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Epsom and Ewell in the Great War
In 1914 Epsom was a small, self-contained town of 20,000 citizens, Ewell a village of 4,000 inhabitants People went to concerts and the newly invented moving pictures at the Public Hall, were loyal to a bewildering choice of eleven different churches and chapels, played football, cricket and tennis, and belonged to dozens of Clubs, Brotherhoods and Orders. The big family names, such as Glyn or Bridges, no longer owned most of the land; tradesmen were in the majority on the Urban and Rural District Councils. In the new municipal Rosebery Park, children sailed their boats.
Then came the war. Life would never be the same !
Then came the war. Life would never be the same !
Saturday 10 Feb 24
Bourne Hall Museum Kids Club,
Spring Street,Ewell, Surrey KT17 1UF
Saturday 10 February1.pm to 2.30
Cost £5 per child per session. Further information is available from David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell. Surrey, KT17 1UF. Tel 0208 394 1734, Email dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
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