Hilton, The Unicursal Maze c.1965
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Photo of Hilton, The Unicursal Maze c.1965

More about this scene

Children may have played on this maze on the green for centuries: it is thought that it was re-cut from an older maze in 1666 by William Sparrow. It is fifty feet in diameter. The stone pillar with a ball finial records the death of William Sparrow in 1729.

A Selection of Memories from Hilton

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 Hilton

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I lived in Hardwick, near Hilton in the late 1940's and early 50's. The travelling fish and chip man in a White Morris or Ford van used to park in the village main street. We children used to love to get our 6d (six penny)worth of chips from the back counter, wrapped in newspaper. Mum or Dad would come out with us if we were getting the evening Fish and Chips for the family. Our man used to go every ...see more