Newent, Church Street c.1965
Photo ref: N180052
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One of Newent's present day tourist attractions is the Shambles, a museum of Victorian life that has its entrance in Church Street, a little way up on the left in this picture. Further up on the same side is St Mary's church, built in the 13th century; it was then largely rebuilt four centuries later because the nave collapsed. Just three years after this photograph was taken, the octagonal spire was found to be dangerous and was lowered.

Memories of Newent, Church Street c1965

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. These memories are of Newent, Church Street c.1965

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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