moved to Bognor Regis. My father was Fred Fishlock who was quite active in social events. I went to St P&P village school where there were about 30 pupils and two teachers. The head was Miss Healey. I was at Caterham school for a couple of years before going to Chichester High School. Does anyone know ...see more
We moved to Chaldon from Purley in 1963 to live at 20 Roffes Lane in Little Bindles, which was the middle of three thatched cottages built in the 1920s by a builder to live in with his houskeeper one side and his parents the other. It was to showcase his skills as an architect and builder. The Batemans lived there before us and next door at number 18 lived Katherine and David Ring and Julie and ...see more
I first visited Chaldon in the summer of 1946. My parents and I lived in Colindale, NW London in a rented house, at the end of the war the owners, who had lived downstairs, moved to Chaldon, and lived in the small bungalow named 'Valley View' at the end of Leazes Avenue. In 1946 my parents and I visited for the first time and in subsequent years would enjoy a summer holiday 'In the country'. We ...see more