Bromham, St Nicholas Church 1899
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Photo of Bromham, St Nicholas Church 1899

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This church has the most impressive chantry in a Wiltshire village church, according to Derek Parker and John Chandler in Wiltshire Churches, an Illustrated History. Built about 1492 by Richard Beauchamp, the Baynton Chapel has fine external features, 'battlements with quatrefoils and pinnacles with their decorations' (Pevsner). The 1510 octagonal stone spire was under repair at the time of this picture, as we can see from the wooden scaffolding.

A Selection of Memories from Bromham

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bromham

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My mother took short term housekeeping positions and in 1953 we lived in Westbrook House in Westbrook village, looking after Sir Edgar and Lady Ludlow Hewitt. He was a gentleman farmer and I sometimes drove around his land with him in his Landrover. I remember beautiful fields with so many wild flowers, I would come home with armfuls. Cowslips are still my favourite. They went to London for the Coronation of Queen ...see more