Broad Chalke
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A good place to live
My mum & dad along with my brother & me came to live in Fovant in 1952. Mum & dad owned the butchers shop in the village. My brother Brian & me went to the school, we both made lots of friends. It was a good school, the teachers were nice. Every Sunday my dad played the organ at Fovant church. There was lots of things to do in Fovant. We played football in the street, went for bike rides around the other villages. I had lots of pets. I had a lamb called Larry, I used to take him for a walk on a lead. One day the Bishop of Salisbury came to see my dad & because dad was ...read more here
A memory of Fovant contributed by sheila guilfoyle
Chipperfield's Circus
In fact these are not Lotmore Cottages, which were along the road that leads to the River Wylye, immediately left in the photograph past the front of the Royal Oak pub on the left, about 50 metres down on the right. I know this because I lived in Lotmore as a small boy, in the first of two semi detached cottages. There was a hilly field opposite that led up towards Grovely Wood. Chipperfield's Circus used to rest in this field when not on the road. Sometimes there were elephants there. Old Mr Chipperfield made me a wooden dog on wheels which we called Chipperdog. Lotmore was demolished many years ago and some late 50's council houses now stand on the ...read more here
A memory of Great Wishford contributed by chris rawlence
The Old School
My place of work. I have done a lot of work on collecting archive photos and making electronic copies of some of the many fascinating letters and articles written by the old girls 1880's to present.
A memory of Salisbury contributed by Richard Clarke
Street Where I Live
Nice to see that not a lot has chnaged since this photo was taken to what it is like to day.
More cars and people now of course.
A memory of Salisbury contributed by Richard Clarke
Extracts From Broad Chalke & Wiltshire books
Now a United Reformed Church in weekly use, this
flint church has lost its neighbouring large tree and
the central bell tower and short spire. Built in 1862,
it was originally a memorial church; the dedication
stone in the east wall is now indecipherable.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories".
This elaborate entrance to the church at Broad
Chalke, near Salisbury, has been well-maintained
throughout the years. It serves the large and
ornate All Saints’ church, which is ashlar-faced
and dates back to two periods – late 13th
century and 1360-70.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories".
All Saints’ is known as the cathedral of the
Nadder Valley. Its crossing tower is possibly
of the 14th century; it is buttressed by simple
moulded half arches at the east end of the
nave. The south transept south window is later
Perpendicular, and so is the top of the tower and
the two-storey south porch, which has fleurons
below the battlements. The nave roof has
angel brackets. The font is early Perpendicular,
and has cusped quatrefoils enclosing roses,
leaves, shields and shells. The pulpit and pews
are 17th-century. A monument near the south
porch in the churchyard has a simple inscribed
slab of 1930 to Christopher Wood, the painter
who lived in nearby Reddish House, which has
since been the home of Cecil Beaton, television
celebrity Toyah Wilcox and, in the new century,
Lord and Lady Weinstock.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories".
The importance of Salisbury to the military establishment
after the war can be seen in this picture of Fish Row, just
behind the Guildhall. A Pickfords lorry is fighting its way
along the narrow street, possibly heading for the Military
Tailors in the left foreground, or to the Servicemen’s Hostel
next door.
An extract from from"Salisbury Pocket Album".
The Cathedral viewed from the south has been a favourite subject for
artists—including, of course, Constable. This particular view is from the
Old Mill at Harnham, and shows the Mill itself, the river and the water
meadows as well as the Cathedral. Harnham Mill is a very old building,
dating from around 1500. Like the first photograph in this book, the
timeless beauty of this scene has remained unchanged for more than half
a millennium.
An extract from from"Salisbury Pocket Album".