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Cholderton, Wiltshire
Cholderton maps
Historic maps of Cholderton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Cholderton maps
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Cholderton books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Cholderton and the local area. View all Cholderton books
Devizes Town and City Memories
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Chippenham Town and City Memories
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Salisbury Photographic Memories
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Memories of Cholderton
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I spoke to my Dad last night to share what I found on Cholderton. He grew up in the Cholderton Post Office building in the 20's. He also lived in the cottages in the laneway that leads to St. Nicholas Church. He described it to a tee and was very excited. His name is Cyril Jenkinson and his parents were Edith... [more]
Shared on 24 August 2008
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My husband was stationed here in WWII, and married a girl from Bulford. They divorced but the family ties are strong.
We met the first wife's family and had a wonderful time. Also the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion Vets had a great time revisiting and reminiscing.
Shared on 15 March 2007
I remember playing cricket on the green here. The cinema across the road was where we once listened to Norman Wisdom - from the outside, we couldn't get in aged 12!
I visited this road July 2009 for the first time since then, and was horrified that a Tesco now stands where we played. But Furze Hill Road remains exactly as... [more]
Shared on 21 July 2009
I attended this school circa 1965. Remember the woodwork class on far right of building seen here. Football in the foreground field. The bus back to Tidworth, living in Furze Hill Road.
Shared on 20 July 2009
Moved in here with my parents in 1972 and moved out in 1989. They still live there. So many memories of growing up living above a sweet shop!
Shared on 12 March 2009
We moved in 1948 and on return to visit friends my mother and I were told that someone we knew had "won the pools" and had "run off then with the barmaid from this pub". I believe he won only a couple of hundred because next year he had returned and life was as normal.
Joan Battershill ... [more]
Shared on 30 December 2008
Choir Practice in this Churchu
My friends and I were all in the choir here - I think it outnumbered the congregation usually. We had to share a vicar with Ludgershall. Choir practice was on a Friday evening. When the War ended in 1945 they were desperate for bellringers so us kids all got to help. It was not much of a holy peal though.
Shared on 29 August 2008
I lived with my parents in Zouch Avenue nearby but did go to school with a girl who lived in one of these cottages. The River Bourne is/was directlyopposite and every winter it overflowed, ran across the road and flooded the downstairs of these cottages. The pianola lived permanently on a pile of bricks. The way upstairs here was a ladder... [more]
Shared on 29 August 2008
Extracts From Cholderton & Wiltshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Cholderton, inspired by Frith photos.
The importance of Salisbury to the military establishment after the war can be seen in this picture of Fish Row, just behind the Guildhall. A Pickfords lorry is fighting its way along the narrow street, possibly heading for the Military Tailors in the left foreground, or to the Servicemen's Hostel next door.
This is an extract from Salisbury Pocket Album.
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The Cathedral viewed from the south has been a favourite subject for artists—including, of course, Constable. This particular view is from the Old Mill at Harnham, and shows the Mill itself, the river and the water meadows as well as the Cathedral. Harnham Mill is a very old building, dating from around 1500. Like the first photograph in this book, the timeless beauty of this scene... [more]
This is an extract from Salisbury Pocket Album.
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On the Salisbury side of Harnham Bridge, De Vaux Place leads to The Close—the Harnham Gate is at the far end of the wall. Most of the old houses here were built in the 18th and 19th centuries using stone from the remains of the De Vaux College, which was established here by the Bishop to train clergy as early as 1262—probably the first university college... [more]
This is an extract from Salisbury Pocket Album.
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