Newtown, Ye Swan Inn c.1955
Photo ref: N197006
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Situated in North Hampshire, on the border with Berkshire, Ye Swan Inn is the first Hampshire building to be seen when coming south. Still sparsely populated, Newtown does not feel large enough to be a village, although it does have a church, dedicated to St Mary and St John Baptist. There is plenty of woodland here.

Memories of Newtown, Ye Swan Inn c1955

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 Newtown, Ye Swan Inn c.1955

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I remember I hadn't had my 5th birthday, and my mum said that tomorrow I was going to start school. School, I thought, whats that!. The next day I was dressed up and at about 8.30 a small van with seats arrived outside my house, mum took me outside and kissed me and said I was to behave myself and to enjoy the day.  "Ok mum, bye." The van stopped outside a house, or that's what it looked like to me, ...see more