Puttenham
Puttenham maps (2 available)
Map of Surrey
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
Personalised maps
Create an historic map centred directly on any postcode!
Puttenham books (21 available)
- 3 photos on Puttenham appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Puttenham
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Puttenham and Surrey
Puttenham memories
Read and share memories of Puttenham and Surrey inspired by Frith photos
Be the first to add a memory of Puttenham.
You can also read memories of nearby places in Surrey below.
Surrey memories
Gamekeeper's Cottage
I do not know Compton but lived as a child next door to a lady who was daughter of the local gamekeeper. Her maiden name was Churchill, Hilda Churchill, with two sisters Mabel and Alice. I have a watercolour painting of her house at Compton done by H J Sage (a local artist) and would be happy to share this with anyone who may be interested. Also amongst her posessions was a Coronation mug for George V, 1911. She told me that one of these mugs was given to each child in the school and that after they were made, the mould was destroyed. I have this mug and it has her name written on its base.
I would love ...read more here
A memory of Compton contributed by Mike Cowham
The Dunn family and the Hancock family
My family moved to Hurtmore from Kent in 1959. From the first day I loved the place. We lived at no. 6 Quarry Road. Mr and Mrs Hancock lived a few houses away. I started school at Rodborough which was up Rodborough Hill on the Portsmouth road, an old army camp I believe. I was only there a few months as the new school opened in Milford. In the 1960s youth clubs were the "thing" and I attended quite a few, Shackleford being one, and Milford also. The bus sevice from Godalming was pretty good, I did however miss the last bus frequently which didn't bother me as I liked walking! The last part of the trip home was usually in ...read more here
A memory of Hurtmore contributed by anne docherty
All my growing years
I remember growing up in the village of Tongham, met my husband and still going strong. Prepared for many years of memories from school to moving, still visit occasionally, hasn't changed too much except for new builds. The cardinals remains virtually untouched. 1974-1988
A memory of Tongham contributed by jacki gatfield
Tongham shops
I remember going into all these shops when I was a toddler. I loved watching the sugar and flour being taken from bags stood on the floor or counter. Everything was in sacks or bags and on display. It was so interesting going shopping back then taking our time in each shop catching up on the village news. What a lovely time to grow up in!
A memory of Tongham contributed by Penelope Dale
Extracts From Puttenham & Surrey books
School Lane joins The Street on the left; beyond the lorry is the Good Intent pub. Puttenham
is the location of Surrey’s last remaining hop garden, and the village is home to a number of
artists and sculptors.
An extract from from"Villages of Surrey Photographic Memories".
Across the A3, Puttenham village
lies just south of the narrow chalk
ridge of the Hog’s Back. A
greensand village, it is slightly off
the beaten track and quiet: or at
least quiet west of the B3000
Puttenham Hill road, which links
the A31 and the A3. This view
looks along one of these quiet
lanes, The Street, towards the
parish church, with the walls to
Puttenham Priory’s grounds on
the right: no real priory this, but a
good stucco mansion of 1762.
The post office and library is now
a shop, the Iron Bed Company,
and the telephone kiosk has gone.
An extract from from"Surrey Living Memories".
Three of Church Street’s five pubs are in this photo - the Corn Meter extreme left, the Star
centre left, and the Live and Let Live just beyond the archway on the right. The arch led to
the rear of the Angel Hotel yard, owned at that time by John Jasper Taylor, who also had a
temperance hotel, Deanery House, further down Church Street.
An extract from from"Godalming Town and City Memories".
In Edwardian days cyclists frequented Godalming, especially at weekends. There was a demand
for teashops, and Church Street had three - one is on the left here. Also very popular was the
sending of picture postcards, which served people much as the telephone does today - Eatons
paper shop, on the left, claimed to have the largest selection.
An extract from from"Godalming Town and City Memories".
During the coaching era the need to re-shoe horses must have
made the blacksmith essential. The forge in Godalming was
situated very centrally, in Pound Lane, where Record Corner is
now. In the 1860s the smith added to his business by opening a
beerhouse, appropriately named the Three Horseshoes, next to the
forge. Also nearby was a whitesmith, Mr H Lewer who was also a
gasfitter and electrician.
An extract from from"Godalming Town and City Memories".