Beckhampton, The Waggon And Horses c.1955
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This popular pub for local jockeys and trainers from the nearby stables has changed little, apart from the spelling, which is now 'Waggon'. The author remembers eating there in the 1970s, enjoying the mystery dish on the menu called 'Pig in the Poke'. The petrol station opposite, once owned by Frank C Harcombe, according to Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire 1939, is now a parking area.

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My grand parents, Jack and Betty Orchard, actually managed the Waggon and Horses from the early 1950s to the 1980s having moved to Beckhampton from Bulkington near Devizes. My parents, Ken and June Vickers, also spent the early years of their marriage living at the pub which at the time had a self-contained flat at one end. I believe this is now a dining room or games room. My father also ran the village ...see more