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A blog post! Just in time for the weekend... curl up with a blanket and hide away from the wind and the rain (who knew so much could change in the few weeks between blog posts!) It's time for Stanstead part two... @OnePlaceStudies @SuttonHeritage pastonglass.wordpress.com/20…

The Notebook of Violet Field, and Stanstead, Cheam Road

Violet Fields 1880s Notebook, privately owned. Reproduced with permission of the Sorby family. Today’s blog continues the story of Stanstead, an imposing house which once stood on Cheam Road.…

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It's a very exciting sunny Saturday for you all as our blog post, inspired by a recent accession, features another house history, this time of Stanstead, Cheam Read. With thanks to Clive for his research☀️@BeginsHistory @OnePlaceStudies @SuttonHeritage pastonglass.wordpress.com/20…

The Notebook of Violet Field, and Stanstead, Cheam Road

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 illus…

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Our #PopularItem has to be our sales directories, telling stories of developments, price hikes, local businesses, images of the house before this or that extension... demonstrating that there's always more to a record you just have to be looking #Archive30 @ARAScot x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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Our #FutureArchives #Archive30 includes plenty of @SuttonHeritage events to bring local stories to life through the amazing work of our local historians - find all our events on their page and website! @ARAScot @carshaltonviews
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We have recently been working with Scout groups across the borough. Here, they made pinhole cameras whilst learning about historic photographs as sources… we’re hoping to train the next generation! #ArchivesforAll #Archive30 @ARAScot @SuttonHeritage x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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Solid #ArchiveAdvice from @SuttonLibraries and because we missed it #ArchiveSustainability too!! Let’s see if the Great British Summer really does arrive this year though… #Archive30 @ARAScot @SuttonHeritage x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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Happy happy blog post day!! Today, we are reflecting on the 80-year anniversary of the Lancaster III bomber crash that happened 21 April 1944 in Lavender Vale, Wallington. Read on for more!! @OnePlaceStudies @BeginsHistory @SuttonHeritage pastonglass.wordpress.com/20…

80 Year Remembrance

This week, we are reflecting on the 80-year anniversary of the Lancaster III bomber crash that happened 21 April 1944 in Lavender Vale, Wallington. After much deliberation, it has been decided that…

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Our #BusinessArchives shines a light on the local Haydon Butchers, from Carshalton. This high street butchers' shop dates back to the late 18th century #Archive30 @SuttonHeritage @ARAScot Read all about Haydons on our blog site pastonglass.wordpress.com/20… x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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Taken from our DKW collection, it’s the Sutton Adult School Gymnasium mid-practice shot #SportArchives #Archives30 @SuttonHeritage x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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Hints for Health and Comfort for your reading this #HealthArchives #Archive30 @AraScot x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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It’s a shame to have such lovely handwriting for it to be folded up to fit in such an incy wincy envelope #SomethingSmall #Archive30 @ARAScot @ExploreArchives @SuttonHeritage x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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Clocking the time differences in Croydon Airport booking hall [date unknown]... arguably the hardest part of travelling 🤧 #ArchiveTravel #Archive30 @ARAScot x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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We love our volunteer conservation queen Joyce for all the work she does to stabilise and repair our collections, allowing us to make them accessible for the future. Image of restitching a binding #ConservationWin #Archive30 @ARAScot @ExploreArchives @SuttonHeritage x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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An understated hero… the mighty pencil… note its sharp tip and absence of a rubber at its end… that’s a nice #ArchiveObject #Archive30 @ARAScot x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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Headtorch, check. Nitrile gloves, check, Apron, check. We’re all set for a night in the stacks. It is the place to be! #ArchiveFashion #Archive30 @ARAScot x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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These birds once proudly resided atop the gates to St Nicholas Rectory, which was taken down in the early 20th century #ArchiveAnimals #Archive30 x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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I wonder if anyone knows what this 'mark' is in #Carshalton? A correspondent has found ten of them, all identical, on old brick walls, @HoneywoodMuseum and around. Has us stumped!!
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Sorry @DorsetArchives we love your county but these hefty books are useful for more than just information... such as flattening items for preservation #Archive30 #SomethingBig x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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And the stars have aligned so that our blog post on lost walls and hidden boundaries of Sutton coincides with #Archive30 #ArchiveBuildings with extra special thanks to Andrew Skelton for this bonus Part 3 🙌 pastonglass.wordpress.com/20… @ARAScot @explorearchives @SuttonHeritage

‘Walls have ears’… but can they speak?

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 p…

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We hold images of hundreds of local buildings, past and present... and we're greedy for more! Out and about with your camera? Please send pictures of local buildings to us and let's try and keep as full a picture of our developing townscape! #ArchiveBuildings #Archive30 x.com/SuttonArchives/status/…
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