Newmarket, Clock Tower c.1950
Photo ref: N23002
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Photo ref: N23002
Photo of Newmarket, Clock Tower c.1950

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The clock tower at the northern end of the High Street was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. By the time this photograph was taken, it had been reduced to nothing more than an ornamental roundabout for the traffic.

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A Selection of Memories from Newmarket

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 Newmarket

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My father was stationed in Lakenheath, England in 1963. My mother and 2 brothers followed 3 months later - I was 12 at the time. Coming from Texas, November in England was a shock, and it was the coldest winter they'd had in 60 years. We rented a flat in Newmarket, in what had been the Carlton Hotel. We always joked about the layout - it was 99 feet of hallway from the front door the to the master bedroom at the back of ...see more
A further photo of my father Charlie King breaking in a yearling.
This photo shows my father, Charlie King doing what he did best, breaking in yearlings.
I went to the old school just down the road from the new one; A teacher that I remember was called John Satterly. And a friend of mine lived opposite the headmasters school house he was called Tommy Rice. His father was an officer at Mildehall air base . Tommy had a sister but I cant remember her name. I lived in Burley House Wellington Street Almost adjacent to Moons bicycle shop. We often went to the park with ...see more