Rambo
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Post by Rambo on Dec 13, 2012 15:09:23 GMT
I'm another one who can hold his hand up and say that I too used to go looking for newts there in the 60's!
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Post by Stewart on Dec 13, 2012 15:26:26 GMT
I'm another one who can hold his hand up and say that I too used to go looking for newts there in the 60's! That is why two of the three species of British newts are endangered. My generation has a lot to answer for.. I remember crossing live railway lines near Worcester Park on my hunt for Slowworms. I would be horrified if my child did that. |
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oohaah
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Post by oohaah on Dec 13, 2012 21:39:40 GMT
I used to collect newts from Carshalton Park (where the canal is) when I was a wee nipper. I think they're protected now. Shame nobody thought to protect the canal... |
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Post by exiledinandover on Dec 14, 2012 6:47:29 GMT
we used to call the one in Stayton road Sutton brickfield,and the one near sears park Cheam Brickfields.it was the Better one
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DaveF
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Post by DaveF on Dec 14, 2012 10:44:15 GMT
Almost 30 years ago my cricket club agreed a deal in principle with the parks department to build a small pavilion in Perrett's Field and prepare a cricket square, we'd also have played Sunday football there.
It was all going swimmingly, we had even sourced a pavilion for just £10k, until the matter was discussed at a council meeting and residents objected to the idea of a new "stadium" on their doorsteps and crowds of "several thousand" disrupting their Sunday lunches. In Leatherhead and District League division 5, I think the greatest number of spectators we ever had was about seven.
The council eventually told us we could go ahead but only if we spent £100k on the pavilion. So that was the end of that idea.
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dof
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Post by dof on Dec 14, 2012 12:35:40 GMT
......Under this heading a couple of things that might be of interest, especially those who lived on the St. Helier Estate, 1940's/50's'60's.....a website entitled St.Helier Memories, covers all aspect of life especially the war years. Another is a booklet ? 57 A4 pages Entitled " Memories of a Morden Lad 1932- 1957 By Ronald Read.... Published by Merton Historical Society...Local History Notes No.30. Includes Photographs. Its a very good read.
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Post by toronto on Dec 14, 2012 12:39:44 GMT
Are we now in to the geography off the sutton green area. This was my "manor" as Arthur Daley would say. So feel free to mention any part of life in in this domain. At one time i was the "conker" champion as well as the "tree climbing" king of stayton and sorrento road area. I then moved "up market" and my talents soon were to be observed in Rosehill Park and later in the "Angel" pub, which has sadly demised.
My main claim to fame was that i had three morning paper rounds.
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Post by sallycat on Dec 14, 2012 12:55:44 GMT
I used to climb the tree on the corner of Stayton and Hallmead when I were a lass. It was quite a young tree then so perhaps it wasn't there when you were a nipper? My favourite trees on the Green got knocked down in the storms of '87  I learned to ride a bike on Sutton Green - that was when there were still several flights of steps up to the High St. I used to race my brother down the steps on our BMXs  I liked it better as it was then: steps, Victorian-style perimeter chain and do you remember the sundial? |
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Post by fluffy rascal on Dec 14, 2012 16:18:55 GMT
My toddler photo's were taken on Sutton green, I remember there was a fete on there every summer.
Also remember Pigs Alley, that was my route to Westbourne.
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Post by exiledinandover on Dec 14, 2012 17:05:59 GMT
I remember on Sunday afternoon's there would be quite a large football game on the green ,back in the late 60's,early 70's
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Post by Del on Dec 15, 2012 12:43:11 GMT
There used to be some very interesting places near Oldfields Road where you could wander as kids.Where Tesco is now used to be wasteland and i remember we used to play on an old army tank which was left there to rust!
Yes and collecting newts from Carshalton Park was a popular pastime but there were thousands of them.They never did last after bringing them home.
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Post by Del on Dec 15, 2012 12:47:15 GMT
The Angel pub was my domain as well.Captain of one of the darts teams there.
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Post by timbo on Dec 15, 2012 13:42:07 GMT
Are we now in to the geography off the sutton green area. This was my "manor" as Arthur Daley would say. So feel free to mention any part of life in in this domain. At one time i was the "conker" champion as well as the "tree climbing" king of stayton and sorrento road area. I then moved "up market" and my talents soon were to be observed in Rosehill Park and later in the "Angel" pub, which has sadly demised. My main claim to fame was that i had three morning paper rounds. My Gran and auntie used to live at 30 Sorrento Road, down at the bottom just before the bend. There was an alley at the bottom of ther garden which would run up to the top somewhere Used to go there every Sunday in the mid 1960's |
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Post by timbo on Dec 15, 2012 13:43:46 GMT
My toddler photo's were taken on Sutton green, I remember there was a fete on there every summer. Also remember Pigs Alley, that was my route to Westbourne. Pigs Alley? I am actually struggling to recall Westbourne, a school? What was it called before? |
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Post by bornatotter on Dec 15, 2012 19:39:25 GMT
Where tescos and selcos etc is is now there was an abandoned road development that was supposed to link the 217 and the a24. A fair section of the road had been built with lamposts and the lot but when it was halted it was vandalised as you could get in easy off the alley by kimpton park. It looked like something out of mad max.
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I liked it better as it was then: steps, Victorian-style perimeter chain and do you remember the sundial?
