Cirencester, Cricklade Street c.1950
Photo ref:
C106010
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Roman armies invaded Britain in AD 43, moving north-west. They founded their town of Corinium by the River Churn, in an area occupied by a native tribe called Dobunni. Corinium became an important town at the junction of the Fosse Way and Ermine and Akeman Streets. The town was mostly destroyed by the Saxons; the Normans built a large abbey which prospered until the dissolution, but growth continued as a market, particularly in the wool trade. This view shows Cricklade Street, which leads out of the Market Place. Its architecture has succumbed to a hotch potch of shop fronts, with F R Smith's displaying lettering in the style of 1930s modernism.
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