HIDDEN HAMMatthew Rees 20 Feb 15

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THIS EVENING’S STORIES

What is a blog?

What is the Ham Photos blog?

Hidden Ham, eighty photos of hidden things with their stories

Hidden because it has gone

Hidden out of sight

Hidden in plain sight

Quiz, your turn to identify twenty things2

A BLOG IS A SIMPLE WEBSITE

A blog is rather like a diary

It consists of a series of posts containing text and pictures

They are easy and free to create

Popular platforms include Blogger (Google) and WordPress

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I CREATED HAM PHOTOS FOR SEVERAL REASONS

I wanted to capture the way that Ham is changing, e.g. shops come and go

I wanted to record Ham as it is now, something like a Domesday Book

I wanted to publicise some of the things that I though should be more widely known, e.g. Sudbrook Lodge

I thought I would do “A Year in Ham” but I keep going!

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HAM PHOTOS STARTED IN 2007

There are now over 2,000 photos

The storage available has steadily increased and so has the quality of the pictures

These can be search for by their tags, e.g. parkleys, or by a simple text search

I usually take several photos during a long walk and these can take a few weeks to be posted,

I sometimes forget where I’ve taken the pictures so please forgive any errors.

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I DO A LOT OF WALKING AROUND HAM

This is a typical walk that I did recently

The route is deliberately indirect, I go down roads and paths that look interesting

Note that some of the route is along passageways, not pavements

I love the way that most of Ham is permeable

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I HAVE USED SEVERAL CAMERAS

Canon Ixus 55

Canon Ixus 80IS

Canon Powershot 230HS

Apple iPhone 4

Apple iPhone 6

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THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IN THE CAMERAS IS IN THE ZOOM

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THE PHOTOSEighty photos of things hidden in Ham with brief stories of how and why they were taken

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HAM LANDS IS MY FAVOURITE PLACE

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MANY SHOPS HAVE CHANGED

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THE HARD-TO-SEE ELEPHANTS

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FOOTPATH TO RICHMOND

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SCOUT HUT ON GREAT SOUTH AVENUE

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TWO OF THE LIONS AT ORMELEY LODGE

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GARAGES OFF HARDWICKE ROAD

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HORSE’S HEAD AT PARK GATE HOUSE

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OLD STABLES IN NEW ROAD

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PIGEON LOFT IN LOCK ROAD

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OLD POST OFFICE IN PETERSHAM ROAD

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RIPPLING ROOF ON HAM COMMON

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SNOW MONSTER

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WEATHERVANE ON ST. PETER'S CHURCH

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THIS PLOT IS NOW LATCHMERE LODGE

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INSTALLING THE NEW BRIDGE

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DEFENDING HAM HOUSE

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CHRISTMAS PENGUINS

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HAM HYDRANT

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THIS HOUSE ON HAM COMMON HAS GONE

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THIS USED TO LIVE ON HAM COMMON

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THE LEGLESS FROG

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GREAT SOUTH AVENUE BEFORE TLS

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PRIVATE ROAD OFF PETERSHAM ROAD

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GATE TO THE GOLF COURSE

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CAPSULE AT MEADLANDS SCHOOL

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SIGN AT HARDWICKE HOUSE

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FOLDING DOORS IN LOCK ROAD

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FILMING ON HAM PARADE

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CHRISTMAS 2007 IN LAMMAS ROAD

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TEDDINGTON LOCK WITH FLOWERS

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PLEASE KEEP TO SOIL TRACK

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OSTRICH AT THE PALM CENTRE

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WATERGATE ON HAM COMMON

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CATS IN A NEW ROAD WINDOW

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ORCHARD COTTAGE IN SUDBROOK GARDENS

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ANCHOR IN MURRAY ROAD

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HORNCHURCH CLOSE IN ROYAL PARK GATE

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LAWRENCE ROAD

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THE BAKEHOUSE ON PETERSHAM ROAD

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DOOR FRAME IN PETERSHAM ROAD

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DONKEY IN CEDAR HEIGHTS

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GATE AT THE END OF EVELYN ROAD

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DOUGLAS FOOTPATH AS IT WAS

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PLAQUE AT CASSEL HOSPITAL

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PATH BEHIND HAM PARADE

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PINK AND BLUE SEMIS IN SANDPITS ROAD

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THE BENCH

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BETWEEN LOCK ROAD AND MEAD ROAD

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COURTYARD IN PARKLEYS

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KING GEORGE'S FIELD

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THIS SHED OFF LOCK ROAD HAS GONE

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BASEBALL PITCH

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SCAR IN HAM LANDS

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STEPS DOWN TO THE RIVER

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WEATHERVANE ON PETERSHAM ROAD

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LOCKS JUMP CLUB

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TURTLE IN HAM COMMON POND

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PETERSHAM NURSERIES HAS FLOWERS TOO

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MY SORT OF PATH IN HAM LANDS

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WHEN HAM COMMON WOODS HAD TREES

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POTS AT BEAUFORT COURT

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THE CARPET LIBRARY HAS GONE

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STEEL SERPENT

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OLD BELL-PULL AT RUTLAND LODGE

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WATER TANK ON PETERSHAM ROAD

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LAKE AT THAMES YOUNG MARINERS

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EXHIBITION AT HAM HOUSE

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ELEPHANT AT MONTROSE HOUSE

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OLYMPIC RINGS IN PETERSHAM

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SKULL BEHIND POINTERS COTTAGES

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BEHIND THE GERMAN SCHOOL

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BIRDS AND LEAVES

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FAHRRADRAUM

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THIS SIGN DID NOT LAST LONG

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PUMPING STATION BY BEECH ROW

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REMEMBERING THE WATER GIPSIES

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CHIMNEYS AT ROSEBANK

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BEHIND HAM PARADE

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52 SANDY LANE

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QUIZTwenty things hidden in Ham

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WHICH SHOP?

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WHERE ARE THESE ARCHES?

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WHERE DID THIS PIG LIVE?

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WHERE IS THIS PRIVATE LAND?

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WHERE DID THIS CAT LIVE?

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WHERE ARE THESE CHIMNEYS?

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WHERE ARE GAMES NOT ALLOWED?

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WHERE IS THIS MARK?

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WHERE WAS THIS BELL?

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WHERE ARE THE ANCIENT LIGHTS?

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WHERE IS THIS GATE?

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WHICH HOUSE?

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WHERE WAS THIS SIGN?

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WHERE IS HIDE-AWAY?

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WHERE IS CEDAR LODGE?

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WHERE IS THIS DUTCH INSTRUCTION?

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WHERE WERE THESE DOGS?

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WHERE WAS THIS?

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WHICH GARDEN?

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WHAT WAS BUILT IN 1898?

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