LEATHERHEAD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Streets and Roads - Leatherhead - Bridge Street

Vardey references are from History of Leatherhead, edited by Edwina Vardey (L&DLHS 1988).

For information about the 1950 edition of Kelly's referred to below please click the Kelly's link on the left of your screen,
also for LUDC 1950 and LUDC 1965/67.

Where was the Blue Rabbit Café in the Bridge Street of 1950 -13? 39?

LUDC 1950

2 National Provincial Bank Ltd (Henry B Sercombe, manager)
Bank Chambers
2 Tuck & Mann, solicitors & commissioners for oaths
4 GASCOIGNE-PEES AR&J estate agents & auctioneers Tel 4133/4
6 Shoolbred & Co. outfitters
8 Fleetway Cleaners (Epsom) Ltd cleaners & dyers
10 Morgan J & R, bakers
12 Turner A, café
16 Stevenson & Rush Ltd, grocers
18 Turton P & Sons, confectioners [sic]
20 Clark, Ernest M, fruiterer
22 Freeman M, hairdresser
24 Motor & Air Products Ltd plastics fabricators
-- here is Chitty's alley
26 Sky High Catering, restaurant
36 Reed, Henry, scrap metal merchant
38 The Running Horse, Public House, John Castleman
-- here is Emlyn Lane
East Surrey Water Co (works)

South side
-- here is Church st.
1 Westminster Bank Ltd. (T Cottrell, manager)
3 Eldridge, FC watch maker
5 Hughes, Gordon chemist
13 Palmer, SJ café
15 Hulme & Co, tobacconists
17 Underwoods, drapers
19 Harding, WT, boot repair
21 Bonnett, WH & Son, blacksmiths
23 Hawes, Sidney Leonard, butcher
27 Raleigh Valet Service (G & FA Goodrich), dyers & cleaners
29 Spidy, Jean, wool stores
31 Turton Percy C
31 & 33 Leavey TJ & Son, tailors
37 Yardley’s Ltd, grocers
39 Watney, Miss MC, café
41 Ford, Beatrice, ladies hairdresser
43 Hewlins, Miss
45 Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (E. Worsfold, sec)
51 Clark GS, furrier
53 King, Nevill S, MRCVS, veterinary surgeon
-- here is bridge over river

2 Bridge Street image 1960s? Grade II Listed (exterior) National Provincial Bank Ltd (Henry B Sercombe, manager) Bank Chambers (Kelly's 1950) previously Wild The Bakers on this site until 1927 Building dated 1928 is in mock Jacobean style	image above: courtesy of authors of Over The Other Bridge
2 Bridge Street from 2008 to 2018 Barton's Bookshop Peter Snell talking about being a bookseller - click here previously: Woolwich Building Society currently vacant Bank Chambers Dec 2018 Offices image: Haslam	drawing by Peter Irons

4 Bridge Street March 2020 The Princess Alice Hospice Charity Shop previously: LUDC 1965/67: AR & J Gascoigne-Pees FALPA Auctioneers, Estate Agents, Surveyors and Valuers GASCOIGNE-PEES AR&J estate agents & auctioneers (Kelly's 1950) image: Haslam

6 Bridge Street March 2020 Christies Residential Sales and Lettings previously: Shoolbred & Co. outfitters (Kelly's 1950) Vardey (1988): No.6 is a timber-framed 17th century buildingwith a rough cast front image: Haslam

8-10 Bridge Street March 2020 Natural Beauty Beauty Salon previously: 8-10 Harringtons Bakery 8 Fleetway Cleaners (Epsom) Ltd cleaners & dyers (Kelly's 1950) image: Haslam
8-10 Bridge Street date Harrington's Bakery previously: 8 Fleetway Cleaners (Epsom) Ltd cleaners & dyers (Kelly's 1950) 10 Morgan J & R, bakers (Kelly's 1950) [newspaper article to be located an added] Vardey (1988): No.8-10 is an early 19th century building stuccoed with a slate roof. There is an earlier building at the rear, partly used as a bakery. image: Haslam

12-14 Bridge Street March 2020 Five Rivers Indian Restaurant previously: 12 Turner A, café (Kelly's 1950) 14 ? Vardey (1988): No.12-16 is a mid 19th century building. image: Haslam

16 Bridge Street March 2020 Sunshine Indoors Tanning Salon previously: WEH Nunns, Mens Wear  Stevenson & Rush Ltd, grocers (Kelly's 1950) Vardey (1988): No.12-16 is a mid 19th century building. image: Haslam
16 Bridge Street 2003 WEH Nunns Mens Wear image: Shopfront Elegy

18-20 Bridge Street Bridge Place date tba Flats and Offices previously: 18 Turton P & Sons, confectioners (Kelly's 1950) [sic] 20 Clark, Ernest M, fruiterer (Kelly's 1950) Vardey (1988): No.18-20 is an early 19th century building in stock brick with a slate roof image: temporary

22 Bridge Street Black Dog Gallery & Picture Framers March 2020 previously: Freeman M, hairdrssr (Kelly's 1950) Vardey (1988): No.22 is a red-brick 19th century building with a slate roof and somewhat continental windows. image: Haslam The Leatherhead Heritage Trail plaque beside the door refers to the former Bluesette Club which was once along the alley beside no.22. THE BLUESETTE CLUB This alleyway led to the Bluesette Club and along it walked many musicians who were important to the development of rock & pop music; not least was MARC BOLAN's first band, John's Children - Andy Ellison, John Hewlett and Chris Townson - who played here regularly in the 1960s. They once owned the club, together with their famous manager, Simon Napier-Bell. Others who performed here include Jeff Beck, Peter Frampton, Alan Price, Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull and Ronnie Wood. Jimi Hendrix once visited. The club building is long gone.

Vardey (1988): The former coach-builders Ventham and Sons occupied the the premises between Nos. 22 and 24. It was basically a much altered early 19th century building and was demolished in 1986.

An early hand-operated petrol pump from it is now in the garden of the Museum at Hampton Cottage in Church Street. The new property is appropriately called the Coach House.

[24 Motor & Air Products Ltd plastics fabricators (Kelly's 1950)]

LUDC 1950

26 Bridge Street March 2020 Offices previously on this site: Sky High Catering, restaurant Vardey (1988): No.26 is an early 19th century house of red brick with a slate roof. Its ground floor has been marred by many alterations and an extension to its eastern side. image: Haslam

Vardey (1988): Nos. 28-34 is a terrace of early 19th century houses of stock brick with slate roofs. With the exception of No.34, the original ironwork around the raised front gardens remains.

38 Bridge Street The Running Horse March 2020 Grade II* Listed Built in the 15th century on land belonging to the church, The Running Horse was originally known as Rummings House, after Eleynor Rumminge who was written about by Henry VIII's poet John Skelton. The poem can be found on a wall in the pub. Legends have it that Henry's daughter, Elizabeth I, spent a night at the inn due to floods making the River Mole impossible to cross. It is rumoured that in the 17th century the pub was used as a frequent meeting place for smugglers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Horse Tony Robinson's History of Britain: The Tudors first broadcast on Channel 5 on 4th January 2020 included a piece on ale-wives featuring The Running Horse pub in Leatherhead and the notorious Elynour Rumming (other spellings are available) You can see it again (once you get past the adverts) by clicking here. It is a most interesting programme in which the Leatherhead segment begins at about 29:40. Elynour was immortalised through the poem the Tunning of Elynour Rumming by John Skelton (c.1463-21 June 1529) who was an English poet and tutor to King Henry VIII. The lengthy poem with detailed notes can be seen by clicking here - but perhaps watch the programme first. images on right: Haslam images below: Leatherhead & District Local History Society 1905 before 1938, when Meaux took over Mellersh Neame

Vardey (1988): The finest of Leatherhead's few remaining open-hall houses. Built on glebe-land, it is unlikely that it was built as an inn. Its two-bay cross-wing jettied out over the street has an impressive upper chamber with an open truss matching the hall. It has all the appearance of a high quality private house c1450-1550. Although there is no firm evidence of her living at the inn  or even that it was an ale-house in her time, in 1525 Elinour was fined 2d at Pachenesham Magna for selling ale at excessive prices. Eventually in 1889 George Moore of the Swan Hotel bought it at auction. Today it is a Shepherd Neame pub. It has won CAMRA’s regional pub of the year award and also features in The Good Beer Guide.

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1 Bridge Street March 2020 NatWest previously: Westminster Bank (Kelly's 1950) image: Haslam

3 Bridge Street March 2020 Huggins Edwards & Sharp Chartered Surveyors - Estate Agents previously: Eldridge, FC watch maker: (Kelly's 1950) image: Haslam

5 Bridge Street March 2020 Grade II Listed Nizam & Team Hairdresser previously: LUDC 1965/67: Gordon Hughes Ltd The only Pharmacy in the District which has given more than 100 years service. For all your Medical, Toilet and Photographic requirements. LUDC 1950: Gordon Hughes Ltd: Dispensing and Family Chemists Toilet, Sickroom and Nursery ,Requisites, Photographic Supplies Hughes, Gordon chemist (Kelly's 1950) image: Haslam

Vardey (1988): No.5 is a fine early 19th century stuccoed building with a slate roof. Although the windows have lost their glazing bars, the original shop-front remains but the Doric columns are a 20th century addition.

7 Bridge Street top photo: date pre 2016 2nd photo: Oct 2016 Los Amigos II/2 Restaurant, British cuisine previously: tba Vardey (1988): Nos. 7-9 was a saddlers and harness makers from the 17th century until 1905, run by the Ragge and Lloyd families. The building was demolished by the Civil Defence in an exercise in 1939. image: web
7 Bridge Street March 2020 Caffe Deniro previously: Los Amigos 2 image: Haslam

9 Bridge Street March 2020 KallKwik Business Design + Print previously: LUDC 1965/67: Smartahomes Ltd Come and choose from the largest stock of Wallpaper and paint in the town see Vardey for 7 Bridge Street image: Haslam

11 Bridge Street March 2020 Aligned For Life Chiropractic previously: tba   image: Haslam

13 Bridge Street March 2020 Botan Kebab House previously: Palmer, SJ café (Kelly's 1950) image: Haslam

15-17 Bridge Street March 2020 15 Optima Recruitment Consultants previously: Hulme & Co, tobacconists (Kelly's 1950) Vardey (1988): No. 15-17 is a timber framed building which may date in part from the 16th century. image: Haslam

15-17 Bridge Street March 2020 17 Caremark personalised home care previously: Underwoods, drapers (Kelly's 1950) image: Haslam

19 Bridge Street March 2020 Patricia Morgan Optician previously: Harding, WT, boot repair (Kelly's 1950) image: temporary

27 Bridge Street March 2020 Bridge House Offices image: Haslam in an earlier building, Kelly's 1950 Raleigh Valet Service (G & FA Goodrich), dyers & cleaners LUDC 1965/67: WG Holland & Co Ltd Florists

33 Bridge Street March 2020 31 & 33 Grade II Listed Accord CAD Services previously: 31 Turton Percy C (Kelly's 1950) LUDC 1965/67 31 & 33 Leavey TJ & Son, tailors (Kelly's 1950) LUDC 1950: TJ Leavey & Son The Shop for Menswear Tailors, Hosiers, Outfitters image: Haslam

Vardey (1988): No.33 is a charming early 19th century stuccoed building with a slate roof and 'gothick' windows.

35 Bridge Street March 2020 vacant: last occupied by Quality Solicitors Palmers, now in Fetcham previously: tba Vardey (1988): No.35 is a red-brick building with a slate roof and dates from about 1840. It is unfortunate that the high shop-front on its eastern side obscures the facade above it. image: Haslam

35a Bridge Street March 2020 Excellent Cut Hairdressers Vardey - see 33 image: Haslam

37 Bridge Street March 2020 Bridge Chambers Offices previously: LUDC 1965/67: Accommodation Services (Leatherhead) Ltd Do you need a Man about the House? Bridge Chambers Yardley’s Ltd, grocers (Kelly's 1950) Vardey (1988): No.37 is an 18th century flint and brick building whose front has been rendered. image: Haslam

39-41 Bridge Street March 2020 39 & 41 Grade II Listed 39 vacant previously: Watney, Miss MC, café (Kelly's 1950) 41 Cosy Flooring previously: LUDC 1965/67: The Do it Yourself Shop All Fobel Do it Yourself Materials Timber, Paints, Mouldings, Tools Bryan Strudwick Ford, Beatrice, ladies hairdresser (Kelly's 1950) Vardey (1988): Nos. 39-41 is a late 17th century timber framed structure with a jettied front. image: Haslam

43 Bridge Street August 2019 Grade II Listed Phoenix House Housed offices, but now contains serviced apartments. image: Capper LUDC 1965/67: Mid-Surrey Mortgage and Insurance Brokers, 43 Bridge Street LUDC 1965/67: Leatherhead Staff Bureau Ltd For all classes of Permanent and Temporary Staff and Typewriting, Duplicating and Photocopying Services LUDC 1965/67: Delahaye, Holmes &Co Auctioneers, Surveyors, Valuers, Estate Agents "Holmes House" 43 Bridge Street LUDC 1965/67: John W Bethell, Builders and Contractors Repairs, Alterations, Renovations "Holmes House" 43 Bridge Street

Miss Hewlins had a small kindergarten school here which Hazel Brown was at in the 1930s. Miss Hewlins is listed here in Kelly's 1950.

45-47 Bridge Street March 2020 Oddfellows Hall Friendly Society Vardey (1988): Nos. 45-51 is a mid 19th century terrace. image: Haslam

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