Photograph of the Month
February '10 Photograph
Three of Funnell and Furlonger's horse drawn carriers vans at Haslemere station c.1910. These vans and horses were kept at Ash Villa, Headley Road from where the carriers business operated from about 1904 untill the late 1950s. Unfortunately the original image is in poor condition, the lettering on the middle vans reads 'Godalming Steam Sanitary Laundry', a contract which would have involved collecting laundry from local hotels and taking it to Haslemere station and thence by train to Godalming.
January '10 Photograph
Accident outside the Co-oP, Headley Road, April 1955. The motorcycle had come to grief with the Co-oP's Morris-Commercial van. Yarborough's fish shop in the background, now the Gurkha Durbar Nepalese restaurant.
Courtesy Tony Cunningham collection
December Photograph
Two pictures again this month. Laughtons Garage (later Grayshott Garage) Headley Road on the corner of Avenue Road opposite the Co-oP, 1955. Still with much of the atmosphere of a rural village garage. The same premises in the grip of the servere winter of 1962/3 with some 15" ( 380mm) of lying snow from Boxing Day through to the end of March.
Courtesy of Tony Cunningham collection
November Photograph
Grayshott fire brigade outside the fire station c.1909. The brigades first horse drawn engine is inside the station. Names known who could be amongst the group are W.Read, T.Eames, J.Moore, W.Hicks, A. Levitt, E.Gill, W.Madgwick, E.Bennett, G.Harding, R.Gray, A.Moore, S.Moore, H.Farley.
Further information to put names to faces would be appreciated.
Photograph courtesy of Bob Harmer collection
October Photograph(s)
Two 1960s views of the Moorlands Garage, Hindhead. Today the site of the Total filling station at the junction of Headley Road and the A3. Previously the premises had been the coach houses and stables for the Moorlands Hotel, most of this is still recognisable in these pictures. During the 1940s and 50s owned by Keith Dobson and followed by John Dalton. Photographs courtrsey of Peter Leete and Partners.
September Photograph
For those who walk down the lane towards Whitmore Vale Farm youmay have noticed the remains of a pond where the paths continue back to Avenue Road/Glen Road or across to the Golden Valley and Beacon Hill/Hindhead. This is the pond in the early 1930s, always known locally as 'Toots Pond' and probably used to hold water for nearby Lawrences farm. The printed caption is incorrect, as Woodcock Bottom is further over at the foot of the Golden Valley and where the path traverses to Beacon Hill emerging near the 'Woodcock' public house.
July / August Photograph
Grayshott scouts at camp. Local builders Chapman, Lowry and Puttick provided the transport with their ex. Royal Flying Corps. Crossley lorry. Location unknown but the Troop visited Littlehamption and Hayling Island in the early 1920s. Photograph courtesy Bob Harmer.
June '09 Photograph
Hannah 'Granny' Robinson planting the Yew tree on the Lyndon green to commemorate the Coronation , June 1911. The tree is alive and well on the green today and it is hoped to have a plaque to mark this occasion errected in the near future. Photograph courtesy of Bob Harmer.
May '09 Photograph
The 'Queens Cafe', Crossways Road c.1926. The cafe formed part of the 'Bank House Hotel' from about 1919. Originally built 1896 and trading as Fredrick Deas, grocer and provision merchants. Today the building is Simmons Interiors and remains little altered externally from when built.
April '09 Photograph
Charabanc outing about 1924 by the Aldershot and District Traction Company. Locally known as the 'Tracco', the green and cream buses were a familiar sight in the district for 60 years. The company was a major employer in the area with a garage at Clay Hill, Haslemere until Hindhead was opened in 1931. (now Drummonds architectural salvage). The vehicle on an outing from Grayshott and Hindhead was photographed at Southsea and is a Daimler which was new to the W.D. in 1916, bought by the company as war surplus in 1923 and bodied as a charabanc.
March '09 Photograph
An overview of the village taken by local photographer Walder from the church spire, probably 1910 when the then new spire was being added to the church. Clearly showing both Headley Road and Crossways Road virtually all the properties are still recognizable today.
February '09 Photograph
A recently acquired photograph this month from the estate of Bet and Midge Simmonds is Grayshott football team 1920/1 season. Team members are named on the mount and include some well known local names.
J.Chegwyn, E.Groves, G.Warner
R.Petter, S.Howick, J.Baldworth, J.Doran
W.Simmonds, J.Budd, F.Hannant, C.Dumbrill, W.Cotton
January '09 Photograph
Of topical interest - a view published by Frith's in 1910 of Miss James' Walk. Not the most 'intertesting' of postcards but the Hindhead tunnel excavations have changed this scene beyond recognition for ever.
December '08 Photograph
A seasonal view - published postcards of Grayshott in winter are extremely rare with this image of the 'Fox and Pelican' being unique. Taken from the recreation ground (Lyndon Green) it was postally used from Grayshott in July 1906.
November '08 Photograph
J.E.Grimditch’s butchers shop was in Headley Road, always a butchers shop dating from about 1900, the previous occupier being Henry Mitchell and today it is Kaighin and Daughter. The delivery van is a Austin ‘Chummy’ first registered in January 1926. Of interest is the fleet no ‘26’, although business in the 1920’s would have been brisk supplying the hotels and similar residential establishments in the district I am sure the fleet did not reach 26 vehicles, was this shop part of a chain owned by Grimditch?, later it became part of the William Hill chain of butchers shops.
October '08 Photograph
Crossways Road around 1914
Real photographic postcard by Wiles and Holman, Haslemere. Most of the buildings in this view still exist with the exception of the Post Office (left, below the telegraph pole) and Chapman, Lowry and Puttick's builders yard and office (immediate right) now the car park.
September '08 Photograph
To start with, a little way out of the Grayshott boundary but very much of topical interest as many of us use the Portsmouth Road.
Portsmouth Road looking north towards ‘The Seven Thorns’ (now the derelict building latterly known as ‘The Spaniard’). The post card was published by ‘E.J.Walsh, The Camp Canteen.’ , who would have been active at Bramshott Camp during the first world war. The image was almost certainly taken before the outbreak of war as the surrounding area rapidly became taken up by the extensive military camp. The ‘Severn Thorns’ is recorded as a road house in Paterson’s Road of 1797.
Richard Peskett
Grayshott Village Archive
September 2008