1913
TQ2963 : Back garden of The Corner House, 44, Sandy Lane South in 1913
taken 111 years ago, near to Wallington, Sutton, England
Back garden of The Corner House, 44, Sandy Lane South in 1913
Taken by my paternal grandfather, George W Baker, this shows the side wall of 83, Hillside Gardens, at the end of the garden. Previously the family had lived at
TQ2963 : Bramshot & Cwmnant, Marchmont Road, Wallington in 1908 but they didn’t live at
TQ2963 : The Corner House, Sandy Lane South in 1913 long, as they moved in about 1919 to
SP9807 : Ronhead, Montague Road, Berkhamsted in 1924, seen here 5 years later. This may have been because of Beddington Aerodrome, which would have posed a risk to the family during the First World War. The aerodrome opened in December 1915 and was one of ring of small airfields dotted around London to protect the capital against Zeppelin raids
Link My father used to reminisce as to how frightened his brother and he were of aircraft flying over the house, that they used to hide under the stairs.
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