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Easton Royal books
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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 Easton Royal
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My Greatgrand parents lived in Easton Royal all their lives, Robert & Harriett Waite.
Robert being born in 1867 was brought up by an uncle,he later met and married Harriett Frankam, and they raised 10 children in number 26 Easton Royal.
I first remember going there with my brother to stay for a week or 2 in the summer of 1955... [more]
Shared on 20 November 2007
My Great Aunt Alice Reynolds owned this cottage and ran the Village Post Office from here, until 1971. This explains why there is a telephone box in the garden!
My mum and her two sisters were evacuated here in the war, then my mum and dad honeymooned in the cottage when they got married.
I stayed here sometimes... [more]
Shared on 17 December 2006
Wiltshire memories
Milton and Plant a Tree for 73
A memory of Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire.
Interesting reference to Plant -a-tree-for-73 as I was the person who set this up. I also attended Milton School from about 1946 to 1950 when I passed a scholarship to go to Adcroft in Trowbridge; having passed for Marlborough Grammar School but failed the interview. At the time of the competition I was the Public... [more]
Shared on 14 January 2009
Hi, I lived in lots of places when I was young including Pewsey, Marlborough where I was born, Hook near Wootton Bassett, and Wootton Rivers. My memories of Milton were living at No3 The Crossroads opposite the garage, until 1973 when I was around 5 or 6 years old. Me and my brother used to walk to the 2 room school,... [more]
Shared on 13 March 2008
This picture looks as if it is looking down the street with the church on the right hand side. The Post Office in 1940 was opposite the entrance to the churchyard.
Every Saturday morning I would run to the Post Office through the churchyard to receive my weekly packet of sweets and comics that my mother would send to me from... [more]
Shared on 09 March 2007
A Respite, a Sanctuary on a Long Journey.
Savernake Forest is significant to me because this was the chosen halfway point on our family's mid 1950's journey from Hereford to Portsmouth for our annual summer holidays.
Here, my stepfather would pull the old Hillman off the road amongst this ancient, historic forest's huge oaks and take out the sandwiches and lemonade we had packed for the trip and... [more]
Shared on 21 May 2008
Family connections to The Limes.
The house in the photograph is The Limes and has a family connection. A great uncle on my mother's side purchased this property. He was Alfred William Reynolds, who was an innkeeper in the White Hart pub opposite the house. He combined publican and greyhound coursing trainer for a period in the early 1900s. He is said... [more]
Shared on 06 April 2006
I saw the memories of the lady whose grandparents owned Levers butchers. I remember my mum taken me there when I was tiny to get steak and kidney etc. My mum died in 1974 so it was a long time ago.
Shared on 28 November 2008
Extracts From Easton Royal & Wiltshire books
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Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories
Easton Royal, near Pewsey, is a tiny vale village with a huge history. Stephen of Tisbury, archdeacon of Wiltshire, founded a Trinitarian friary here in 1245 to serve as a hostel for poor travellers. The friary was dissolved in 1538, and the church was demolished in 1590. The Earl of Hertford built the parish church in 1591 - the windows date from this time.... [more]
This is an extract from Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories.
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Marlborough Photographic Memories
This is a typical lodge house of the Ailesbury Estate variety; it bears Gothic features such as the ornate barge-boards and detailing to the eaves. This lodge has fish-scale tiles that were popular in the later 19th century. Labourers work- ing nearby have obviously been drafted in to add a rustic charm to the picture.
This is an extract from Marlborough Photographic Memories.
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Marlborough Photographic Memories
This fine old 17th- century farmhouse, built in a mixture of materials, stone, brick, tile-hanging and long straw thatch, is typical of the area around Marlborough. It was known as Brown's by 1718. By the middle of the 20th century it was being used as an outhouse, and it was demolished in 1961–2 to make way for more modern farm buildings.
This is an extract from Marlborough Photographic Memories.
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