Farnborough, Queensmead Shopping Centre c.1965
Photo ref: F9156
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Photo ref: F9156
Photo of Farnborough, Queensmead Shopping Centre c.1965

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Farnborough is home to much modern architecture; some might say it was bland and characterless. There are three massive shopping centres here. One of these is Queens Mead, which is home to over 80 shops. There are 600 parking spaces here, and the railway station is less than a mile away, making Farnborough useful to London commuters.

Memories of Farnborough, Queensmead Shopping Centre 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 Farnborough, Queensmead Shopping Centre c.1965

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As a child I remember being dragged around Fine Fair once a week, being sent for a box to the front of the store to put shopping in and being given the job of licking the greenshield stamps and putting them in the book!