Chelmsford, Moulsham Street 1919
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Photo ref: 69018
Photo of Chelmsford, Moulsham Street 1919

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Pubs were vanishing. The octagonal tower is that of the Wesleyan church, which had replaced the Old Cock Inn. Over to the right, the Cross Keys had been superseded by the Regent Theatre. Chelmsford was considered something of a theatre-loving town at this time. Opposite - a sign of the post-Great War years: a Ministry of Labour Employment Exchange.

An extract from Chelmsford Photographic Memories.

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Memories of Chelmsford, Moulsham Street 1919

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 Chelmsford, Moulsham Street 1919

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Hi my name is Doug, when I left school at the age of 15 in 1955 I worked at the Hawkes sweet factory as a sugar boiler, amongst other things, and it was there that I met my first girl friend. Although she married someone else, as I did. I have kept in touch with her all my life, she, as I, have very fond and vivid memories of the place. I am writing one long letter to my grand ...see more
My great grandfather, Albert William Hawkes, his brother Charles and their brother-in-law John Burles had a sweet manufacturing company on New St, in Chelmsford. They also had a sweet shops on Duke St, Springfield Rd and two shops on Moulsham St. There was a wholesaler of Hawkes' sweets behind the shop in Springfield Rd. I have a vague memory of the manufacturing business being sold to ...see more