Bremhill, the Cross, Church and School c1960
Bremhill, the Cross, Church and School c1960 Ref: b375001
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Bremhill, Thatched Cottages c1960
Ref: B375002
My name's David Meacham - When I was very small I used to live in the cottage on the right - Number 10 Bremhill.
It was a wonderful place to be a child - few cars then of course - and the freedom to roam the village without any fear.
The rooms were very small and on a slope - great for playing with Dinky toys.
The Beatles were just starting then - I remember sitting on the swing in the garden singing She Loves You Yes, Yes, Yes at the top of my voice and being told off by the lady next door.
All the kids in the village had 'Dillys' (go carts made from pramwheels and wood) - we used to have races down the hill and end up in the Vicar's garden at the bottom of the village to the right of the village cross.
I loved the school and went every day with Mark Kite and Tony Coward and my sister's friend Kay Frayling.
Happy and untroubled days.
I visited a few years ago and was very sad to see the school closed and worse still this old cottage had lost its thatch and had been converted into a much larger house.
Not sure that's progress to be honest.
I expect the kids are bussed to Calne to school nowadays - a great shame as the school was the heart of the community - a place where we all knew and cared for one another and had great Christmas parties.
I moved away in about 1965 - my father was in the RAF so we moved quite a lot - but I think I spent my happiest years at Bremhill
Shared on 19 October 2008
A lucky find Chestermans Farm.
Having started to work with a company in Fleet I needed to find somewhere to live that was commutable both to work and our home in Devon. Having spent a whole weekend looking at various properties in the surrounding area without any luck we had one more left on the list to look at before heading home again. To our delight it was just what we needed, plenty of space, peace and quiet and the dogs were well pleased. We stayed for two years before moving on again but we loved the farm and it still crops up in conversation.
Shared on 16 February 2009
Calne, Doctors Pond c1965
Ref: C228103
Having been a resident of Calne from 1944 to 1962, I often walked across this little bridge, mainly on the way to the recreation ground. There used to be (and possibly still is) a plaque commemorating Dr Priestley's discovery of Oxygen in this place. I believe the pond was situated just behind Harris' factory but when I last visited the town there was a supermarket there.
Shared on 24 July 2009
Calne, c1955
Ref: C228044
At one time a favourite place for picnics. Can anyone remember when the RAF lads tipped tins of paint over the white horse turning it red, white and blue?
Shared on 23 July 2009
Calne, Church Street c1965
Ref: C228105
At the back of this photograph is Calne Free Church and just in front is "Wiltshires" the grocery shop. My father William John Cook worked there for many years. I can see him now neatly wrapping parcels in brown paper and tying them up with string. Amongst the many items sold here were large tins of broken biscuits and I have many happy memories of choosing my favourite types whenever he brought a tin home.
Come forward a little and the shop on the right was a stationers, whilst opposite that was Harris' shop. Bacon, hams, pies, if it contained pig it was sold here!
Shared on 23 July 2009
