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Mildenhall, Tilly's Pantry Cafe c.1965
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Situated at the top of Mill Street, Tilly's advertised '…luncheons, teas and light refreshments, everything homemade.' The building was extended to the right in 1980, and shop fronts were inserted on either side of the imposing, now central, entrance bay. The cars are an MG Magnette, a Riley Kestrel and a Ford Anglia.

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Memories of Mildenhall, Tilly's Pantry Cafe 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 Mildenhall, Tilly's Pantry Cafe c.1965

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I was born (1940) and raised in Mildenhall, in one of the old flint cottages in Kingsway, (now the Mildenhall Museum) almost opposite the fish and chip shop (Snushalls?) and after a couple of moves left Mildenhall in 1955 to join the RAF and travel the world. The cottage where I was born ('Fern Villa') has long since been knocked down to make a rear access to the shopping mall in the market. I am ...see more
During the years of 1959-1960 I worked as secretary in the Education Centre at RAF Mildenhall. One of my favourite memories of that time was having lunch at Tillys Pantry every Friday. Another secretary at the air base had just passed her driving licence exam - quite a feat for a young girl at that time as it was a thorough examination and not too many passed on the first attempt, and ...see more