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Blakeney, Blakeney Street c.1950
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The parish church of All Saints is unusually wide, with a tiny tower and high arched windows. It was designed by Samuel Hewlett and built in about 1820 on the site of a previous church that dated from the early 18th century. An unusual interior feature is the 15th-century stoup that serves as a font. At the time this photograph was taken, the bend in the road was a notorious accident black spot: here heavily laden lorries often came to grief on the long descent down Blakeney Hill into the village.

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A Selection of Memories from Blakeney

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 Blakeney

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Blakeney My "Home"
I came to live in Blakeney at the age of approximately 5 prior to this I lived at Roxborough House in Stroud - I lived in a Childrens Home named "Meadoway" along with my 2 brothers and 4 sisters - we all belonged to the All Saints Church Choir at varying stages in our lives - the best place to play was called "the Butts" - wonderful memories of "long hot summers" and some mighty cold winters ie 1963? ...see more
Blakeney, High Street and All Saints Church c1955
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Added 28 January 2017

Brooke
When I was small, my brother and I used to play at the brooke near the school. I went too. We used to put our feet in the water and try to catch fish. When we were older and the waterfall was low we used to walk over it. There was pear trees on the same side where we lived we had fun with them, eating the pears. When I had a stomach ache, my dear Mum used to say "you been eating those pears again" - they were the days.
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1945 1962
My memory goes back to 1945, my surname was Virgo and I lived in Cluster Cottage next to the brook. I remember standing by the brook with my cat in my arms; I must have been about 4 years old. A man took a photo of the brook with me on it, it was on a post card. I went to High Street church, was in the choir there and went to the school there. I left Blakeney when I married in 1962. I have been back a few times but have a lot of memories of Blakeney. Rosemary Fortnum, Ipswich, Suffolk
Blakeney, High Street and All Saints Church c1955
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Family Evenings Out.
I cannot remember the exact years, about 1950, when my Mother and Father used to take me and my cousin for a walk from our house at Lensbrook Cottage through six fields (which is a public footpath), and arrive at Severn Bridge Hotel. We used to go into the clubroom and Mrs Gertie Harris, the Landlady would play the piano. This was a monthly event on a Sunday when the Coach parties used to ...see more
Blakeney, Severn Bridge Hotel c1950
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