Sherington, Crofts End c.1960
Photo ref: S567004
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Photo ref: S567004
Photo of Sherington, Crofts End c.1960

More about this scene

We are looking south-west down Crofts End, the lane which leads from Crofts End itself at the top of the hill behind the photographer to the main through road. The car is parked outside the former Congregational chapel, dated 1822, and converted to housing. Beyond are the well-treed grounds of Manor Farm, where a large moat used to contain the manor house; this was demolished in 1770 and rebuilt outside the moat and fronting the main road.

A Selection of Memories from Sherington

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 Sherington

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Just before the 1960’s transformed our innocent lives, all us village boys had a limited choice of tonsorial art; indeed you could count the number of available haircuts (styles wasn’t a word used for men or boys) on the fingers of one hand… Short Back & Sides, Square Neck, Feather Neck & Crew Cut. Short Back & Sides; the standard cut for 90% of the male population and had been forever ...see more