This old photograph, dating from the early 1900s, shows Newman’s Post Office and stores, which was situated at the bottom end of Shepperton High Street (the site is now Lordsbridge House).
Newman’s Post Office from the early 1900s Read More »
Sunbury Matters celebrates its 50th issue. We take a look at Thames Street in 1939 and rediscover some of the old shops. We need Brian Alvey, Violin Bow Maker, and we share some tales of Albert Skinner…
Shepperton’s construction boom of the 1930’s was looking to encourage town dwellers to come out to the countryside. Not much changing there then! We look at building work in the 1930’s at the same time as rueing the ever present threat of the Eco Park with the latest protest
Great news for the community. Shepperton Studios Korda Theatre is now open at weekends as part of the Pinewood Cinema initiative.
From the weekend of 24th – 25th January, Shepperton Studios has been hosting weekly screenings for members of the public as part of its Pinewood Cinema chain.
Pinewood Cinema launches at Shepperton Studios Read More »
“Sunbury on Thames is primarily a residential resort of a quiet and reposeful type. It would indeed be difficult to find a more ideal spot in which to settle.”
Official guide to Sunbury on Thames Read More »
Good news, people of Sunbury. There have been changes at Skinners at 5,The Avenue. You will have noticed it has had a face lift. But there is more. The Post Office is now open seven days a week.
Full Post Office Service – 7 Days a Week Read More »
I wonder how many youngsters today are considering a career as a violin bow maker. But when the youth employment people came to visit his school, this was an option put to local resident Brian Alvey.
A Craftsman at Work – Meeting Brian Alvey Read More »
Well there is good news and bad news this update!
Eco Park Tree Tunnel Felled despite Protest Read More »
In the absence of strong planning regulation during the interwar period, London sprawled outwards along main arterial roads and railway lines. Distant villages like Shepperton in the Middlesex countryside were targeted for new housing.
Location, location, location! Read More »
2015 will see the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta celebrated locally. To mark the occasion, there will be, amongst other activities, a boat pageant on the Thames. Thames Alive, the group behind the Queen’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012, is organising the event.
Magna Carta River Pageant Registrations Read More »
Dorothy Beeson has been awarded an MBE in 2015 in recognition of her work looking after sick and injured swans from all over the UK, for founding the first purpose built registered veterinary hospital for water birds in the UK, and for advising on swan welfare requests from all over the world.
Swan Sanctuary Founder receives MBE Read More »
You will perhaps be aware of plans afoot to create a large housing development of up to 1500 homes on green belt at Kempton Park. We have carried several articles about concerns regarding density, infrastructure and traffic.
Kempton Park Development – Your Chance to Ask Read More »
Many of you shopping in Shepperton may well know of local butcher Stephen Aldridge’s favourite pastime. He likes dressing up. To be precise he spends many of his weekends dressing up for battle, doing what an increasing number of adults throughout the country enjoy: He takes part in historical re enactments.
Bringing History to Life Read More »
This month’s beautiful cover of a Sunbury scene is by local photographer Neil Huntingford. Seasonal and stunning. Inside you will find a shot of how Sunbury’s riverside looked back in the 1950s.
2014 was a pretty grim year for The Warren Lodge Hotel. First the floods, which restricted access to the hotel, then a fire in April gutted the kitchen. The kitchen reopened just before Christmas, so we went along to see the changes and sample the menu.
Restaurant Review – The Warren Lodge Hotel Read More »
On the face of it this 1950s postcard of Sunbury riverside doesn’t look a lot different to the present day, but closer inspection reveals quite a few changes. The most obvious is the large white house by the river.
Sunbury Riverside c1950s Read More »
Since our last update to readers, we had a small set back in our fight to stop Surrey County Council’s white elephant Eco Park waste disposal incinerator from being bulldozed into highly residential, green belt Shepperton, despite massive opposition.
Eco Park Update – It’s Not Over Yet Read More »
With so much on TV based on the Medieval and Tudor period how about taking it to another level and trying Historical Re enactment? We speak to local butcher Stephen Aldridge about his passion for history. Also in this issue, read about Swan Sanctuary founder Dot Beeson who has just been awarded an MBE.
Local Estate Agent iSiS Residential Homes have just undergone a major rebrand and are now known as OASiS. You will probably already have noticed the boards going up in the area.
Oasis Offers Relief to Local Agent Read More »
