Reigate, Western Parade And The Angel c.1955
Photo ref:
R20062
Photo ref:
R20062
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Memories of Reigate, Western Parade and The Angel c1955
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My granddad, Frank White (and later, my dad, Roy White) had a shoe repair shop for about 40 years, until the late 60s, on Western Parade. It is just visible in the centre of the photo with the light and dark fascia board above the shop window. It was actually one shop split in two, with Parrs the mens' hairdressers in the other half (beneath the darker fascia).
We lived in the top flat (number 10B) ...see more
This photo is of the shops in Western Parade, Woodhatch, Reigate. Also in the picture, partially obscured by the trees, is The Angel public house. Woodhatch is a suburb of Reigate, about 2 miles due south from the town centre and separated from Reigate by the "Infamous" Cockshot Hill. In the early fifties cars would break down regularly in the summer on Cockshot Hill due to over heating, most cars did ...see more
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