HHS Postcard Gallery

Postcards from Hambledon

We are most grateful to Mr Roger Smy who has gifted a large collection of old postcards depicting scenes of Hambledon. Roger is a grandson of Harold and Mary Hutchins who were long time residents of the parish. His mother was their daughter, Eileen.

The postcards and some family photographs trace life in Hambledon from the early 1900s. Stephen Dean, Chairman of Hambledon Heritage Society has selected several postcard images for comment – see the captions.

Over time we plan to share more images from this collection on the website. We hope to add them to the Photo Map Project.

In the meantime, anyone wishing to view the postcard album or to research other aspects of Hambledon history is welcome to visit the archive which is situated in the Garden Room at Cobblers (Jane Woolley’s home). Please contact Helena Hockridge WhatsApp 07768548099 or [email protected] to arrange a convenient time or to register items you may wish to borrow. A contents list for the archive can be found here. Likewise, if you have any information or pictures which may be of historical interest for sharing with other residents, please contact the Hambledon Archivists.

Jane Woolley’s 90th Birthday Party

Photographs by David Edmiston

November 23, 2018 by Stewart Payne

A Glimpse Into The Recent Past Of Hambledon Village Shop

A chance encounter has led to the emergence of a classic postcard view of Hambledon’s village shop taken by the camera of the proprietor who lived there from the late 1960s.

The encounter was with Alison Heath who, with her twin brother Duncan, spent her childhood at Cricket Green Stores, which was run by her parents Geoff and Margaret Heath between 1968 and 1982.

Alison, now 55, recalls growing up in Hambledon with great fondness. Her home was what was then called Duck Cottage, now Pendle Cottage, and her parents were the last to both live in the house and run the adjoining shop and Post Office.

The shop featured on a postcard, one of a series entitled “Scenes of Interest and Beauty in and around Hambledon, in Surrey”. The reverse of the card states: “Real photograph. Supplied by G.A.M Heath, Cricket Green Stores and Post Office, Hambledon”.