Worcester Park, Cheam Common Road c.1950

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I lived at 144 Cheam Common road from 1950 till 1960 ,and went to Cheam Common School then Stoneliegh east secondary we moved to Lavender Avenue North Cheam in 1960 , I was a member of the 10th Sutton Boys Brigade.

My grandparents lived on the corner of Browning Avenue and Washington Road. Visiting in the '60s and '70s I remember that there was an Air Raid Shelter in the back garden, which was basically a concrete shed. Were these in all the gardens? and do any of them still exist?

I was Baptised, confirmed and married at St. Philip's Church. I also was a Brownie and a Guide and a Guider. Also a Sunday school teacher. I was very saddened at the news that the church had been pulled down. We lived at 23, Merrilands Road. My parents lived there for over 40 years.

I lived in Worcester Park for the first 4 years of my life, and continued to visit for another 12 years after that... and when staying with my grandmother would be sent up the street to get the daily shopping which would usually include Morleys bakery for a ''small danish'' or at the weekend a ''large bloomer'' which was then wrapped in tissue paper, just as they still do at the bakeries in Greece! 4 years ago I ...see more