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Montgomery Court – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. The banner above is a picture of the roof tops of a block of flats in Chiswick. Which I found on the web. Rather amazingly it is of the flats where I lived for many years at a teenager. This is not actually the block I lived in, there were three blocks identically built and I lived with my family in the middle, on the third floor. Even so, rather romantically, I can imagine our three bedroomed flat and its internal layout just by looking at this picture. The picture above is of bloc...
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Lesley Watson’s Blog – Page 2
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. Murder at South Lawn Hotel . . . Rubber plant – we had one of these for years and it looked just like this one. Even the ornaments were 50s. Harry came up with the title “Murder at South Lawn Hotel” – that would have been absolutely right! Profiterole perfection – yummy! 19 October, 2014. 20 October, 2014. 8212;————————. Our church is going through a difficult time at the moment and our home group particularly. This helps me focus as we grapple with our sorrow and trauma and sta...
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Hamilton House – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. When we first moved there it was good to be in a proper place with your own front door. It was still early days after the war and Mum and Dad’s first home was in Stonehill Road. We lived at No. 12. There was no numbers 2 – 10, it was just bombed rubble. Chiswick had had its share of doodlebugs. Flying bombs). At No 12 we shared rooms with a couple in a small terraced typical of any found in London. It was OK just. Played for Queen’s Park Rangers. And his wife Jackie. One last thing ...
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Our Homes – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. Dream so big that unless God intervenes it's bound to fail. Dr Pat Robertson. A Visit to London. We’ve been adopted. Long time no see. Marco from Lavazza Land. John C celebrates a milestone! Murder at South Lawn Hotel . . . Nelson Mandela has died. Our home is evolving. Mary, laid to rest. Our dear friend Mary celebrates her 95th. Is this the right place? Twinkly Lights of New Milton. We’ve lost little JJ. Alton, Hampshire : August 2012. Annie begins her new life. On Long time no see.
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Tommy Cooper – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. Comic genius Tommy Cooper (1922-1984) lived in Chiswick for. Written by Gillian Clegg. Dream so big that unless God intervenes it's bound to fail. Dr Pat Robertson. A Visit to London. We’ve been adopted. Long time no see. Marco from Lavazza Land. John C celebrates a milestone! Murder at South Lawn Hotel . . . Nelson Mandela has died. Our home is evolving. Mary, laid to rest. Our dear friend Mary celebrates her 95th. Is this the right place? Twinkly Lights of New Milton.
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Chiswickians – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. Dream so big that unless God intervenes it's bound to fail. Dr Pat Robertson. A Visit to London. We’ve been adopted. Long time no see. Marco from Lavazza Land. John C celebrates a milestone! Murder at South Lawn Hotel . . . Nelson Mandela has died. Our home is evolving. Mary, laid to rest. Our dear friend Mary celebrates her 95th. Is this the right place? Twinkly Lights of New Milton. We’ve lost little JJ. Alton, Hampshire : August 2012. Annie begins her new life. On Long time no see.
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Stonehill Road – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. If Hamilton House was completely unremarkable then Stonehill was even more so. It was also in Chiswick and was knocked down to make way for the Chiswick Flyover,. Dream so big that unless God intervenes it's bound to fail. Dr Pat Robertson. A Visit to London. We’ve been adopted. Long time no see. Marco from Lavazza Land. John C celebrates a milestone! Murder at South Lawn Hotel . . . Nelson Mandela has died. Our home is evolving. Mary, laid to rest. Is this the right place? On Long ...
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Cato Family – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. The Cato Family History of William Cato and Sons Limited. Written and Compiled by:. Little has been researched into the history of the Cato name prior to William James Cato 1852-1912. As far as the present generation is concerned, their known history commences with William James Cato (1852 – 1913) who traded as a corn, flour and seed merchant at 313 Chiswick High Road. His family home was in nearby Elliott Road. His mother Mrs W J Cato (1866- 1938) moved into the rooms over the shop.
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Fromow Family – Lesley Watson’s Blog
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Lesley Watson’s Blog. The Fromows ran a nursery in Chiswick on the west side of Sutton Lane near its junction with Wellesley Road. Later they moved to Acton Lane where they ran the Sutton Court Nurseries. The firm closed down in 1970 though another branch of the family continued to run a nursery at Windlesham. On the death of Joseph his sons took on these Windlesham nurseries. Christmas trees a year in the late 1940s! The site is now occupied by Sainbury’s Chiswick supermarket and its large car park, whi...
