Sutton High Street In The 60s And 70s

A Memory of Sutton.

Sutton Station holds some great memories from the 60's, including childhood summer holidays. Before we had a car I remember catching the express 'corridor train' to the south coast...so exciting! I live in Toronto now, but I still shop with mum in Sutton High Street every time I visit. Mum is 85 now, and she had great times as a student at Sutton Art School during the war. She has vivid memories, including some about Quentin Crisp. At 16 I took driving lessons in Sutton, down the narrow High Street on busy Saturday afternoons...a white-knuckle experience! A crowd of us used to go dancing on Saturday nights at The Court, above The Granada, or to The Whistle Stop pub opposite the station. I had a boyfriend who worked at Pearson's cycle shop, and they had the only Penny Farthing I had ever seen.
p.s. There was a little shop on a corner that sold the best ice cream I have ever tasted...it was a secret recipe...it isn't there now.