East Meon, Church Street c.1965
Photo ref: E173012
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Photo ref: E173012
Photo of East Meon, Church Street c.1965

More about this scene

Looking north to the church a sense of nostalgia is created by the old style 'T' junction road sign. Every spring the churchyard is full of golden daffodils, bringing visitors from far and near. The Ye Old George Inn sign depicting St George slaying the dragon, would do credit to any ancient town in Austria or Germany. Opposite is C P Smith's post office stores.

A Selection of Memories from East Meon

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 East Meon

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We lived in Langrish village, but seeing there was no school there we had to take the public bus to East Meon School. I remember the first and last days at junior school in East Meon. The school building was made from local flint stones, with shimmering diamonds (crystal of course) embedded in the flint and the front yard was surrounded with wrought iron railings. It was located next door the the vineyard (now a ...see more