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Restoring Old Malden Pond
Town Pride Award 2015/16
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Town Pride Award 2014 - Winner
Town Pride Award 2014
Lloyd Award for History 2015
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Lloyd Award for History 2014
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7 Kings, One Stone
How did the Georgians shape the modern world?
Why was the war on the western front so dreadful for British Soldiers?
Recording Old Buildings
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Barton Green Pavillion
Christchurch Vicarage- Coombe Road
Roselands Clinic - Kingston Road
The Wellington - Kingston Road
War Memorials
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The Local Hero Issue 1 (November 2014)
The Local Hero Issue 2 (April 15)
The Local Hero Issue 3 (September 2015)
The Local Hero Issue 4 (March 2016)
The Local Hero Issue 5 (Nov 2016)
Wreath for Cyril Joe Barton VC 31 03 2015
Wreath for Humphrey OB Firman VC 24 04 2015
Wreath for VE-Day 08 05 2015
Wreath for D-Day 06 06 2015
Wreath for Ian W Bazalgette 04 08 2015
Wreath for VJ-Day and Bombing of New Malden 14 and 16 08 2015
Maldens and Coombe Memorial Tree
Remembrance Service 8 11 15
Remembrance at Memorial Tree 16 08 2015
Maldens and Coombe U.D.C Expression of Gratitude
William Thomas Prismall
Albert William King
William Bell McArthur
Recollections 2
Meetings
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Barbara Webb's slide show
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Malden and Coombe Girl Guides Minute Book 1938/45
The Official Guide 1926
The Official Guide to Maldens and Coombe (1934
The Official Guide to Maldens and Coombe (1938)
The Official Guide to Maldens and Coombe (1958)
Conservation Area Booklets
The Charter Souvenir
1965 Dissolution of the Borough Council booklet
1933 Coombe Berg Estate Brochure
1987-8 Shopping Guide and Trade Directory
1984-5 Shopping Guide and Trade Directory
The Malden Blitz Commemoration
Coronation Celebrations 1953 Official Souvenir Guide
Fifty Years in Malden
Malden Bowling Club (75 years)
Malden Bowling Club (90 years)
Coombe Conduit
Coombe Conduit 2014 Leaflet
Golden Jubilee of The Rotary Club of New Malden 1929-79
1931 Programme for New School Opening Ceremony
1961 A Civic Exhibition (Charter Celebrations)
The Rotary Club of New Malden 1979-89
The Rotary Club of New Malden 1989 -2004
From Pasture to Park (Beverley Park 1900-1950)
Early Views of New Malden
Kings Avenue Salutes the Queen June 1977
The First 100 Years ( A History of the United Reform Church in New Malden)
Trial by Ordeal. Malden faces Total War
The Beehive Magazine of The Beverley Boys School Winter 1949
The Beehive Magazine of The Beverley Boys School Winter 1950
The Manor of Coombe or Coombe Nevill
New Malden Methodist Church 1867 1967 (Centenary)
New Malden Methodist Church 1867 1992 (125 year anniversary)
Come to Coombe Hill Estate for your Ideal Home 1934
Wilverley Park Estate Wates Guaranteed Homes 1935
The Church on the Hill Maeldune
The Parish Church of St John the Baptist Old Malden, Surrey
A History of Malden and Coombe Old People's Welfare Association 1996
St Joseph's Church Golden Jubilee 1905-1955
St James's Church Magazine 1940
Barnes End New Malden Maisonettes
Robin Hood Estate
Frank Dobson Artwork
Children Art Competition
Newspapers and Cuttings
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St George v the Dragon April 1965
The Maldens and Coombe Times September 2nd 1933
Demolition of the Blagdon Road Chimney
The Over Bridge
Nandos Hideaway - Harold Bauer
Remembering Cyril Barton VC
Remembering Malden Manor
The Malden Diary
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1970 September
1973 March
1974 March
1976 September October
1978 January February
1979 May June
1980 May June
1980 August and September
1980 October November
1981 August and September
1982 August and September
1983 January and February
1983 June and July
1984 February March
1985 March April
The Malden Messenger 1959
Maps
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Rocque's Map 1741-5
Ordnance Survey 1816
Coombe Estate 1837
Ordnance Survey 1865
Malden Care Scheme Annual Reports
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Annual report 1975-76
Annual report 1977-78
Annual report 1979-80
Annual report 1981-82
Annual report 1983-84
Annual report 1987-88
The Malden Fortnight
Miscellany
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Pytram Automation
New Malden Arts Festivals
2014 7th New Malden Arts Festival leaflet
2015 8th New Malden Arts Festival leaflet
1945 Youth Week Grand Variety Concert Programme
1945 Youth Service Programme
1944 Youth Week Athletic Sports Programme
1944 Youth Week Spotlight on Youth Programme
1944 Youth Week Programme
1944 The Cavendish Players Programme
1943 Youth Week Inter club Swimming Gala
1943 Youth Week Athletic Sports
1943 Youth Week Plays Programme
1943 Grand Youth Concert Programme
1943 Youth Week Programme
1943 Youth Service Programme
1943 The Cavendish Youth Club Concert
1974 Brycbox Article
1978 New Malden Guardian article on Shops and Businesses
1933 New Malden Shops and Businesses
1950 Elm Road Shops and Businesses
Chestnut Grove Wartime Residents
1956 New Malden Lawn Tennis Club's Annual Dinner
1954 Kingston and District Grocers' Annual Dinner
Tom Kelley's Spreadsheet of Kelly's Directories
1938 Guide - Protection against air raids
1942 Ration Booklet
DiBiase Hairdressers
Rotary Club Golden Jubilee Cover 1979
Beech Grove Silver Jubilee Tickets
Chestnut Grove Residents 1930
1933 New Malden Traders from paper dated 2nd September 1933
Pengilly's Shoe Repairs
Malden Wanderer's Celebrity Cricket Porgramme
Bradbury Wilkinson
The Rotary Club and Mayoral Chair
Malden Rifle and Pistol Club
The Green Theatre Company
Photographs & Scans
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Maldens and Coombe Borough Silverware
World War 2 Bombing of New Malden
Video of the bombing of New Malden
Bomb Maps of the area
Bombing of New Malden Station
That First Raid - 16 08 1940
Damage caused in other air raids
New Malden Station
Trains through New Malden
Coombe
Kingston Vale
New Malden
Motspur Park
Old Malden
Worcester Park
Bench memorials
Videos
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Video of the growth of New Malden
Video of the growth of New Malden High Street
Video of a visit to New Malden by Donald Campbell
Video of a visit to Decca by Prince Philip
Papier Mache in New Malden
Video of a visit to Venners 1956
Video of a John Cooper on A3
Animation of Bombing of New Malden 16/08/1940
Podcasts
Walks & Talks
Publications & Papers
We Knew you were coming
Monday Was Always Washday
Next to Sainsbury's was Sisley's
Where exactly is Maldens and Coombe
Where exactly is Maldens and Coombe (2020 update)
Churchyard crosses at the church of St John the Baptist
One Window in St John the Baptist church
Another Window : Further steps in Armory
Reredos : Opus Sectile Panels in St John the Baptist church
The Cross on the Hill (by David Henry)
Classical Architecture in New Malden
Malden Mysteries (by David Henry)
Butterflies on the Beeline way (by David Henry)
Local Hero (by David Henry)
Nuclear Bombing of Malden or What's in a name?
New Malden's Cold war Heritage
Where was the waterfall?
Where was the Baptist's Meeting House
Where WAS the Old Cinema?
Why does the High Street kink?
Not Every Picture tells a Story
Where was the flower show held?
Spot the Horse
Where's the party?
Bridge Contract
It's a secret
Chim Chimney
The writing is on the wall
The Lovers' Seat
Watts all the fuss about
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That First Raid - Bomb Damage Photos 16th August 1940
Originals of the following photos are available to view at the Kingston Local History Room. A few years ago a neighbour photocopied them and these are the scanned copies