High Street c1955, Princes Risborough
High Street c1955, Princes Risborough Ref: P282008
Memories of High Street c1955, Princes Risborough
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Princes Risborough & local memories
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St.George Playing Field
I do think this picture could be a lot earlier than 1955.
I think this Aylesbury road, heading down into Risborough. The St.George playing field, being on the right behind the hedge.
The houses in the distant right, are down Longwick road I believe.
OLD AGE
With regards to this photo, I think if my memory serves me right it is Duke Street looking back from what was Benyons garage to the Market Square, I remember there used to be three butchers shops in this street alone!
When I Was A Boy
I was born in Princes Risborough and fondly remember as a young boy going into the shop with the bay window (shown on the right of your picture) to buy sweets and giggle at the young girls. The shop was known locally as 'Blue Kettle Jacks' although it was properly known, I think, as The Old Blue Kettle.
Shops And Shopping.
I remember spending my pocket money in Adcocks and Percivals, at the top of Duke Street. He had a terrific range of toys for a small town shop, from toy soldiers to model railways. He had a working model railway set up upstairs, which when connected I would play with for a while. The Copper Urn Cafe for a bottle of coke. The Green House for my sweets. Tiffanys opposite the primary school for tuck. Robin Bulls, for sweets as well. Can't remember the name of the record shop down Duke Street, but it became Spain In London menswear in the early 1970s. Gillingwaters veggie shop. Wainwrights shoe shop. Granny's Pantry on the Market Square, which then moved up the High Street in later years. Benyons Garage, Jacobs Garage, High Street... I got my bicycle tyres from them. Walters hairdressers, Barnards the builders, along Bell Street. And The Bell pub, with John Smith as landlord....ex navy man I think, and a good bloke. I could go on for ever, but I'd run out... Read more
Parish Church
On Sept 2 1877 William Frederick Beels married Emily Arkell in the Parish Church. William Frederick Beels' son was Frederick John Beels. His son was Frederick James Beels. Frederick James lived in Risboro with his grandparents and he remembers having to go to the next town by train to get groceries. He had to go by himself because his mother looked after his two younger sisters.
