Saddington, Main Street c.1955
Photo ref: S844005
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This is a small hilltop village about a mile to the south east of expanding Fleckney. To its south is Saddington Reservoir, a picturesque stretch of water created in the 1790s to feed the Grand Union Canal. At about the same time, navvies were pushing through Saddington Tunnel on the canal. There are several nice late 18th- and early 19th- century houses in the village, such as the one facing the camera. The camera proves to be a magnet to two small boys (extreme right).

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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 Saddington, Main Street c.1955

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I sat on this wall so often when someone helped me up with 'a leggy'. It seemed so high then! I think it's fallen down now.