Oh it feels a while since we’ve had a trip down to the pub! Or, did someone say a pub crawl this time? There has been some behind-the-scenes co-ordination from Clive and Colin and today, Colin has boarded the 154 bus as well to provide a pub history on those that appear from Sutton Green…
We are back with our frequent flyer, Ann Morton, for her blog piece on the government legislation on building homes ‘Fit for Heroes’ in 1918. Read on to see national legislation taking effect in our local area and how it panned out. Thank you, Ann, for your contributions to our blog site! Please note, this…
All aboard the 154 please! Continuing Clive’s bus route through Sutton, focusing on the Sutton Gas Company and the South Metropolitan Fire Brigade Station as well as other landmarks on the way. With thanks to Clive for his hard work and research into this exciting new series. Part Two: From the Green to the Grapes…
Just a short one before Easter! Focusing on an age-old tradition of beating the parish boundaries, written by one of our regular Search Room visitors, Ann, looking at All Saints Church in the Parish of Carshalton. This piece has previously been published in the South Sutton Neighbourhood Association publication. In mid May 1833, the new…
We’re back back back again with a pub history and this time, we’re focusing on The Bell in Cheam – which appears to date back to 1788! Read on to discover the property owners, occupiers, and interesting people across its lifespan. Of course, with extra special thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for all his hard…
We’re starting an exciting new series this year! You may already be familiar with the writings of our volunteer Clive, who has looked at house histories, interesting Sutton residents, auxiliary hospitals, and the Belgian Refugees in Sutton. Now, he is trying a new venture, looking out the window from a local bus to see the…
We are back with another pub history by our incredible volunteer and researcher, Colin, looking at the Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, which date back to the 19th century! We hope you enjoy! Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, aged only 18, on the death of her uncle, William IV. This…
Our blog post today comes from one of our Search Room regulars, Ann Morton, looking at one of the old mansions of Sutton, The Grange, which was demolished for housing in the 1960s. This piece has previously been published in the South Sutton Neighbourhood Association publication. Thank you, Ann, for bringing this house back to…
Today we’re looking at the railway station pubs of Sutton and Cheam, with some familiar names and places that we may still recognise. With extra special thanks to Colin for his continued research into our local area. Sutton and Cheam stations were opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 10 May 1847…
Today, we cast our minds back to the Invisible Hospital (link here) episode, to review the family living at Dalnabreck, A.K.A. the theorised site of the Wallington Red Cross Hospital in Woodcote Road, Wallington. This is a fascinating read that connects the local to the national, centred on one historical figure. With extra special thanks…
For the last blog post of the year, we continue our pub histories adventure in Sutton New Town, focusing this time on Lower Road. Discover the various establishments and the publicans that looked after them. With thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for his research. As Sutton New Town developed towards the east, Lower Road and…
Wishing all of our readers a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for all of your support this year! We hope that our blog posts have entertained, maybe even surprised you, and helped you learn a little bit more about everything historical for our borough of Sutton. We cannot thank our volunteers enough for their continued…
Today we return to our much loved pub histories, for an adventure to Sutton New Town, Lind Road. Discover the local rumours behind the road name and the various establishments that set up business there throughout the years. With thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for his continued research. After Thomas Alcock became Lord of the…
This week, our blog comes straight from our Searchroom as we lead you through one of our recent enquiries. Join in with all of our thought processes and decide for yourself whether we have the right historical person or not! Research is never as easy as it looks… False pretences and how to end up…
Last week’s blog told the story of Caleb Brown Smith, a Sutton husband and father who lost his life on the battlefields of Northern France in the First World War. This week, we remember his son Ronald who served in North Africa in the Second World War. Again, many thanks to Nicola for her retelling…
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