Chelmsford, Duke Street, 1925.
This shot hasn't changed much on the right hand side at all. There is one more building towards us, out of shot, which is where the present day Co-op Store stands on the corner of Wells Street. The large building in the distance with the chimney pots still stands to-day on the corner of Broomfield Road. To the left hand side, this has totally altered. Gone is the old bus station which used to be there, to be replaced by the newer ones complete with obligatory few shops and many apartments. These were no doubt constructed to cater for those who needed as short a distance to the railway station, in order to commute. Is it an improvement? Some improvements are that, but not all. Some merely become a blot on the landscape, fulfilling the artistic desires of architects.
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RE: RE: Chelmsford, Duke Street, 1925.
We remember well the flower stall which stood between the bus station and railway bridge.
Comment from Jennifer Read on Tuesday, 3rd May 2011.
RE: RE: Chelmsford, Duke Street, 1925.
Yes I can remember them as well. The wife was a short plump woman, and she and her husband lived off Rainsford Road in Tower Avenue. Can't seem to recall their names though. They were there for years, or at least it appeared that way.
Comment from John Crouch on Wednesday, 4th May 2011.