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 Marlborough, Polly Tea Rooms c1955 (ref: M34103) |
Year: 1943
Wartime Marlborough
Sent out of London during the Blitz with my mother, grandmother and sister, a visit to the Polly Tea Rooms was for special occasions only. We loved it when the parents of the boys from Marlborough School came to visit and brought their sons to Polly's for tea (even though we were only 5 or 6!). Happily, the tea rooms are still there, whilst the Merlin on the other side and at the other end of the High Street has disappeared. Posted: 21/04/2008 22:18 by Jill Edison |
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 Marlborough, Treacle Bolley 1907 (ref: 57849) |
Year: 1943
Wartime Marlborough
Evacuated with my sister and mother, one of our favourite walks was to Treacle Bolley where we collected rose hips which were then sent away to be made into a source of vitamin C and distributed to those who needed it. On a visit to Marlborough (from London) a few years ago, I was unable to find Treacle Bolley nor anyone who had ever heard of it. Is there anyone out there who knows this lovely spot? (April 2008) Posted: 21/04/2008 22:04 by Jill Edison |
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 Marlborough, Town Crier c1900 (ref: M34501) |
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It is strange to see one of the two portraits that hung in my grandparents' hallway, for sale on the web. Issac was born in 1837 in Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire. Taught himself to read and write while an agricultural labourer, and joined the Wilts Constabulary in 1874. During the winter of 1881/2 he was pensioned out of the police from injuries sustained in the line of duty. The family story is that he was set upon by poachers in Savernake Forest while he was the local constable at Froxfield and nearly lost the sight in his left eye as a result. He lost his first wife and mother of 3 children at pretty much the same time. He subsequently moved to Marlborough to become Town Crier, Beadle and Bill Poster. In 1888 he remarried Elizabeth Simms (nee Harper) from Barbury Castle and had another three children with her, the youngest being my grandfather, Albert Reginald, born 1894. Isaac remained in this municipal position until his death, aged 73, in 1911. Little remains in the family from Isaac. There is a large kitchen chair, Isaac's copy of Waylen's (no immediate relation) History of Marlborough and a pocket watch. The two photos remain in the family. Issac also left a legacy of family sayings, amongst which the following is one of the more memorable, reflecting his dealings with local personages and the law. "Bell-ringers, psalm-singers and band players, being amongst the biggest rogues in the Parish." Last edited: 05/02/2007 05:47 by Peter Waylen |
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