Carisbrooke, The Village c.1955
Photo ref:
C26005
Photo ref:
C26005
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A Roman villa was unearthed at Carisbrooke in 1859 and found to cover an area of some 120 feet by 55 feet. The excavations revealed a building of several rooms, including a semi-circular bath and a central heating system.
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A Selection of Memories from Carisbrooke
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 Carisbrooke
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Priory pond, also known as Fletcher pond, was so called because the lane that ran up to the school was Fletcher Lane.
Me and my Mrs bought the ground floor to this building shown here 3 years ago.
Lived there for just one year. Linda Crossley
I first used to cycle to this school - which was split between Newport Priory Boys' Secondary Modern School and Carisbrooke Grammar School - in 1961. The long, low building to the left of the picture was the Priory Boys' School, the taller building to the right was the Grammar. Every day I cycled from my home in Clatterford Road, round the back of St Mary's Church, past Fletcher's Pond, and then down the track ...see more
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