East Challow, Post Office And Village Hall c.1960
Photo ref: E89005
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Photo ref: E89005
Photo of East Challow, Post Office And Village Hall c.1960

More about this scene

Bristol cigarettes and Brooke Bond tea could be purchased at the Post Office Stores, run by M S Beevers at the time of this photograph. It has suffered the fate of many village post offices, and is now closed. During the 1980s the green wooden Village Hall, opposite, was replaced by a modern brick building.

A Selection of Memories from East Challow

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 East Challow

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I'm glad I came across this website as I have been looking for my family's relatives from this area. I remember the first time I came to East Challow to visit my late uncle's family for the first time. I have in my possession a personal photo of him outside his home in Hills Close beside the old red telephone box. His name was Pat Downes (deceased), he was living at No 1 Hills Close. I would ...see more
I used to live at 1st Nicholas Place and use the shop in the photo when I was a child growing up in the village. The memories I have of the village were of good times.