Photographs of Shere - Past and Present - 1950 to 1999Please send or contact me if you have any old photographs of Shere The following photo's, Copyright remains with the photographer, all rights reserved. Quick Link to Years:
1850 - 1899 | 1900 - 1949 | 1950 - 1999 | 2000
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Past Photographs in chronological date order (1950-1999):
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1950s
photo copyright: David Rose - Vintage Images St Catherine's Village website |
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1952
View up Middle Street
The White Horse Pub
Looking over The Square towards Pantrys Thanks to Phil Wilkinson for his amazing REELSTREETS website
VIEW More info and screencaptures or purchase the film here
Movie location, Shere1952 - My Wife's Lodger
It just amazes me that these films, shot on location in our village of Shere, keep on popping up. It adds to the list. How many more are out there, that we havn't yet discovered? My Wife's Lodger is a 1952 British film directed by Maurice Elvey Stars: Dominic Roche, Olive Sloane, Diana Dors, Leslie Dwyer STORY: Arriving home after being demobbed, a soldier expects a warm welcome but finds that his wife had taken in a lodger during his absence.
May 9th 2020 |
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Late 1950's
Building of the Shere bypass - photo copyright: David Rose - Vintage Images St Catherine's Village website The Shere bypass was opened in 1960 |
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1957
photo ©Doveson2002, all rights reserved - Thanks Phil
View from the bridge - Looking towards Shere Lane. photo ©Doveson2002, all rights reserved - Thanks Phil |
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1958
Looking back the other way, towards the Old Fire Station |
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The Square - 1959
This photo from summer of 1959 was taken from a 35mm slide - click on the photo above to view. Another new found photo of Middle Street from June 1966, will be posted next month. January 2021 |
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1960
You can order prints of various sizes, e-cards etc from the Official Francis Frith Website - photo ©The Francis Frith Collection.
Gomshall Lane - The Village Hall is shilded by overgrown trees on the right. The BT red telephone box has since been moved backwards, away from the road (allowing access to Wellers Court and Forrest Place) |
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1960
Taken from The Country Life Picture Book of Surrey published in 1960 |
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1960
Removing the remaining Ancient Elm from The Square see 1957 photo above to view the remaining elm from Lower Street
1960 - Work completed - A single Oak Tree would be planted as a replacement. |
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Summer 1960
Hard to believe that 61 years has passed - This 35mm photo shows the White Horse Inn with the then iconic 'WATNEYS' red barrel' above the old White Horse sign. Parked outside is a red Triumph Herald and a Hillman Minx click the above photo to view enlarged image 28th July 2021 |
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1962 - Fair in the Square
Shere, Fair in the Square Visit the Shere Aerial Photo page for more views |
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1963 - Vine Cottage
Shere, Vine Cottage photo ©SurreyWanderer
, all rights reserved - Thanks Simon |
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1964Finally tracked down the elusive petrol station photos
If anyione has any photos of the Garage / pumps, please contact me. |
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1965Photos taken from 'The Earth Starts Screaming' film set in 1965
Looking out from the White Horse through the square towards the Church
Looking left towards Middle Street and right towards the church |
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Middle Street - June 1966As promised last month, a photo taken of Middle Street in June 1966
This photo from the summer of 1966 was also taken from a 35mm slide click the above photo to view more detail. 16th February 2021 |
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1966 - January
The above photo looking at the Middle Street Bridge was emailed to me from Wendy Lydall. Hi Tristan, Thanks Wendy for sharing this with us, a lovely photo taken 54 years ago. September 8th 2020 |
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1967
Snow in the Square - 10th December 1967 |
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1968
Middle Street - 1968 |
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1970s
Interesting to see the RED WATNEYS barrel above the White Horse Sign - The White Horse was refurbished in November 2011 Lavender House is painted cream - Now its dark Green (2011) |
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1971
Church Lane Cottages
Upper Street
Una Stubbs - The Square
Lower Street
Middle Street Thanks to Phil Wilkinson for his amazing REELSTREETS website
VIEW More info and screencaptures Movie location, Shere1971 - Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts, made in 1969 but not released until late 1971, starring: Michael Bentine, (The Goons) Norman Vaughan (Roses Grow On You), Una Stubbs (Summer Holiday, Till Death Do Us Part, Wurzel Gummidge), Johnny Briggs (Coronation Street), David Lodge STORY: An artist from the Continent arrives in England and meets a variety of quirky locals, including a flirtatious policewoman, a barload of boozers, nudists and the police!
July 10th 2020 |
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1972
Gomshall Lane - Opposite Shere School Tony McCann Coaches CFV 851 © Photo by Keith Newton, posted with permission - thanks to Michael Wadman |
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Middle Street GarageI have been searching and searching for information / photographs on the garage that was based in the centre of Shere in Middle Street and was deighted to
be contacted by Neil Scott, the son of the garage owner. This post is long overdue, due to various reasons but I'm delighted to be ble to post this today. Dear Tristan Hi, I was just looking at your website which carried a picture of my Fathers garage in Middle Street, I was just having a quick look to see what images were available. You comment on there that you would like more information on the garage, is this still the case? I worked there with Dad for 13 years and he was there for 30+ years before his retirement. Sadly, Dad is no longer with us, he passed away in 2015 following a long battle with many health issues.
I attach a picture that I found only last week of our old Wolsey pick up, that was built to drag cars about the village and had the best air horns I can remember hearing!. This would have been taken in the mid 80’s from memory. click the above photos to view. The garage was named ‘Middle Street Garage’ It was registered under the name of James Scott from 1960’s to mid 80’s, then changed to James Scott & Son (That was my input!) until its forced closure in 1997, when the site was sold for the development of the houses to the rear, this also left me homeless as I lived in the flat above!. We took the garage over in the early 60’s. The flat above was all one, living room overlooked the stream, two bedrooms, dining room, kitchen and bathroom. The bathroom was over the arch and I had to break the ice in the toilet on cold winter mornings! We had a big freeze once, before I moved up there, would have been late 80’s, the pipework burst and when we arrived at work we had a customers car completely shrouded in a layer of ice that was about 2” thick, it was attached to the ground on all four sides and looked like a huge ice sculpture, we had paraffin space heaters running in the yard for hours trying to melt it! It was very funny! The walls of the flat were just laths and pebbledash on the outside and lime plastered on the inside, no heating apart from some small Victorian fireplaces, I have seen some pictures before the flat was built and the lower sandstone section of the building was the garden wall of the Coal Merchants, so there was no foundations! I believe that they have now built another flat behind the original. I think that the only people left in the village now that I would know are Dick and Elaine from the Greengrocers, Christine at the Bakers, and possibly Ken and Moira at the supermarket, that is assuming that they are all still there! I have not been in the village for years. Dad also had workshops over these years at Gomshall Service Station, Thatchers at Horsley and the Bell & Colville site, so he was pretty well known in the area! Kind regards, Neil Scott Hoping the hear from anyone who can remember anything regarding the garage and fondly refered to as "Scottys" 1st October 2020 |
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1977
Middle Street bridge - Fedding the ducks The above photo's were sent all the way from Melbourne, Australia. Taken in Shere during a holiday exactly 40 years ago, many thanks to Ruth Brand. Ruth plans to make the journey and return to our village this summer.
The Mill House, Shere - Can anyone help locate this building? Mystery solved - High House
High House (circa 1630), behind St James church, has been part of the Bray estate for hundreds of years. It was lived in by the Booth family from the 1920s to the 1970s. Molly Booth then moved to Orchard Cottage, where she lived until her death at the age of 96 in 1996. Many thanks to Ed and Jonathan Booth for the valuable update 16th January 2017
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1983
Tillingbourne Bridge - 3 white ducks |
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1980s
Jean Watson in her beautiful garden behind the Tea Room (later becomes The Lucky Duck and now The Dabbling Duck)
A beautiful picture - The Tea Room gardens Many thanks to Jean Watson for sharing the above two photo's with us. Jean then bought and ran Asters Tea Room (see photo's below), also in Middle Street and now owns 'Shere Antiques' in the 'The Old Bakehouse', Middle Street. |
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1980s
Asters Tea Shop - Antiques and Gifts
Asters with its pretty flowers and hanging baskets
Open for Cream Teas
Stalls set up in front of the shops Many thanks to Jean Watson for sharing the above four photo's with us. Jean previously owned the tea shop in Middle Street and now owns 'Shere Antiques' in the 'The Old Bakehouse', Middle Street.
Asters Antique Centre + Post Office |
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1992 - Shere - Upper/Middle Street
Shere, Old Cottage
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1985 - Shere - Upper Street
Tillingbourne bus under the Historic Shere Footbridge in Upper Street in 1985
© Steve Guess - many thanks Steve |
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1992 - Shere - Upper/Middle Street
Shere, Old Cottage
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1996 - June - Shere Village
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Special Thanks......to Eric Thornton, acting Chairman at Shere Museum for access and permission to publish some of the older photographs from their archives - Please visit and support the Shere Village Museum on Gomshall Lane, Shere, Surrey, GU5 9HE. 2018 UPDATE: NEW SHERE MUSEUM WEBSITE and CONTACT DETAILS: Telephone 01483 202769 |
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