East Meon, The River Meon c.1955
Photo ref: E173014
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Photo ref: E173014
Photo of East Meon, The River Meon c.1955

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The fencing on either side of the river has now been painted white. In the distance, the telegraph pole and phone box have been removed. There is now a monument with a cross at the top, to the left, where the telephone box was. In 1965 one of the two-bedroom cottages beside the river sold for £2,350; it would now cost £235,000.

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