Woodmansterne, Manor Way c.1955
Photo ref: W507001
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Photo ref: W507001
Photo of Woodmansterne, Manor Way c.1955

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A pre-war motorcar of much character is parked outside 63 Manor Way on the corner of Chipstead Way, whilst a modern delivery van runs downhill towards Rectory Lane. In the distance there are still fields separating the parishes of Woodmansterne and Coulsdon.

Memories of Woodmansterne, Manor Way c1955

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My Grandparents lived at 1 Manor Way. In 1946 my father returned from Canada to find that I was a few months old. He had returned from the war in April 1945, however he had to return to Canada in 1946 to demob. When he returned to England from Canada, my parents lived with my grandparents at #1 along with me. 1 Manor Way was the home of my grandparents until their deaths in 1987. After that, it became the home of ...see more