Brading, High Street c.1955
Photo ref:
B175003
Photo ref:
B175003
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During a French attack on England in 1545, a large fleet of warships anchored off Brading harbour in the hope that the English fleet could be lured out of Portsmouth. When the English vessels failed to appear, French troops landed on the Island, burning and looting, and were resisted only by the Islanders who inflicted heavy casualties on the invaders.
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A Selection of Memories from Brading
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 Brading
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The lady and the small boy by the Wax Museum are my mother and me. I was born in 1962.
Mr grandfather owned the old cement works in Quay Lane (this picture shows the large building with the tall chimney, centre of frame) and his men used to make concrete roofing tiles there. In the late 1950's the chimney became dangerous and they used expolsives to demolish it. I have some very poor photos of this. His building company was so busy he closed the factory one winter and the employees were ...see more
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