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Highworth, Sheep Street c.1950
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On the left the former Rifleman's Arms, then a private house, occupies the corner in the Market Square. This was later demolished, and today is a raised area with seats. Nearly opposite to this inn stands the Globe, another public house, which dates back to at least 1674, and the Red Lion, then an Ushers house, which closed in 1970. It is now offices. The building immediately to the right was then the offices of Percy Chick (Builders) Ltd. It was originally the Swan Inn, but it had closed by 1871.

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A Selection of Memories from Highworth

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 Highworth

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I was only two when I moved here from south London but I remember going to school there just through an alley way off the market square, and headmaster's office was a hut in the playground. Lived in Queens Avenue which were the new council houses built as my dad worked for Vickers Armstrong at the time. Wonderful happy memories, never been back since we moved when I was around 10 years old back to London. Rember ...see more
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Added 12 May 2011

I Miss Home
I live in America now. I have a family here, but I would like to return to Highworth one day. I was born there and Christened in St Michael's Church in 1954.
Highworth, St Michael's Church c1955
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I am a New Zealander, as my more recent ancestors have been for more than one and a half centuries.  My ancestors had emigrated from Highworth twice during the 1800's - firstly to Australia for 9 years with the new Australian Agricultural Company in the early 1820's ...and, then back to Highworth.  In 1841 they again emmigrated, but this time permanently to NZ.  Descendant families have been in NZ ever ...see more
Highworth, St Michael's Church c1955
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