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Bishop's Waltham, c.1955
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The Mill C1960 Izaak Walton fished here in the Meon, reflecting that the valley 'exceeds all England for swift, shallow, clear, pleasant brooks and store of trout'. Churchill, the War Cabinet and the Allied Chiefs used the local railway station as their head- quarters during the planning of D-Day in 1944, conducting operations in a special train based here.

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A Selection of Memories from Bishop's Waltham

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 Bishop's Waltham

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My Favourite Sweet Shop
Does anyone remember the little sweetshop at the bottom of at peters rd, i remember theatre little old ladies in there, always used to buy 2 for a penny sweets I
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Chip Shop @ The Mafeking Hero
I grew up in Waltham and have many memories of my years spent there. I loved this picture because I lived on Ridgemede , which was just down the road from the pub & we used to go and get fish & chips from the chip shop on a Saturday evening. The chip shop was in the part of the pub that extends out, with the black little door! Nice little trip down memory lane
Bishop's Waltham, the Mafeking Hero, Bank Street c1955
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The Palace Ruins Bishopswalthem
We have 2 small vase and an ink well in pink with a picture of The Palace Ruins Bishopswalthem on the front of each. My father William John Aburrow was born in Bishopswalthem and used to tell me about the tunnels under the ruins. We are thinking of giving the vase and ink well to the museum at the ruins.
Bishop's Waltham, the Palace Ruins c1955
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The Grapes, St Peters Street,1871
My grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Higgs, was widowed in 1869, when her husband, John Russell Higgs, was drowned at sea. Her brother Silas Short was working at the brickyard in the town so she and her 2 children, Annie and Arthur (my father), moved to Bishops Waltham to be near him. Elizabeth ran the "Grapes" as it was then called for about 6 years before moving to Sussex. I never knew my ...see more
Bishop's Waltham, the Bunch of Grapes, St Peter's Street c1955
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