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Chideock, The Village 1922
Photo ref: 72804
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Many of the buildings in Chideock are thatched and built of the warm local yellow sandstone which, despite modern traffic, makes this pretty village well worth a visit. In the aftermath of the Great War, the post office still bears a recruiting poster. It is interesting to speculate whether the 'Local Views' in the postcard rack are by the Frith company.

An extract from Dorset Photographic Memories.

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The photo 'Chideock, the Village 1922' appears in this book.

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A Selection of Memories from Chideock

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 Chideock

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I started school at the age of five following in the footsteps of my brother John and sister Pam and walking each day to school from Quarr Lane, sometimes we used the footpath starting at Frogmore farm and coming out above the football field which was in the field next to the Council houses. Mrs Smith was the infant teacher and Mrs Hurst the senior teacher. I remember my mum taking me to the dentist that came to the ...see more