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Great Wishford, Wiltshire
Great Wishford photos
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Great Wishford maps
Historic maps of Great Wishford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Wishford maps
Historic map of Great Wishford
Illustrated Victorian map of Wiltshire
Historic Map of any Great Wishford postcode
Great Wishford books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Great Wishford and the local area. View all Great Wishford books
Devizes Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Chippenham Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Salisbury Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
2 Great Wishford photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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In fact these are not Lotmore Cottages, which were along the road that leads to the River Wylye, immediately left in the photograph past the front of the Royal Oak pub on the left, about 50 metres down on the right. I know this because I lived in Lotmore as a small boy, in the first of two semi detached cottages.... [more]
Shared on 27 November 2006
Wiltshire memories
I have never visited Druid's lodge, but have been brought up with stories of it.
It was for some years the home of my Grandmother. She was the daughter of Thomas lewis the Irish Race horse trainer.
Thomas was installed in Druids Lodge about 1907 by Lord Cunliffe who owned the 1913 Derby winner Aboyeur. Thomas was his trainer.... [more]
Shared on 18 December 2007
This is approximately the year when researching my family history that I became aware that there is a plaque in the church for my grandfather, George Reginald Mundy of the Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 23/7/1916 aged 40. He left a widow and 5 children, the youngest being only 3 months old.
My grandmother died in 1932, only... [more]
Shared on 07 November 2008
Extracts From Great Wishford & Wiltshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Great Wishford, 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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