Littledean, The Village c.1955
Photo ref: L534015
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Photo ref: L534015
Photo of Littledean, The Village c.1955

More about this scene

Beyond the delivery van parked on the same side as The George Hotel stands a row of cottages once quaintly named Ship's Yud Row. The scene is recognisable today, though the National Benzole petrol station on the left has gone, and so has the long stone wall on the right. New housing estates have sprung up around the village in recent decades, but they do not seem to have driven out Littledean's famous pair of ghosts, Royalist soldiers killed in a scuffle with Parliamentarians in the Civil War. Sighting are still reported - especially after closing time.

A Selection of Memories from Littledean

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 Littledean

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This picture reminds me of wonderful school trips to the west of England from a school based in Oldham called Fittonhill Secondary. This hotel was our base for the weeks holiday and we went out daily on organised trips to Chepstow, Symonds Yat, Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust, Tintern Abbey among other glorious places. Living in a built-up area like Oldham this seemed heaven even as a 13-14 year old. I came on the trip ...see more