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Historic maps of Fonthill Gifford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Fonthill Gifford maps
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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 Fonthill Gifford
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My grandparents lived in the old rectory which was a few hundred yards from the Beckford Arms. I spent many happy holidays there with my cousins. We had wonderful Christmases, lots of snow and in the better weather long bike rides. Idyllic days. Shopping in Tisbury, and going to Wardour Castle, also my grandfather liked to go to Scats.
Shared on 03 August 2008
Wiltshire memories
Mum (May Scott) and Dad (Harry) from Eastleigh had a friend who was born in Tisbury and we would all accompany him to his home town for a local 'Carnival' in I think the late autumn, he was Artie Thick (R T Thick) and he and his brothers dressed up in nappies and oversized safety pins and they took it in... [more]
Shared on 16 September 2009
My mother, Evelyn (Evie) Smith and my sister Susan(14) and I ( Polly aged 9) visited for about a month with my Auntie Vi in Sutton Mandeville on our way back to the USA after living in Egypt for a year. Auntie Vi had a thatched cottage quite near the road with a lovely hill in back of the house, a... [more]
Shared on 03 July 2009
My mum & dad along with my brother & me came to live in Fovant in 1952. Mum & dad owned the butchers shop in the village. My brother Brian & me went to the school, we both made lots of friends. It was a good school, the teachers were nice. Every Sunday my dad played the organ at Fovant church.... [more]
Shared on 30 March 2008
The house on the right of the photo was my childhood home. My family lived there until 1991.
Shared on 26 August 2007
Having lived in Little London, Heytesbury for the first 2 years of my life in 1955 we moved to a brand new bungalow in Newtow, Heytesbury (on opposite side of road to houses shown). The houses shown in this picture were all built by the Heytesbury Estate and were sold off over a number of years. At the time this picture... [more]
Shared on 15 July 2009
I was born in Salisbury Hospital in August 1953, my parents lived in Little London, Heytesbury until 1955 when we moved to a new bungalow in Newtown, Heytesbury. The house we lived in is on the left looking at the photo pass the wall to the Vicarage.
Shared on 15 July 2009
I am ordering a copy of this picture to send to my dear childhood friend, Peta Fenner. Peta celebrates her 50th birthday soon and it is quite possible that both her and I are in the photo. We would spend many days of our summer holidays playing in the paddling pool. The big pool was always cold and... [more]
Shared on 30 October 2007
Extracts From Fonthill Gifford & Wiltshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Fonthill Gifford, inspired by Frith photos.
Devizes Town and City Memories
This view shows the main features of the Market Place - the fountain, the Market Cross and the Market Hall. The Market Place is uncharacteristically empty.
This is an extract from Devizes Town and City Memories.
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Devizes Town and City Memories
The present-day Market Place was formed from the outer bailey of the castle. This particular view shows the curve of the street: this echoes the line of New Park Street and Monday Market Street, which follow the castle's banks and ditches. The buildings and shape of the skyline have changed little.
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Devizes Town and City Memories
This view clearly shows the iron benches, railings and posts and the ornate street lamps. The earth road is in marked contrast to today's tarmac surface.
This is an extract from Devizes Town and City Memories.
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