We’re delighted to now have 70 local businesses on our Sutton directory
Secret Carshalton has the most comprehensive independent online business directory in Sutton with 70 premium and standard customers. The businesses and local-interest group pages are owned and managed by members themselves, who have total and ongoing control on how their listing appears. The popular growing online directory provides a useful service for Carshalton, Sutton, and […]
Retro road sign at Rosehill dated 1956 from newly digitised photo collection
This vintage road sign once stood near Rosehill roundabout at Reigate Avenue. It shows Lower Morden, Morden, London, Sutton and Carshalton. The image is from The Bill Rudd Collection. Bill Rudd is best known for his book cataloging all the roads in St Heliers Estate that are named after Abbey’s (more on that another time) […]
Bluebell Giants of Steam day features surprisingly tiny Terrier loco pertinent to Sutton
The weekend of 13-15 October 2023 saw a special event at the wonderful Bluebell Railway. The line between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead in West Sussex features the longest tunnel in Europe on a heritage railway. Among the huge engines running was the oldest, and smallest on display. The ‘Terrier’ style of loco ran for […]
The ponds would have had a soft, natural bed ideal for hooves
*Historical* Some more images from a retrospective of Carshalton Ponds – featuring hand-coloured photographs. The bottom image shows a view of the Wandle running alongside the high street. It was moved underground as the water level began to drop and the area was developed. The upper pond, shown here, was also known as the horse […]
Queen’s Well house and two Victorian children peering into Carshalton Ponds circa 1894
*Historical* As the ponds are currently empty to help preserve them for future generations, take a trip with us down memory lane. Here’s the start of our brief retrospective of Carshalton Ponds in old photos. This lovely image shows a timeless view from over 130 years ago. In the background is Queen’s Well house on […]
Early signs of Autumn in Carshalton Beeches
Early signs of autumn in Beeches Avenue with leaves on the ground. On the far right is Little Holland House. Like seeing photos like this? Please tap the like button ❤️ just under the pic. That really helps us. Thank you… 🙂 Have you been to Little Holland House? Where’s the best autumnal place in […]
🎥 Video: Carshalton Ponds completely empty during October 2023
The ponds were lined with concrete in 1968 to stop them drying out. They are periodically emptied to clean and repair. The last time they were fully emptied was in 1996. As a record, here’s a brief video uploaded to the Secret Carshalton YouTube channel.
LIVE poll – What shop would you most like to see on Carshalton high street?
Ladies and Gentleman, our anonymous October live poll is now open. This month, it’s your chance to vote on which shop you’d most like to see on Carshalton high street. We know how passionate you are about where we live, and now you can join in and see how the rest of the Carshalton community […]
Datchet Border Morris Men help frame perhaps the most ornate wooden fretwork in Carshalton
A photograph of dancers who travelled to Carshalton from Datchet near Windsor in Berkshire, seen here relaxing at the Day of Dance on 23 September 2023. The colourfully dressed Morris Men created a captivating foreground to this old building in The Grove park. Secret Carshalton says: “I’ve always admired the side of this building: the […]