Newent, Broad Street c.1955
Photo ref: N180033
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The main shopping areas of Broad Street and Church Street have not changed too much in character since the camera clicked on this scene. Now as then, most of the shops in town are run by independent traders, so the worst excesses of corporate retail fascias have been avoided. Newent has been a market town since Henry III granted it a charter in the 13th century, and it is appropriate that the Market House, which stands on stilts and is some four centuries old, is located at the heart of the town.

A Selection of Memories from Newent

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 Newent

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I'd have to work out the date, but around there. I moved to Newent from Wales and used to live in a nice little house just down from the Black Dog on the corner of Church Street, if anyone has photos before it was knocked down. I had some good friends in the Picklenash School, they probably won't remember me, the Welsh boy, Susan Kettle, Ginette Winterbottom but a few. Hope I didn't get the spelling ...see more