East Meon, The Village c.1955
Photo ref: E173007
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Photo ref: E173007
Photo of East Meon, The Village c.1955

More about this scene

The River Meon rises only a mile to the south of this village and flows prettily through the High Street. Local records indicate that the first village school was held in the north transept of the church until an official site was chosen. We can just spot some petrol pumps on the left of the picture.

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