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Ham is where the Heart is

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

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    • Where is Ham?
    • Ham History Timeline
    • Photos by Tag
    • Documents by Tag
    • Photos – Flip Gallery
    • Photos – Slide Show
  • Ham by Location
    • Ham Common – Its History
    • Ham Close
    • Ham House – History Timeline
    • Ham House – Events Timeline
    • Ham Lands (The Pits) – History
    • Latchmere House
    • Photos from the 1960s – Jenny Philpot
    • Richmond Park
    • The River & Teddington Lock
  • Ham by Topic
    • Employment and Education
      • Businesses in Ham
      • Factories in Ham
      • Farms in Ham
      • Schools
    • Leisure
      • Horticulture
      • Music, Dancing, Cinema, Theatre
      • Pubs
    • Sport
      • Boxing
      • Football in Ham
      • Cricket in Ham
      • Horse Riding and Ham Polo
      • Rifle and Pistol Shooting
      • Skating
      • Swimming
      • Tennis
    • Housing
      • Garthside
      • Ham Farm Road
      • Locksmeade Development
      • Park Estate, Petersham
      • Parkleys
      • Shires, The
      • Star and Garter
      • Wates Estate
    • Local Government
      • Drainage Highways & Commons Committee (HUDC)
      • Finance & General Purposes Committee (HUDC)
      • Health Committee (HUDC)
      • Housing & Town Planning Committee (HUDC)
      • Rating & Valuation Committee (HUDC)
    • Local Groups
      • Ham and Petersham Association
      • Ham Amenities Group
    • Ham at War – Wars & National Service
      • Ham at War 1914-1918
      • Ham at War 1939-1945
      • National Service
    • Churches
    • Shops & Shopping
    • Transport
  • Audio Contributors A to G
    • Tony Arbour
    • Robin Parker
    • Joice Bailey
    • Cannell Benmore
    • Edna Brown
    • Len Chave
    • Helen Cotterill
    • Gill Douglas-Smith
    • Michael Facey
    • Frances Forward
    • Valerie Glynn
    • Mary Goldsmith
    • Lilias Grey-Turner
  • Audio Contributors H to L
    • Dorothy Harmer
    • Tim Hibberd
    • Constance and John Hill
    • Mike Holwill
    • George Hughes
    • Freda Hyde
    • Geoff Hyde
    • Sue Jones
    • Maurice Kearns
    • Chris & Moni Kenward
    • Inge Kimbell
    • Michael Kingham
    • Peter Knight
    • Marietta Lascarides
    • Diana Lawson
    • Chris Linehan
    • Philip Lintern
    • Doreen Lucas
    • Kate Lyons
  • Audio Contributors M to Z
    • Jill Marber
    • Ray Marshall
    • David Muddiman
    • Keith Mulberry
    • John Neville
    • Karin Noble
    • Robin Parker
    • Roy Parsons
    • Charlie Payne
    • Peggy Pearce
    • Jean Pearson
    • Chris Pittam
    • Kathleen Sadler
    • Henry Savill
    • Mary Seager
    • Gerald Stevens
    • David Williams
    • Margaret Woodrow
  • Audio Memories A to G
    • Annual Events Audio
    • Bushy Park Audio
    • Childhood Audio
    • Churches and Churchgoing Audio
    • Civil Defence Audio
    • Community Life Audio
    • Cricket Audio
    • Crime, Law and Order Audio
    • Employment Audio
    • Environment Audio
    • Events in Ham’s History Audio
    • Factories and Manufacture Audio
    • Family Memories Audio
    • Farms & Secrett’s Farm Audio
    • Football Audio
    • German School Audio
    • Grey Court School Audio
  • Audio Memories H to K
    • Ham Common Audio
    • Ham at War Audio
    • Ham House Audio
    • Ham Lands (The Pits) Audio
    • Ham Library Audio
    • Hawkers, Leyland, British Aerospace Audio
    • Health and Medical Matters Audio
    • Holidays Audio
    • Horse Riding & Ham Polo Audio
    • Housing and Town Planning Audio
    • Horticulture Audio
    • Housing Audio
  • Audio Memories L to P
    • Latchmere House Audio
    • Leisure Audio
    • Leisure: Music Cinema, Theatre & Dance Audio
    • Local Groups Audio
    • Local Politics Audio
    • Local Towns Audio
    • Moving to Ham Audio
    • Outings Audio
    • Personalities Audio
    • Petersham Audio
    • Petersham Hole Audio
    • Post War Ham Audio
    • Prefabs Audio
    • Pubs Audio
  • Audio Memories Q to Z
    • River & Teddington Lock Audio
    • Richmond Park Audio
    • Roads and Highways Audio
    • Schools and Education Audio
    • Scouts, Cubs and Guides Audio
    • Shops & Shopping Audio
    • Social History Audio
    • Sport Audio
    • Star and Garter Audio
    • Swimming Audio
    • Teaching Audio
    • Teddington Studios Audio
    • Transport and Travel Audio
    • Wates Estate Audio
  • Memory Boards
    • Churches Board of Memories
    • Clubs and Societies Board of Memories
    • Crime and the Law Board of Memories
    • Employment Board of Memories
    • Ham Common Board of Memories
    • Ham at War Board of Memories
    • Ham Lands (The Pits) Board of Memories
    • Housing Board of Memories
    • Leisure Board of Memories
    • Schools Board of Memories
    • Shops and Shopping Board of Memories
    • Transport Board of Memories
    • Acknowledgements Board of Memories
  • Written Memories
    • Social
      • Environment
      • Family Life
      • Housing
      • Employment
      • Schools and Education
      • Health
      • Local Administration
      • Shops and Shopping Info
      • Transport
    • Leisure Activities
    • Churches and Churchgoing Memories
    • Clubs and Societies
      • Boxing
      • Football
      • Horticulture
      • Cricket
      • Horse Riding and Polo
      • Pubs
      • Music and Dancing
      • Swimming
      • Tennis
      • Skating
      • Youth Clubs
    • Events in Ham’s History
    • Ham Common
    • Ham Lands (The Pits)
    • Ham at War
    • Law and Order
      • Latchmere House
    • Local Annual Events
    • Richmond Park
    • Secrett’s farm
    • Star and Garter
    • Teddington Lock and the River
  • Memories by TImeline
    • History Pre-1900
    • 1900-1914
    • 1914-1918 Wartime
    • 1918-1939 Between the Wars
    • 1939-1945 Wartime
    • 1945-1960
    • 1960-1980
    • 1980-2000
    • 2000-2020

Memory Boards

ChurchesClubs and SocietiesCrime and the LawEmploymentHam CommonHam LandsHousingLeisureSchoolsShops and ShoppingTransportHam at War

Here is an introduction to the Oral History Project and the collection of personal memories

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Pages

  • Home
    • Where is Ham?
    • Ham History Timeline
    • Photos by Tag
    • Documents by Tag
    • Photos – Flip Gallery
    • Photos – Slide Show
  • Ham by Location
    • Ham Common – Its History
    • Ham Close
    • Ham House – History Timeline
    • Ham House – Events Timeline
    • Ham Lands (The Pits) – History
    • Latchmere House
    • Photos from the 1960s – Jenny Philpot
    • Richmond Park
    • The River & Teddington Lock
  • Ham by Topic
    • Employment and Education
      • Businesses in Ham
      • Factories in Ham
      • Farms in Ham
      • Schools
    • Leisure
      • Horticulture
      • Music, Dancing, Cinema, Theatre
      • Pubs
    • Sport
      • Boxing
      • Football in Ham
      • Cricket in Ham
      • Horse Riding and Ham Polo
      • Rifle and Pistol Shooting
      • Skating
      • Swimming
      • Tennis
    • Housing
      • Garthside
      • Ham Farm Road
      • Locksmeade Development
      • Park Estate, Petersham
      • Parkleys
      • Shires, The
      • Star and Garter
      • Wates Estate
    • Local Government
      • Drainage Highways & Commons Committee (HUDC)
      • Finance & General Purposes Committee (HUDC)
      • Health Committee (HUDC)
      • Housing & Town Planning Committee (HUDC)
      • Rating & Valuation Committee (HUDC)
    • Local Groups
      • Ham and Petersham Association
      • Ham Amenities Group
    • Ham at War – Wars & National Service
      • Ham at War 1914-1918
      • Ham at War 1939-1945
      • National Service
    • Churches
    • Shops & Shopping
    • Transport
  • Audio Contributors A to G
    • Tony Arbour
    • Robin Parker
    • Joice Bailey
    • Cannell Benmore
    • Edna Brown
    • Len Chave
    • Helen Cotterill
    • Gill Douglas-Smith
    • Michael Facey
    • Frances Forward
    • Valerie Glynn
    • Mary Goldsmith
    • Lilias Grey-Turner
  • Audio Contributors H to L
    • Dorothy Harmer
    • Tim Hibberd
    • Constance and John Hill
    • Mike Holwill
    • George Hughes
    • Freda Hyde
    • Geoff Hyde
    • Sue Jones
    • Maurice Kearns
    • Chris & Moni Kenward
    • Inge Kimbell
    • Michael Kingham
    • Peter Knight
    • Marietta Lascarides
    • Diana Lawson
    • Chris Linehan
    • Philip Lintern
    • Doreen Lucas
    • Kate Lyons
  • Audio Contributors M to Z
    • Jill Marber
    • Ray Marshall
    • David Muddiman
    • Keith Mulberry
    • John Neville
    • Karin Noble
    • Robin Parker
    • Roy Parsons
    • Charlie Payne
    • Peggy Pearce
    • Jean Pearson
    • Chris Pittam
    • Kathleen Sadler
    • Henry Savill
    • Mary Seager
    • Gerald Stevens
    • David Williams
    • Margaret Woodrow
  • Audio Memories A to G
    • Annual Events Audio
    • Bushy Park Audio
    • Childhood Audio
    • Churches and Churchgoing Audio
    • Civil Defence Audio
    • Community Life Audio
    • Cricket Audio
    • Crime, Law and Order Audio
    • Employment Audio
    • Environment Audio
    • Events in Ham’s History Audio
    • Factories and Manufacture Audio
    • Family Memories Audio
    • Farms & Secrett’s Farm Audio
    • Football Audio
    • German School Audio
    • Grey Court School Audio
  • Audio Memories H to K
    • Ham Common Audio
    • Ham at War Audio
    • Ham House Audio
    • Ham Lands (The Pits) Audio
    • Ham Library Audio
    • Hawkers, Leyland, British Aerospace Audio
    • Health and Medical Matters Audio
    • Holidays Audio
    • Horse Riding & Ham Polo Audio
    • Housing and Town Planning Audio
    • Horticulture Audio
    • Housing Audio
  • Audio Memories L to P
    • Latchmere House Audio
    • Leisure Audio
    • Leisure: Music Cinema, Theatre & Dance Audio
    • Local Groups Audio
    • Local Politics Audio
    • Local Towns Audio
    • Moving to Ham Audio
    • Outings Audio
    • Personalities Audio
    • Petersham Audio
    • Petersham Hole Audio
    • Post War Ham Audio
    • Prefabs Audio
    • Pubs Audio
  • Audio Memories Q to Z
    • River & Teddington Lock Audio
    • Richmond Park Audio
    • Roads and Highways Audio
    • Schools and Education Audio
    • Scouts, Cubs and Guides Audio
    • Shops & Shopping Audio
    • Social History Audio
    • Sport Audio
    • Star and Garter Audio
    • Swimming Audio
    • Teaching Audio
    • Teddington Studios Audio
    • Transport and Travel Audio
    • Wates Estate Audio
  • Memory Boards
    • Churches Board of Memories
    • Clubs and Societies Board of Memories
    • Crime and the Law Board of Memories
    • Employment Board of Memories
    • Ham Common Board of Memories
    • Ham at War Board of Memories
    • Ham Lands (The Pits) Board of Memories
    • Housing Board of Memories
    • Leisure Board of Memories
    • Schools Board of Memories
    • Shops and Shopping Board of Memories
    • Transport Board of Memories
    • Acknowledgements Board of Memories
  • Written Memories
    • Social
      • Environment
      • Family Life
      • Housing
      • Employment
      • Schools and Education
      • Health
      • Local Administration
      • Shops and Shopping Info
      • Transport
    • Leisure Activities
    • Churches and Churchgoing Memories
    • Clubs and Societies
      • Boxing
      • Football
      • Horticulture
      • Cricket
      • Horse Riding and Polo
      • Pubs
      • Music and Dancing
      • Swimming
      • Tennis
      • Skating
      • Youth Clubs
    • Events in Ham’s History
    • Ham Common
    • Ham Lands (The Pits)
    • Ham at War
    • Law and Order
      • Latchmere House
    • Local Annual Events
    • Richmond Park
    • Secrett’s farm
    • Star and Garter
    • Teddington Lock and the River
  • Memories by TImeline
    • History Pre-1900
    • 1900-1914
    • 1914-1918 Wartime
    • 1918-1939 Between the Wars
    • 1939-1945 Wartime
    • 1945-1960
    • 1960-1980
    • 1980-2000
    • 2000-2020

Categories

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  • Boxing
  • Businesses in Ham
  • Churches
  • Churches Board of Memories
  • Cricket in Ham
  • Crime and the Law Board of Memories
  • Employment and Education
  • Employment Board of Memories
  • Farms
  • Factories in Ham
  • Factories in Ham
  • Finance & General Purposes Committee (HUDC)
  • Football in Ham
  • Garthside
  • Ham Avenues and Ham Common
  • Ham Close
  • Ham Common – Its History
  • Ham Farm Road
  • Ham House – Events
  • Ham House – Timeline
  • Ham Lands (The Pits) – History
  • Ham at War 1914-1918
  • Ham during the War 1939-1945
  • Ham at War – Wars & National Service
  • Ham and Petersham Association
  • Ham Amenities Group
  • Health Committee (HUDC)
  • Horse Riding and Ham Polo
  • Horticulture
  • Housing
  • Housing & Town Planning Committee (HUDC)
  • Leisure
  • Local Pubs
  • Latchmere House
  • Local Government
  • Local Groups
  • Locksmeade Development
  • National Service
  • Our Local Churches
  • Park Estate, Petersham
  • Parkleys
  • Petersham Nurseries
  • Petersham Village
  • Pubs
  • Richmond Park
  • Rifle and Pistol Shooting
  • Schools Board of Memories
  • Schools
  • Shops & Shopping
  • Shires, The
  • Skating
  • Sport
  • Ham at War Board of Memories
  • Star and Garter
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • The River & Teddington Lock
  • The View
  • Transport
  • Wates Estate
  • Where is Ham?
  • Audio Memories L to P
  • Audio Memories Q to Z
  • Audio Contributors A to G
  • Cannell Benmore
  • Audio Memories A to G
  • Ham at War Audio
  • Transport and Travel Audio
  • Audio Memories H to K
  • Robin Parker
  • Chris Linehan
  • Constance and John Hill
  • David Williams
  • Diana Lawson
  • Clubs and SocietiesNew
  • Doreen Lucas
  • Audio Contributors H to L
  • Audio Contributors M to Z
  • Photos from the 1960s – Jenny Philpott
  • Peter Knight