Nostalgic memories of Nork's local history

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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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Displaying Memories 11 - 14 of 14 in total

It was just past the garage l think, where Joan Field's dress shop was located, where my Mum used to love to spot a bargain. To the left of the garage (out of view) was Hookham's grocery store, that l remember, before it was self-service and Cornish the bakers that did lovely crusty loaves and gooey cream slices.
This is Nork as l remember it so well. On the left somewhere was the paper shop called 'The Surrey Library' who delivered my Dad's Telegraph and my weekly 'Princess' magazine. It was run by a man called Mr Lacey. When people say they always remember where they were when Kennedy was shot, for some reason it is Nork parade that l think of, so l think there must have been news placards out that made an impact on me.
This is the church in Warren Road where l was christened in 1956, and sat through many a Sunday morning service. The vicar's name was Mr Carey. I used to attend monthly church parades with the Brownies and then the Guides, and my brother was a 'server' there for a short time, bearing the cross in front of the choir as they entered. My favourite time of the year was early November when the 'Parish Market' was held - ...see more
At the right hand side of the photo is a huge horse chestnut tree, that stood in the front garden of the house on the corner of Nork Way and Warren Road. As a little girl, l would walk to the shops at Nork with my mother, from our home in Roundwood View as we had no car back then. Sometimes, we would get caught in the rain and would shelter under the tree, so it became known to me as 'the umbrella tree'- it also ...see more