Bathford, Ashley Road c.1955
Photo ref: B309011
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Photo ref: B309011
Photo of Bathford, Ashley Road c.1955

More about this scene

Do not cross the toll bridge yet, but retrace your steps through Batheaston to Bathford, for there are few river crossings. This is still a distinct village, with lanes winding uphill, although the wall on the right has now been replaced by a 1970s close, Titan Barrow, the name perpetuating a house of 1748 by Wood the Elder.

A Selection of Memories from Bathford

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. Here are some from Bathford

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On the left of this picture are three doorways marked by stone porches. I live in the third of the three away from the camera. The second remains as it is shown but the first doorway has now been blocked up. The house has been knocked through to form a double sized property with the 'second' door now the main entrance. Church Street remains much as in the picture although the high wall on the right has been ...see more