Over Wallop, Station Road c.1955
Photo ref: O98002
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Photo ref: O98002
Photo of Over Wallop, Station Road c.1955

More about this scene

Next to the thatched cottages on the left is the White Hart pub. We can see thatched cob walls on both the left and the right; Over Wallop is the place to go in Hampshire to see this regional speciality. Middle, Nether and Over Wallop line the Wallop Brook that joins the River Test above Bossington.

A Selection of Memories from Over Wallop

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 Over Wallop

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I think this photo must be earlier than 1965, as the bridge at the bottom of Salisbury Lane has not yet been built across the brook - it's still a ford. If you look in the other photo dated c.1965, the bridge has by then been built. I grew up in 'Braemar', which you can see behind the thatch of 'Southview' on the far righthand edge of the picture. It was clearly still two cottages, with two chimneys, when this ...see more
I lived in Rose Cottage from mid 1965 to July 1966 when we were posted to Germany. At the time it was divided into two cottages. Myself, my husband and my 6mths old son lived in no2 which was the cottage on the left side looking front on. My husband was in the army. We had a choice of Rose Cottage or Apple Tree Cottage in King Lane. My next door neighbour was Margaret also an Army wife. We spent a fair bit of time on our ...see more