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The History Of Benfleet Hall Sutton Surrey
January 30, 2022 - Benfleet Hall was a large house in Sutton built in the 1860s by local builder Mr E Rabbits. The house was set in extensi...
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The 102 Year Old Man And His Secret Of Living A Long Life
May 25, 2021 - I am lucky enough to have in my collection this photo of Alfred James Stubbs with his daughter Winifred, taken on 27th N...
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Remembering Ashtead Residents
January 17, 2021 - Following on from my post yesterday about the children at St Giles' School I wanted to share a photo given to my Mum and...
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The Children Of St Giles' School Ashtead Surrey
January 16, 2021 - In 1852 the original part of the present St Giles' School was built on land given by Mrs Mary Howard and erected at her...
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Using The 1939 Register To Research Old Photos
October 14, 2020 - I find that both Find My Past and Ancestry.co.uk are excellent resources for researching family history. Infact it is vi...
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Social History Is All Around Us
January 26, 2020 - I have always been so intersted in social history. Before I even knew what it really was. I can pinpoint the moment in m...
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