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Calne, Wessington Avenue c.1960
Photo ref: C228073
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More about this scene

Known by locals as 'The Cages', the three rows of lime trees were planted on the north east side of the road in the early 1840s. The road was called Wessington Avenue to make the approach from London more impressive. The mock-Tudor building (left) is the former offices of Blackford & Son, builders. The terraced houses were built about 1906.

Memories of Calne, Wessington Avenue 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 Calne, Wessington Avenue c.1960

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Our Grandmother lived at 7 Wessington Avenue and my sister, my cousin and I stayed with her during many school holidays. She was a member of the Blackford family who owned the building works on the left of the photo and Tudor House next door. We loved visiting, sometimes on the Royal Blue Coach. We attended the Church opposite when we were staying and used to play 'church services' with Grandma's hymn book and ...see more