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Coleford, View From Transport Square c.1950
Photo ref: C315017
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More about this scene

The isolated tower that stands in the middle of the Town Square was once attached to the parish church, which was built on the site of Coleford's old Market House in 1821. When St John's was built in 1880, the nave of the former parish church was demolished. After World War I, Coleford's unusual centrepiece was dedicated to the memory of a local war hero named Angus Buchanan VC.

A Selection of Memories from Coleford

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 Coleford

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Chas Kay was my Great Grandfather and he owned the Grocers store in Coleford for several years.
This photograph brings back many memories of the Coleford of my childhood. The area round the Town Clock has changed a few times over the years mainly to accomodate the increase in traffic. The building on the far side of the clock in the High Street was a huge ironmongers called Terrett Taylor & Co. It was owned in the 1950s by Mr H. J. Walker and my father Fred Fowler was the Manager, having worked ...see more