Glastonbury, The Tor c.1965
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Glastonbury Tor once stood like an island in the surrounding marshes, and it has been linked with King Arthur's Avalon. The 13th-century tower on top of this famous landmark is all that remains of St Michael's Church.
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A Selection of Memories from Glastonbury
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 Glastonbury
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Somewhere I have a picture of a group of friends & myself here. taken in the early '70's. It was a peaceful place then, & you could walk up & not see a soul, apart from the occasional local walking their dogs.
On a good day you could see all across the Somerset Levels, & it was easy to imagine the lake village of olden times.
Since the success of the festival, it has become a meeting place for ...see more
During the '70's I lived in nearby Shepton Mallet. After I'd left school many of my mates & myself bought motorbikes, Glastonbury was often a destination - my first bike was a very unreliable Czech made CZ175. Luckily, near the top of the High Street was a dealer who specialised in them, so I'd often go there to buy spares.
We'd have tea/coffee in a little café called, I think, the White Cottage, down at ...see more
We moved to Glastonbury in 1994 and left in 2000. We loved our time there and have wonderful memories of walking our dogs along Wearyall Hill and across the fields at the back of our house then along the banks of the River Brue. We were able to sit up in bed with a cup of tea in the morning and look at the sunrise over Glastonbury Tor. A very special place that we go back and visit often.
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