The Story of Stanstead – The Dunkin Family Today’s blog is a bit of a treat. Back in October 2022 the archive was contacted by a lady whose family heirlooms included a beautifully illustrated notebook previously owned by her Great, Great Grandmother, Emma Hunt. Emma was not Sutton born, but found herself working in service…
Following the success of Andrew Skelton’s ‘Walls have Ears’ series, he has created a bonus third part on lost and hidden walls that cannot be seen today but have been previously photographed and/or documented. With extra special thanks to Skelton for this series, we hope you have enjoyed it! Bonus Part 3: Lost and Hidden…
We are back with Andrew Skelton, local historian and archaeologist, who is continuing his journey from West to East across the London Borough of Sutton, spying remnants of historic boundaries and garden walls. Again, it may be easier to read this one on the blog site itself, as there are lots of images involved. With…
Happy New Year everyone! It’s the first blog of 2024 and we are continuing on the history bus. You’ll need your creative brains on for this one as Clive Orton, accompanied by Andrew Skelton (local historian and archaeologist) describe Carshalton Grotto and Canal whilst travelling along from ‘The Windsor Castle’ to Wallington. Over to you…
It’s been a short while since we were last on the bus but hopefully we have not left you stranded! So, for the first blog post of December, let’s wrap up warm and while away the hours on our historic bus route. Over to you, Clive… Part Four: From the Depot to The Windsor Castle…
A short but sweet one for this Thursday evening which ties in nicely with our Sutton Historians talk tomorrow (24/11/23). Written by our search-room (and blog post!) regular, Ann Morton, it explores the Bawtree family. Ivan Bawtree was a 20th century photographer, as you will discover, and Sutton Archives proudly has some Bawtree photographs in…
Remembrance Day is a time of reflection, an opportunity to pause and honour those embroiled in conflict across the world. Unfortunately, war and hardship is currently at the forefront of people’s minds, when we read, watch, scroll through our news. May we use the memory of those gone before us to impact how we react…
Our blog post today comes from one of our Search Room regulars and local historian, Ann Morton, who will be looking at Egmont Road, its origins and occupiers. Throughout the years, this street has been home to some highly interesting individuals, such as an artist and a physician, and demonstrates the impact of the wider…
We are back with Colin, who you may remember from all the pub histories! Just to let you know some very exciting news; he is finalising a book on pubs in Carshalton so look out for that! But for today’s blog, Colin has been researching the butchers of Carshalton High Street, namely the Woodman and…
A Routes Through Sutton’s Past Spinoff Our volunteer, Clive, is trying something new today. He’s playing time traveller on the bus, imagining local figure, Mr Thomas Hogg, joining him for a discussion on his family history and lasting legacy in Sutton. Read on to discover more! When Thomas Hogg boarded the history bus in Benhill…
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