Great Bardfield, Brook Street 1903
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This fountain (left) was provided in 1860 by Henry Smith, who also built the Town Hall. It pumped water from a spring in Hall Meadows. The inhabitants were reluctant to forsake it when Bardfield acquired a mains water supply in the 1930s. Like The White Hart, The Three Horseshoes (right) is now an ex-pub.
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A Selection of Memories from Great Bardfield
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 Great Bardfield
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I was born in Great Bardfield on the 31st August 1939, and I have fond memories of my life in the village. Such as forbidden playtime in the old mill at that time. With Richie Morris my cousin ( who still lives in the village). Even swimming at the watermill hiding from Mrs Smith. I have also good memories of being at school, I can't remember all the teachers, but as far as I recall ...see more
I arrived in Cornish Hall end at the age of four when my family was bombed out in London. My brother, mother and a lot of cousins grew up in Sharpes Cottage and attended school in CHE. My mother later taught there. We did not move from there untill 1954, then only went to Wethersfield
I have many memeries and have revisited in 1986. I live in New Zealand having emigrated in 1955. I still keep in ...see more
My late parents were the landlord and landlady of the Vine public house. I was just coming into teenage years. Friends came from the base who lived in the village. The pub itself was refurbished in that year, meaning all 3 bars were revamped. Although the pub was being worked on, it was always busy, with the local USAF from Wethersfield using it. In the summer of 1969 we even had a ...see more
I was stationed at RAF Wethersfield from 1961 to 1964 and often on Sundays I would ride with the Gilbey's in their horse-drawn coaches down the lanes and through Great Bardfield. I also met Ted and Dorothy from Mandalay Farm and their children (Donna, her younger sister, and two brothers). We often would walk to Great Bardfield. It was an exciting time in the life of a young airman.
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