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North Cheam, London Road c.1955
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Here we have another view of this heavily traffic-ridden main road with its shopping parade. On the right, Raymond's hair salon proudly advertises its offer of 'perms from fifteen shillings'. Although this equates to 75 pence in today's currency, it would have represented a substantial outlay for most women in the 1950s. At the far end of the parade is the prominent sign for the Granada cinema, which had opened in October 1937 showing the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical film 'Shall We Dance?'. The cinema seated two thousand people, had a Wurlitzer organ, and boasted that its patrons would breathe air which had been 'laundered in a synthetic mountain stream'.

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A Selection of Memories from North Cheam

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 North Cheam

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My friend and I now both 90 yrs old and still in daily contact! Although we live a long way from each other. My maiden name was Sheila Dwight and my friend's maiden name was Joan Byrn. We met age 5 yrs old at North Cheam infant school Molesly Drive North Cheam, then we went to the Junior School in Kingston Ave, a Mr Imber was headmaster. And then to Chatsworth Rd Girls School. Mrs Evans was headmistress ...see more
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First 12 Years Of My Life.
I lived in Langley Avenue from my birth in 1950 until we moved in 1962. I remember childhood meals at the Queen Vic and the waitresses saying I had better table manners than some of the businessmen. I went to school at Park Farm infant and junior schools and still remember friends names among the other kids there who lived on the Park Farm estate. I wonder how life has turned out for them?
North Cheam, the Queen Victoria c1960
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Moved to London Road near Lloyd Road around 1946. Lived over a hardware store near Tracy's News Shop. Went to Ridge Road School in Miss (or Mrs) Clarke's class. Later moved to Hemingford Road and went to a boys school somewhere near Priory Road. Learned to swim at the Baths. Good friend was David Feather. Walked to cinema every Saturday with sixpence in pocket. Caught the 156 bus at corner of London Road and ...see more
North Cheam, the Queen Victoria c1960
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Sainsburys
I remember the small grocers in North Cheam with the terrazzo floor called Sainsburys. We used to go in and get the ham sliced with a machine, cheese sliced with the wire and leave my sister outside in the pram! I remember the tiled floor! I also remember Tesco, where my mother bought some mouldy cheese... we never shopped there again. I lived in Wordsworth Drive as a kid, we moved to Cornwall Road when I was 11. I ...see more
North Cheam, the Queen Victoria c1960
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