Yeovil, Princes Street c.1950
Photo ref:
Y11017
Photo ref:
Y11017
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This wide street once held a cattle market. It now has one-way traffic, but little has changed here except that building societies and estate agents have taken over the shops. Genge's & Austin's department store (left), now closed, gave its name to 'Genge's Corner'.
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Memories of Yeovil, Princes Street c1950
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 Yeovil, Princes Street c.1950
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I well remember Yeovil as a boy in the 1940s and this lovely view of Princess Street brings back many memories. The road was actually the A30 road from London to Exeter running through the town and would often be clogged with traffic in the summer. The street had lovely shops including Genges on the left which became Redwoods toy shop. This was always more of a classier street than the nearby Middle ...see more
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