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Walton On Thames, The Riverside c.1955
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By the river, a road leads off Walton Lane under the bridge towards Walton Marina. At weekends the banks are lively with visitors, strollers and walkers, rowing club members, and people visiting the café. The warehouses beyond the bridge have gone, to be replaced by blocks of flats in Swan Walk and Riverside which take advantage of the river views. However, their view is marred at present (October 2001) by what I hope is a temporary road bridge - the 1860s one in this view has been demolished.

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A Selection of Memories from Walton-on-Thames

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 Walton-on-Thames

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Walton Secondary Modern School For Boys Ambleside Avenue
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!
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Added 03 November 2022

Wilton Lodge,Rydon Road
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 I ...see more
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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.
Walton-on-Thames, New Zealand Avenue c1965
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A Great Childhood In Walton
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 off ...see more
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