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Avebury, Silbury Hill 1902 (ref. 48647) | An enigma to this day, the
purpose of Silbury Hill remains
a mystery. Local legend had it
that in ages past King Sil was
buried here on horseback.
William Stukely, the early
18th-century antiquarian,
suggested that the prehistoric
King Kunedha who lived in
Marlborough founded Avebury
and was interred in the mound
at Silbury.
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Great Bedwyn, High Street c1955 (ref. G132004) | In the foreground is a chained area enclosing the Jubilee Memorial lamp standard. It was erected on the site of the
old market hall, which was demolished in c1860. Behind the telegraph pole in the middle of the picture is a listed
cast iron telephone kiosk of a type designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
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Lockeridge, the Village c1955 (ref. L189304) | This is the centre of the
village; we are looking
north to West Overton
County Primary School
with its toothed ridge
line and bell tower just
visible over it. To the
right is the thatched
Myrtle Cottage. This
17th-century listed
sarsen and brick dwell-
ing shows the fast-
disappearing type of
long straw thatch, which
was sewed all along the
edges like a garment.
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Lockeridge, the Dene c1955 (ref. L189004) | The Dene, now a conservation
area, is a fascinating place where
sarsens appear to grow out of
the ground. In fact these huge
blocks slithered down the sides
of the hills after the last ice age,
and have sometimes been mis-
taken for resting sheep. It is this
place and Clatford Bottom near-
by that were the likely sources of
stone for the Avebury Circle.
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Marlborough, College Avenue 1901 (ref. 47665) | A shady spot suitable for
scholarly discussion or
common-room gossip,
this avenue of lime trees,
their bases encircled
by benches, replaces a
circular drive and lawn
in front of C House.
The building on the right
of the picture is the
Old Dining Hall, now gone.
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Marlborough, College Chapel 1901 (ref. 47664) | This view looks east.
The chapel was not
considered an architec-
tural success, and
its interior has been
described as 'barn-like'.
The lack of a screen
between the main body
of the church and the
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Marlborough, Treacle Bolley 1907 (ref. 57849) | This spot is popularly
said to have been named
after a local miller in the
mid 19th century who used
to urge his fat, mottled pony
on with the entreaty: 'Git
up, old treacle bolly (belly)'.
After that time, College
puddings of the heavy
variety became known
as bolly. Kings Mill in the
background has gone.
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Marlborough, High Street 1901 (ref. 47657) | The Castle and Ball Hotel, an
old established commercial
hotel and posting house on the
north side of the High Street,
has a distinctive tile-hung front
with pierced barge-boards
decorating the three gable ends.
These have since been replaced
with plainer examples, although
the balls finishing the gables
are still there. On the ground
floor is a pentice, a common
feature of the High Street
frontages, which must have
kept many a market trader and
his customers dry. In the road
are the corn rails - these were
removed in 1929.
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Marlborough, High Street 1902 (ref. 48636) | Dominant in this
photograph of the east
end of the High Street
is the Town Hall, which
at the date of this
photograph had just
been rebuilt by local
architect C E Ponting.
The earlier building of
1793 was smaller, with
an open colonnaded
area beneath through
which the public had
right of way.
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Marlborough, Town Crier c1900 (ref. M34501) | This rather stern-looking
gentleman wearing his
best frock coat and
gaiters is Isaac Waylen,
Town Crier and School
Attendance Officer
between 1889 and
1911, who lived in St
Martin's. He poses with
his official hand bell and
a notice ready to read.
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Marlborough, High Street 1901 (ref. 47655) | The west end of the
High Street is bounded
by St Peter and St Paul's
Church, dating from
the mid to late 15th
century. Its impressive
four-square tower stands
reinforced by octagonal
turrets capped with
18th-century pyramids.
Today the tower is not so
visible, because the trees
have grown larger.
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Marlborough, Castle and Ball Hotel, High Street c1955 (ref. M34091) | Ugly new street furniture
in the form of electric
street lamps begin to
make an appearance. The
Castle and Ball Hotel has
lost its decorative tile-
hanging and barge boards;
instead, a huge metallic
ball is suspended over the
pedestrians. On the left, the
Draper's and Tailor's shop
we saw in 1901 has been
replaced by Marlborough
Conservative Club.
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Marlborough, passage way to High Street c1965 (ref. M34125) | Enclosed by railings, a modern
handrail of tubular metal has been
added for the comfort of pedestrians
on the steep hill. Ahead in the
curved early 19th-century building
is Ralph Say & Son, outfitters and
drapers - an older business,
W T Calvert, general draper, has
just closed down.
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Marlborough, Polly Tea Rooms c1955 (ref. M34103) | This Georgian building,
photographed before it was partly
destroyed by fire in 1966, houses
the Polly Tea Rooms, which were
established in 1928. The first
and second floors on the left
have been removed, leaving the
ground floor and right-hand part
intact. In 1722 this building was
the Half Moon pub, which shut
in 1815. The late 18th-century
building on the left has gone.
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Marlborough, High Street c1950 (ref. M34053) | This view was taken from
St Mary's Church. Tucked
in behind the Bear is
an early 19th-century
rebuilding of a timber
house, which may have
survived the Great Fire.
It probably had a jetty
like that at Dormy House
in Kingsbury Street. The
building beyond, 2-4 High
Street, is dated 1739, and
was at that time a milk bar.
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Marlborough, Kingsbury Street c1950 (ref. M34036) | A schoolboy's attention
has been caught,
perhaps by the girl
running after her ball in
front of the Kingsbury
Arms Hotel. This
important listed building
started life as the
George, which closed
in 1822. The Edwardian
blue brick paving is a
rare survival to this day.
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Marlborough, the Parade c1950 (ref. M34022) | The Cross Keys Hotel was known
as the Cross Keys and Unicorn from
1768. The present building is later;
it perhaps dates from 1904, when
the name was shortened. It closed
in 1974, and is now known as
Marsh House. Opposite is the Lamb,
which first made its appearance on
this site between 1672 and 1781.
The present Lamb opened in
1833. In the centre on the right is
Morrisons tarpaulin and rope works,
established in the town for at least
250 years. Centre left is St Peter's
and St Mary's Junior School, which
stands on the site of the ancient
St John's Hospital.
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Marlborough, London Road c1950 (ref. M34031) | We are looking south-east
towards Savernake. On the
extreme left is D H Corneby,
baker and confectioner.
Further on is T C Baker,
watch and clock repairer.
The double-gabled Five Alls
is beyond the car, and in
the distance is a group of
18th-century cottages. On
the right, a car is parked
in front of listed railings
belonging to St Peter's and
St Mary's junior school.
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Marlborough, George Lane c1965 (ref. M34135) | Before George Lane was built up during the earlier 20th century, it was a narrow wooded way known as Love
Lane. The tallest of the cluster of thatched cottages at the east end of the lane is 18th-century. The lower row is
16th-century and timber-framed.
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Marlborough, the College, the Bradleian Building 1901 (ref. 47660) | This steep-roofed brick building with
rather a Gothic flavour, designed
by G E Street, replaced a block of
fives courts. It commemorates
the name of one of the College's
headmasters, George Granville
Bradley (1858-70). He followed
Dr Cotton in increasing the size
of Marlborough from a modest
establishment, providing good
cut-price education to the son of
clergymen, to one of the great
public schools of the time.
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