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Rugby, Radio Station 1932
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The second transmitter, opened in 1927, provided the first public telephone service to the USA, and was the forerunner of international communications. In 1928, Edward, the Prince of Wales, was motoring past Rugby with his brother, the Duke of Gloucester, when he saw the masts and decided to pay the station a surprise visit, even ascending one of the masts in a lift.

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A Selection of Memories from Rugby

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 Rugby

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Stan Lloyd A Pupil At This School
My dad, Stanley Morgan Lloyd, was a pupil at this school.
Rugby, Lawrence Sheriffe School c1950
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Policeman On Point Duty
And there he is...the policeman on point duty. We had a van that Charlie would deliver the bread in from our bakery in Regents St. I would sit on a wooden box in the passenger place next to the driver (there was no seat! One day, Charlie took his hands off the wheel and guided the van past the policeman with his knees.....very daring!
Rugby, Market Place 1932
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My Home Town Of Rugby
I was brought up in Rugby 1949 - 1970. My parents owned Tudor Bakeries at 3 Regent Street. At first we lived above the shop with the bake-house in Oxford Street. Then we moved to Bloxam Gardens off Bilton Road and converted the two floors above the shop into the bakery. I have many happy memories - one being the policeman on point duty just along from the clock tower. I'll have to look up the names of the roads at the junction but I can remember Sheep Street and High St being up the road.
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Johns Hairdresser
Does any one remember the hairdressers on Regent Street? It was above Thortons sweet shop and on the same floor was an insurance company.
Rugby, Regent Street 1922
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