Newbury, The Broadway c.1960
Photo ref: N61090
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Photo ref: N61090
Photo of Newbury, The Broadway c.1960

More about this scene

Much has changed since this photograph was taken. The Clock Tower pub on the extreme left is now called Broadways, while next door to it A W Luff is now a post office and convenience store. The bow- fronted shop next door used to be a snack bar but in more recent years became a saddlery, an estate agency and then a recruitment agency. The car showroom next to it has long gone, though the Chequers Hotel, with its splendid and very familiar façade, remains.

A Selection of Memories from Newbury

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 Newbury

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My parents ran the Swan Inn in Newtown Village just outside Newbury from 1936 to about 1943, This was before Greenham Common became an American Air Force Base when it was just a Common. Originally Newtown was called Newtown Water because of a river/stream that ran across the road just prior to reaching the Swan. The main road past the Swan was the Winchester Road. Howard Johnson
I remember going to the Tudor Cafe during the War Years in 1940+.I was about 10/11 years old at the time. It always served excellent food even with food being rationed. Toasted tea cakes was one of my favourites! I lived in the nearby village of Newton where my family ran the Ye Swan Inn for a number of years.
My name is Anthony Whitlock I'm trying to trace any friends or relatives .. My mother was in domestic service to Mr & Mrs William H D Lester who were in residence at Wood End. Wash Hill Newbury Berks . Mr Lester was Waterworks Engineer & Managing Director of Laundries ,. Or any body that can help me locate any friends or relatives .... My Mothers Name was Miss Edna Mary Whitlock who was at that address To my ...see more
My first job when I left school in 1970 was jack o Newbury laundry in York road then I went to the dry cleaners just round the corner, I used to live in camp close at the top of sandleford , I now live in Devon but still go back now and again as I still have family living there, paul willis