Roy Parsons

I Moved From Devon To Ham And Joined The Prison Service – Roy Parsons – 01

Junior Remand Prisonners Were Educated There – Roy Parsons – 05

Latchmere House As A Adult Resettlement Prison – Roy Parsons – 07

Latchmere House Became An Immigration Holding Centre – Roy Parsons – 12

Latchmere House Became And Adult Resettlement Prison – Roy Parsons – 06

Latchmere House Changed Its Role Several Times – Roy Parsons – 04

Local People Were Happy About The Prison – Roy Parsons – 02

Nobody Escaped, A Couple Got Hurt Trying – Roy Parsons – 03

Prisonners Hated The Uniform, Which Was Relaxed Later On – Roy Parsons – 10

$Teachers Were Civilians And Didn\'t Mix With Us In The Prison Department - Roy Parsons - 09$

Teachers Were Civilians And Didn\’t Mix With Us In The Prison Department – Roy Parsons – 09

The Prison Offers Were Like A Family, We Lived There In Latchmere Close- Roy Parsons – 08

We Used The Prison Club In The House, We All Came From Latchmere Close – Roy Parsons – 11

Robin Parker

I Was A Scout Leader – Robin Parker – 02

Joining A Keep Fit Club In Petersham – Robin Parker – 08

Moving From Petersham To Ham – Robin Parker – 01

$Rowing On The River With The \'Scouters\' - Robin Parker - 05$

Rowing On The River With The \’Scouters\’ – Robin Parker – 05

Using The Scout Hut And Camping Around It – Robin Parker – 04

Walking For Windsor To Ham – Robin Parker – 09

Walking To Richmond Station For Work – Robin Parker – 07

We Used Richmond Park For Sailing Model Boats – Robin Parker – 06

Working With The Petersham Sea Scouts – Robin Parker – 03

Karin Noble

Great Community Spirit In Ham Around The Library And Various Sport Clubs – Karin Noble – 14

Ham Amenities And The Renovation Of The Pond Near Ham Gate – Karin Noble – 16

Ham Fair And Fun Fairs On The Common And The Renovation Of Ham Pond – Karin Noble – 15

I Am Also A Bellringer In Twickenham – Karin Noble – 11

I Got Qualified And Took The Sea Scouts On The Water – Karin Noble – 02

I Spent 10 Years In Strathmore School For The Disabled – Karin Noble – 09

I Taught Special Needs – Karin Noble – 10

I Was A Beekeeper In Wales Then Ham – Karin Noble – 12

Local Shops Have Disappeared In Ham – Karin Noble – 13

Most Activities In The Sea Scouts Are Done In The Summer – Karin Noble – 07

The Sea Scouts Grew And Intorduced Beavers – Karin Noble – 03

The Sea Scouts Have Several Boats – Karin Noble – 04

We Came To Ham In 1979 Got Involved With The Sea Scouts – Karin Noble – 01

$We Don\'t Get Subsidied In The Sea Scouts, We Are Wanting A New Scout Hut - Karin Noble - 08$

We Don\’t Get Subsidied In The Sea Scouts, We Are Wanting A New Scout Hut – Karin Noble – 08

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John Neville

Bottle Parties In London – John Neville – 14

Driving A Minibus For The Scouts – John Neville – 15

Empty Sites Gave A Chance For Butterflies To Flourish – John Neville – 16

Fields Of Cows To A School And Playing Field – John Neville – 17

$I Don\'t Recall Being Evactuated In The Blitz - John Neville - 07$

I Don\’t Recall Being Evactuated In The Blitz – John Neville – 07

I Found National Service Easier Because I Was Evecuated – John Neville – 12

I Played Squash And Hockey But Cricket Gave More Social Oportunities To Meet Women – John Neville – 13

I Remember The Lorries Taking Gravel Away – John Neville – 09

$I Remember The V1\'s Coming Over Richmond - John Neville - 06$

I Remember The V1\’s Coming Over Richmond – John Neville – 06

I Tried Accountancy But Went Into National Service Instead – John Neville – 11

I Was Evectuated Twice During The War To Farms – John Neville – 05

$I Wasn\'t A Scout And The Sport I Played Was At School As A Youngster - John Neville - 03$

I Wasn\’t A Scout And The Sport I Played Was At School As A Youngster – John Neville – 03

My Father Was In The Home Guard, And Tanks Were Tested In The Park – John Neville – 08

My School Career – John Neville – 01

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Keith Mulberry

Avoiding Late Arrival Marks By Joining The School Choir – Keith Mulberry – 20

Back Lane Changes, There Was A NHS Clinic There – Keith Mulberry – 15

Building Of The Wates Estate, A Fabulus Playgroung – Keith Mulberry – 33

Ham Bonfire – Keith Mulberry – 31

Ham Fair Has Changed From The Early 70s – Keith Mulberry – 30

I Got 8 X O Lavels But Left School At 16 – Keith Mulberry – 21

I Moved To Ham In 1960, And The Road Layout Was Different – Keith Mulberry – 07

I Saw The End Of The Prefabs, Our Last Great Change To Ham – Keith Mulberry – 34

I Was Not Really Into Scouts But Went To Youth Clubs – Keith Mulberry – 14

Inter School Sports Days On Ham Common – Keith Mulberry – 09

Learning To Swim In Richmond Baths – Keith Mulberry – 11

Light Aircraft Makes An Emergency Landing Near Meadlands – Keith Mulberry – 10

Mears Coaches Took Us On Outings – Keith Mulberry – 13

Memories Of Meadland School – Keith Mulberry – 08

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David Muddiman

71 Bus Route From Kingston – David Muddiman – 14

Bentalls Had Three Restaurants – David Muddiman – 17

Big Changes In Ham, Roads, Housing And Shops – David Muddiman – 18

Concerts At St Laurence Hall – David Muddiman – 12

Evacuation Families From London Settling In Ham – David Muddiman – 06

First Job At The Castle Hotel Richmond, Then As A Chef In Bentalls – David Muddiman – 16

$Head Of Booth\'s Gin Lived In Ham - David Muddiman - 21$

Head Of Booth\’s Gin Lived In Ham – David Muddiman – 21

Helping The Lockeeper With The Operation Of The Lock, Tugs And Barge Traffic – David Muddiman – 08

I Was Banned From Playing On The Pits – David Muddiman – 05

$I Was In St Andrew\'s Choir And Youth Club - David Muddiman - 10$

I Was In St Andrew\’s Choir And Youth Club – David Muddiman – 10

Jack Elder Head Post Master At Epsom, Has A Plaque In St Andrews – David Muddiman – 20

Memories Of Half Buitl Tanks Being Driven For Testing – David Muddiman – 02

$Memories Of Wartime Airraids And Walking To St Andrew\'s School - David Muddiman - 01$

Memories Of Wartime Airraids And Walking To St Andrew\’s School – David Muddiman – 01

My Father Organised Coronation Sports Day On The Common – David Muddiman – 11

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Ray Marshall

265 To East Acton – Ray Marshall – 42

65 Bus Look Me To See Our New House – Ray Marshall – 02

Avenues Go Through To The Cardinal Pub In Tudor Drive – Ray Marshall – 32

Boy Killed By The Trrain On Ham Lands, Ball Bearing Factory Was Near Riverside Drive – Ray Marshall – 15

Churchgoing Memoreies – Ray Marshall – 28

Cutting The Avenue Trees In The Avenues – Ray Marshall – 31

Falling Into The River Aged 6 Or 7, Swimming Near The Weir A Boy Was Killed – Ray Marshall – 30

$First Day At St Andrew\'s School - Ray Marshall - 05$

First Day At St Andrew\’s School – Ray Marshall – 05

First House Was No. 4 Lock Road – Ray Marshall – 21

Football In The Middle Of The Prefabs – Ray Marshall – 12

Friday Nights In Richmond Or Thames Hotel In Hampton Court – Ray Marshall – 20

Going To School On Your Own – Ray Marshall – 39

Green Line Buses – Ray Marshall – 43

Ham Bonfire Night, Tug Of War – Ray Marshall – 29

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Geoff Hyde

Bus Service Has Been Transformed Since We Moved Here – Geoff Hyde – 14

Buying A House On The Wates Estate – Geoff Hyde – 01

Dangers Of Ham Pits – Geoff Hyde – 12

Ham Horticultural Show Every August On Ham Common – Geoff Hyde – 08

Ham Horticultural Society Trading Hut In Lock Road – Geoff Hyde – 09

Ham Lands Is A Brown Field Site So It Needs Protection – Geoff Hyde – 07

Ham Lands Is A Unique Open Space In London – Geoff Hyde – 06

History Of Walnut Tree Meadow Allotments – Geoff Hyde – 11

I Have Taken Parties To Show The Diversity Of The Plants On Ham Lands – Geoff Hyde – 05

Job Change Enabled Me To Owning An Allotment – Geoff Hyde – 10

Petersham Hole Memories – Geoff Hyde – 13

Poor Bus Service To And From The Wates Estate – Geoff Hyde – 02

Thames Landscape Stategy Is Of Enormous Benefit To Us All – Geoff Hyde – 15

Variation Of House Quality On The Wates Estate – Geoff Hyde – 03

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Chris & Moni Kenward

Arts And Crafts Offered To Ham Youths – Chris And Moni Kenward – 11

As A Policeman I Used To Know All The Shopkeepers – Chris And Moni Kenward – 14

Bringing Physical Activitiers, Music, Art, Photography To HamYouth Club – Chris And Moni Kenward – 09

Coming To Ham For Certain Shops – Chris And Moni Kenward – 18

Good That Young People From Richer Backgrounds Mixed With Poorer Youths From Ham – Chris And Moni Kenward – 08

$Helping With The Investigation To The Barclay\'s Bank Murder - Chris And Moni Kenward - 17$

Helping With The Investigation To The Barclay\’s Bank Murder – Chris And Moni Kenward – 17

Ice Rink Was So Good For Young People – Chris And Moni Kenward – 15

Initially Take Up Of Duke Of Edinburgh Scheme Was Slow In Ham – Chris And Moni Kenward – 06

Murder Of A Woman Outside Ham Gate – Chris And Moni Kenward – 16

Music Workshops Started In Ham Youth Club – Chris And Moni Kenward – 10

My Early Career In The Police Force Serving Ham – Chris And Moni Kenward – 01

Offereing More To The Young People Of Ham, And Worries About Development Of Ham Close – Chris And Moni Kenward – 05

Police Officers Replaced By CCTV – Chris And Moni Kenward – 02

Some Rivalry Between Ham And Richmond Youths – Chris And Moni Kenward – 04

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Valerie Glynn

371 Bus Roote And The Green Line To Oxford Street – Valerie Glynn – 08

Buying A Plot Of Land In Ham – Valerie Glynn – 01

Canoeing On Sandy Lane – Valerie Glynn – 12

Carols And Celebrating The Centenary Of The View – Valerie Glynn – 16

Dairy Farm Near Sandy Lane – Valerie Glynn – 04

Demolishing The Prefabs – Valerie Glynn – 09

Establishing A Play Reading Group – Valerie Glynn – 17

Family Holidays – Valerie Glynn – 11

Fighting To Save Ham Library – Valerie Glynn – 18

German Community In Ham – Valerie Glynn – 03

Grey Court School Good And Bad Times – Valerie Glynn – 07

Headmistress At The Orchard School – Valerie Glynn – 06

Loads Of Pubs In Ham – Valerie Glynn – 20

Love Of The Copse – Valerie Glynn – 19

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Ham is where the Heart is

A local history by the people of Ham – Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund

Author: Chris Wadsworth

Roy Parsons

Robin Parker

Karin Noble

John Neville

Keith Mulberry

David Muddiman

Ray Marshall

Geoff Hyde

Chris & Moni Kenward

Valerie Glynn