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Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
Broad Hinton maps
Historic maps of Broad Hinton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Broad Hinton maps
Historic map of Broad Hinton
Illustrated Victorian map of Wiltshire
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Broad Hinton books
Displaying 3 of 11 books about Broad Hinton and the local area. View all Broad Hinton books
Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories
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Wiltshire Living Memories
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West Wiltshire Towns Photographic Memories
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5 Broad Hinton photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Broad Hinton
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I WAS BROUGHT UP IN BROAD HINTON AND LIVED AT 14 THE CROFT ITS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. I HAVE SO MANY HAPPY MEMORIES FROM WHEN I WAS YOUNG PLAYING ON THE TOP BANK.
Shared on 09 February 2007
Wiltshire memories
My maternal grandmother (Alice Brown) took over the cottage 'up the lane' from the village and ran boarding and breeding kennels there from 1948 until 1966. The cottage was condemned when she took it over, it belonged to the Lord of the Manor Douglas White. I spent many happy times there and used to frequent Home Farm and play with Audrey... [more]
Shared on 20 January 2010
Renovating the Old School House
This was the year my wife and I took a big gamble. Looking for a DIY challenge and a move into the countryside from Basingstoke we decided to buy the Old School House in Clyffe Pypard. The Victorinan house, dating back to 1854, needed total renovation, inside and out, but what potential! It had a magnificent hall with beatutiful beams, attached... [more]
Shared on 17 June 2008
We were brought up in Wroughton and my dad worked at Burderop hospital as a nurse in the 1970s to the very early 1980s. We had a staff house in the grounds of the hospital. I have so many happy childhood memories of being brought up there and going to school in the village. One of the most vivid and... [more]
Shared on 17 January 2010
Fish and Chip Shop High Street (1965-1971)
My parents (Mr C and Mrs P Gosling) used to own a fish and chip shop for 6 years. I have a fantastic memory growing up with my 6 brothers and sisters in that big house (please see photo). It had 14 rooms (including the cellar). The house was haunted and it didn't bother me and my family at all. We... [more]
Shared on 02 February 2009
thi8s is dawn downey from brisbane australia,have been living here for 38 years and still treasure memories of my school days in wroughton .My sister virginia still lives there.If anyone sees this ,let ginny know...Remember the old school by the moat,miss morgan was our teacher,,,happy days,,we then moved to chiseldon
Shared on 13 January 2008
I was born in Draycott Road, Chiseldon, short walk away from the camp. My early memories are of the Sunday morning church parades of the different regiments who were stationed there. The troops, in full military dress, along with the regimental band would march from the camp to the village church a mile or so away. Most of us village kids... [more]
Shared on 06 September 2009
Extracts From Broad Hinton & Wiltshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Broad Hinton, inspired by Frith photos.
The Church of England Primary School, founded by Thomas Benet of Salthrop in 1743, has been part of village life for over 250 years. We can see the sign 'Church of England Controlled School' attached to the school gate. Note the cobbled Pitchens path to the right.
This is an extract from Swindon Living Memories.
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Ancient Monuments and Stone Circles Photographic Memories
The Broad Hinton (or Hackpen) white horse is on Hackpen Down between Avebury and Swindon on the Marlborough Downs. It is amateurish in design, and the least impressive of all the Wiltshire horses. It was cut in 1838 to commemorate Queen Victoria's coronation. When the photograph was taken it was clearly in need of scouring.
This is an extract from Ancient Monuments and Stone Circles Photographic Memories.
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This hill figure cut in the chalk lies on the face of Hackpen Hill, to the right of the road from Wootton Bassett to Marlborough, where it zigzags to climb the hill. It was said to have been cut in 1838 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Victoria by Henry Eatwell, parish clerk of Broad Hinton, assisted, according to some accounts, by the local publican.... [more]
This is an extract from Swindon Living Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
