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Combe Down, Church Road c.1965
Photo ref: C143051
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More about this scene

Now part of the City of Bath, this once provided access to the Bath stone quarries of the 18th-century magnate Ralph Allen. Westbury Avenue, to the right, was named because of its view to Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire. The Little Shop was formerly a stationer's, and Sanders, to its right, was the post office.

Memories of Combe Down, Church Road c1965

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 Combe Down, Church Road c.1965

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Saunders was a sweet shop. The old black rickety split door, that I can still hear rattle now as it opened, and you stepped down two steps to get to the shop. Mr and Mrs Saunders, an elderly couple, ran it for years. I remember the step ladder they had to climb to get the sweets off the top shelf. The Little Shop was an aladins cave of toys and artistic meterials. Glitter tubes, Christmas cards and ...see more