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Apparently some Russian visitors were so impressed with the old Vauxhall station that the russian word for station is Vauxhall.
Debster | Homepage | 05.07.09 - 9:59 a.m. | #
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The missus and I went to the dog's home to look for a cat once.
We went up to reception and fantasised about asking to look at the cats and the receptionist just saying "This is Battersea DOG'S home" then us turning and walking out looking like absolute fools. Then our ears burning as the receptionist spent the rest of the day telling the story of how two people came into the dog's home asking about cats (we genuinely didn't know if it housed cats at the time).
It didn't happen though, it's got lots of cats.
prj45 | Homepage | 05.07.09 - 10:03 a.m. | #
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Battersea park looks glorious. I must visit there sometime
Rob | 05.07.09 - 10:33 a.m. | #
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As a child I used to spend many happy Saturdays at the Battersea Park Fun Fair. It was 6d (six pennies old money) to get in. The Rotor was a favourite ride of mane, and of course John Collins Big Dipper.
Outside the fair enclosure, in the main park there was a Tree walk, a Grotto, and the Guinness Clock.
http://www.guinntiques.com/festi...festival\\_clock/
Sometimes where the fountains are there would be tightrope artists walking a wire across the lake.
John | 05.07.09 - 9:11 p.m. | #
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My Dad worked at Wandsworth Town Hall for 25 years, he used to cycle every day from Thornton Heath,(when it was in Surrey) and one Saturday he took me to show me his the office. I was overawed by the dark wood, heavy old-fashioned desks, marble floors and big wooden doors. Is it still there on the one-way system? I thought all offices were like that, until I went to work in Croydon's new Town Hall, Taberner House.
SurreyGirl | 05.07.09 - 9:58 p.m. | #
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There is an article on the dogs home today in the Mail.
Debster | Homepage | 05.07.09 - 10:15 p.m. | #
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Can't say I've ever really been to Wandsworth, though I have seen bits of it from trains into and out of Waterloo, like the New Covent Garden Flower Market.
Andrewh | 06.07.09 - 12:36 a.m. | #
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Surrey girl, the Town Hall building is still there on the one-way road system opposite the College.
The "hall" part of the building is sometimes used for wedding receptions.
In the 1980's I had a shop in Wandsworth, in Barmouth Road. (Now converted into house.) It was a TV /radio shop, sometimes we would get a booking to "video" a Wedding at the town hall.
In 1963/64 I was a student at what was then called Wandsworth Technical College opposite the Town Hall.
As well as Tooting Lido there used to be an open air swimming pool in Wandsworth Town.
John | 06.07.09 - 8:50 a.m. | #
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This is a great set of posts. Wandsworth is a lot more interesting than I expected.
It was my husband's proud boast that he was born in Battersea, "just down the road from the dogs home."
Great Aunt Annie | 06.07.09 - 11:51 a.m. | #
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Wandsworth really does have a good number of interesting places... Wandsworth Town is generally not one of them, but that's alright. 
sweek | 06.07.09 - 2:21 p.m. | #
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I went on a work visit to Wandsworth Prison last month. It was fascinating, we got taken around all the wings, introduced to prisoners, watched control and restraint and had lunch with the governor (v. nice man). I also got to look round the museum, which is also fascinating but very small. It does have the gallows and also death notices for all executed prisoners. The custodian of the museum is one of the POA union reps. I can provide his email address is anyone wants to visit (I will check with him first)
Finally did you know that James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's assassin) was held at Wandsworth whilst being sent back to the US.
Mark | Homepage | 08.07.09 - 8:34 p.m. | #
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