Castle Combe, West Street 1906
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Photo ref:
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Castle Combe was once a centre for cloth weaving but now seems to trade on its picturesque qualities. The village's favourable microclimate encourages the profusion of climbing plants up the walls of the houses, which have the steep pitched stone roofs typical of Cotswold villages.
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A Selection of Memories from Castle Combe
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 Castle Combe
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My mother was born in this house in 1904. I know her family lived here in 1901 but I'm not sure if they were there in 1907 when this photograph was taken. I think they lived in the left side of the house - which now seems to have been demolished.
I visited this beautiful town while on vacation. The day before they were still filming 'Stardust'. There was a sale happening in a hall. I met a wonderful woman who was selling watercolor and needlework pictures. She was helping to support her sick husband. She signed my picture, it's at home but I think her name was Ann. I also had a wonderfull dinner at the pub. Can't wait to come back some day soon. Love the ...see more
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