The local bridges over the Thames are a vital part of our transport infrastructure, if often the focus of long queues of traffic. Many of them have a long and interesting history, and that between Shepperton and Chertsey is no exception.
In the December issue, the history piece by Nick Pollard described ghostly goings on at Battlecrease Hall in Shepperton. These tales had been reported in the local newspaper in the mid 1940’s. Battlecrease Hall was given a new lease of life by current owners Mike Brennan and Lisa Rollin who moved in in 2013.
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Charles Dickens, who knew the Sunbury and Shepperton area well, was the man who popularised the idea of the Christmas Ghost Story, in the mid nineteenth century. Whilst looking through old Christmas editions of the Middlesex Chronicle at Spelthorne Museum in Staines, I came across the following story of ghostly goings-on at Battlecrease Hall in Shepperton in the edition for 27th December 1946.
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The article on the Great Woodland Scramble 1928 in the September issue raised several conversations with informed readers, including members of the Barker family who first occupied Staines Road Farm in 1928.
Maps, memory and landscape Read More »
The ability to stand up in front of an audience and be able to give an address, is always going to stand you in good stead. Think of that best man’s speech, making a sales presentation or standing up and asking a question at a public meeting.
Once was the time……. Friday night was the start of the weekend. Maybe a quick drink after work with friends in the local pub, before ending the night in a local restaurant. That of course was in those long ago days before I met my little Cherub. So, what did I do last Friday night? I went to the annual AGM of the Laleham Allotment Association.
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It is the 27th year and the county is seen as the most vibrant in Surrey in terms of the effort that goes into it. The joy of seeing blooms adorning shop fronts, lamp posts, front gardens, pubs and public spaces, gives us the feel good factor and a sense of civic pride.
Spelthorne’s Bloomin’ Marvellous! Read More »
A man’s shed…The place he escapes to have a bit of time of his own, to think, to create…For many it is their little bit of sanctuary. But not everyone is lucky enough to have one, and actually a man’s shed still lacks in one thing – Company.
A Man and His Shed Read More »
Ignore the caption of this postcard dating from the 1920s, the view shown is of Lock Island and Hamhaugh Island, which are both definitely in Shepperton! These islands mark the most southerly point of the River Thames, but are both at least partly man-made.
The Thames at Shepperton Read More »
How can six cows become such an attraction? There was much talk of it last year, but finally, with little warning, six Aberdeen Angus cows arrived in Sunbury Park.
Sunbury Park – Much More Than Just Cows! Read More »
Sunbury will be marking a remembrance on October 18th this year, the date when two brave RAF fighter pilots lost their lives 75 years ago, whilst attempting to land at Kempton Park Racecourse.
Kempton Memorial to Brave Pilots Read More »
For many years before the coming of the railway to our area in the mid nineteenth century, the main way of moving around bulky goods was by river.
Rope making in Sunbury and Shepperton Read More »
This year started badly with a large chunk of my winter spent in rehab after a long spell of illness and injures that put me a long way behind my competition
Shepperton has a Double World Champion Read More »
Centenary celebrations for the national Women’s Institute in September 2015 attracted widespread media coverage. Some readers may also know of the Middlesex Federation of Women’s Institute’s 75th Anniversary publication entitled Middlesex: Within Living Memory, a collection of members’ life experiences published in 1996
Landscape change: memories of a WI member Read More »
You may know him, and if you like good quality fish at good prices you really should visit him on Wednesdays, as do I and an increasingly large coterie of loyal repeat customers.
A (Wednes)day in the life of Andrew Clarke Read More »
It may sound like a bizarre wish, but when I was a child I wanted to go to school at St Trinian’s. It looked like such fun. Well, recently I fulfilled my childhood ambition.
The Day I Joined St Trinian’s Read More »
There are several business celebrating milestones in Lower Sunbury and who deserve congratulations.
Business Milestones in Sunbury Read More »
Sunbury is a destination on many a foreign visitors travel plans. Yes, really!
A Trip to Sunbury Antiques Market Read More »
A chapter in the history of Sunbury’s riverside ended recently, with the closure of the long-established boatyard of George Wilson & Sons.
George Wilson & Sons, Sunbury Read More »
Congratulations to the Sunbury & Shepperton Rotary Club for a great achievement at the Hampton Court Flower Show. Not only did they make it through the hottest week of the year, setting up, manning the stand and then taking all apart again.
Rotary Club Award at Hampton Court Read More »
Most of us take for granted our mobility. The summer months have seen us enjoying the sunshine, out on bicycles, walking or messing about on the river. But for those in our community who lack the mobility to enable them to enjoy that freedom, Spelthorne now has a wonderful new addition – a community boat.
Enjoying an Impossible Dream Read More »
