Nostalgic memories of Walton-on-Thames's local history
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Are there any Waltonians who remember the this school before it was pulled down? Or who have any knowledge of the previous school it replaced in 1936 known as the Central School.
Next to it was an Infants and Junior School and next to that was the « Tuck Shop » or so we called it among other names mainly because of the grumpy couple that ran it…but we must’ve been indeed were a cheeky band!
I lived in Wilton Lodge as a child with my family from 1960 to March in 1962. The year of the fantastically cold and snowy winter. The house was still in one piece although inside it had been turned into a few flats. Our flat was up one flight of stairs and the sitting room windows faced the enormous back garden. While another large room,my bedroom,had a small window that overlooked the front/side and ...see more
This picture was taken from the front of the Civil Defence Corps HQ in New Zealand Avenue. I was a member of the Corps until it was disbanded in March 1968.
I spent my childhood in Walton to the age of 20 when I got married. I have so many happy memories that I have written my biography up to the age of 15, describing so many of the things I did with friends and the places in Walton that were relevant. One of the strangest activities was following fire engines to fires. Anyone who lived in Walton in the 50's and 60's will remember the siren that went ...see more
I have particularly fond memories of George Cansdale opening the pet shop in New Zealand Avenue in the early 1950s. It made the front page in the Surrey Herald and featured a picture of George with me. My parents purchased a copy of the photograph, but over the last 60 years or so I've managed to lose it.
I remember Birkheads - an Alladin's cave of goodies and also the Odeon cinema that I used ...see more
My grandparents had a shop in the High Street. I lived there from 1945-1964. My mother eventually sold it in the 60's I think my grandparents bought it around 1910
I, too, remember Birkheads with great affection though in rather earlier times. I was born in what is now called "Ashby House" which is being converted from an office building into a restaurant and flats but which then was the Walton branch of Barclays Bank and named "The Old Bank House". My Dad was the manager. In the Frith War Memorial photo, our living room was the three-paned window on the right ...see more
I worked at Birkheads in Church street around 1967/8 in the TV department. Great old fashioned store that used to deal with the stars from St George's Hills. They would close the store and open in the evening just for The Beatles or Tom Jones. Amazing days. I remember Linda (I think) who ran the record department and Mr Connell the manager who was a great character. We sold the early colour ...see more
I think that the second building on the right is a house and drapers shop, which at that time was owned or run by my great grandfather Charles Benjamin Casey. I believe the family ran the shop and lived on the premises in the period approximately 1880-1910.
I am looking for a house called 'Red Towers' in Hersham where my mother and two aunts were born and lived in their early days. Does anyone know the Harris family who may have owned or rented this property and the house itself? I would love to know for my family tree.