Rodborough, Common c.1960
Photo ref: R311082
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Some seventy years after No 25162A was taken, interesting changes have occurred. Pine trees now almost obscure the Fort. The cottage below it, which enjoys spectacular views, has acquired a sun lounge with a balcony and a dormer window, but has lost a chimney. Cattle graze Rodborough Common, which is now, as the sign indicates, owned by the National Trust.

Memories of Rodborough, Common c1960

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 Rodborough, Common c.1960

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I was born in Stroud and lived in Cashesgreen and Paganhill until I was 11 when the family moved to Hertfordshire. My aunt lived at Minchinhampton in a house my sister now owns. As children we remember making the then very slow journey from Cashedgreen up Rodborough Hill past the Fort and along the common, waving at the big bear outside the pub and then onto our aunt's house for a very merry Christmas Eve ...see more