trying to find 1960s address in chertsey area

[thewelshcockney]

does anyone remember or know of a place called brockendene farm, woburn park, addlestone,
i believe it may of been a mobilehome/caravan site,
what i would like to know is was it a permanent site or a travellars site,

regards
thewelshcockney

[rosie99]

Hi

Can@t find it named on Surrey Street atlas for 1988 (could be under the M25!)

Have you tried the Surrey History centre at Woking   http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice
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Rosie


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[thewelshcockney]

hi Rosie
thanks for looking
 i had a look on google earth and found a site along woburn hill, still in use today
it seems to back on to woburn park but it has a diffrent name,
 so maybe it had a name change,
regards
thewelshcockney

[rosie99]

Hi

What name is it now?

I know there is a local authority travellers site at Littleton Lane in Shepperton (near Chertsey Bridge) which isn't that far away but not sure what is on the vast area of undeveloped land between there and Woburn Hill.  It's a long time since I visited that part of Addlestone,   

Rosie

[rosie99]

Hi



Try this, I found it by googling brAckendene addlestone

http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/leisure/activities/rambles/2003/Walk_1.pdf

Perhaps its the overwintering quarters of Gerry Cottles circus you can see on Google earth 

Rosie

I think its worth emailing Surrey history centre, I hear they are very helpful

[thewelshcockney]

hi Rosie
google earth doesn't give a name for the site,  but i notice on your link the map shows a caravan park in the same place called meadowland with the entrance in weybridge road, i think this is the site I'm looking for so i think i Will email the surrey history centre for more info,
regards
thewelshcockney

[rosie99]

Hi

Meadowlands is a mobile home site with properties for sale, there are a few in this area

http://www.parkhome-living.co.uk/pages/directory/residentialparks/330/view/

http://haulfryn.info/R/surrey/meadowlands/index.htm

Rosie

[Amber rabbit]

Hope this isn't too late to be of any use.

I think you are looking for Brackendene Caravan Site which was on part of the site of what is now a public open space, also known as Brackendene. I've been trying to piece together the history of this small area and information is very sparce! The caravan site towards Weybridge is a different site.

You've probably found by now that the Surrey History Centre doesn't have any relevant records, but it is worth contacting Chertsey Museum who do have some record cards for the site from the 1960s.  I'm planning to have a look at these in the next couple of weeks, so please say if I can help with further info.

[Reyz]

Hi

There was a Caravan Park on Woburn Hill Addlestone Moor in the 1970's.  I don't recall it was a Travellers Site but a few possibly lived there.

Update: Spoken to a local of the area,  'Gerry Cottles Circus' used to be based there.

There was a Travellers site at the top of ' Free Prae Road' in Chertsey.  Off Eastworth Road?
Not sure if they are still there, not been that way in years.

Good luck
Reyz.