Herstmonceux, Gardner Street c.1965
Photo ref: H328025
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Round the bend, past the old garage, the A271 continues as Gardner Street, the main shopping street of the village. On the left, the weatherboarded bank has been demolished and replaced by a car business, but the store beyond remains as a general store and post office. On the right, the bay window beyond the Austin A30 is still W J Crouch, the family butcher. In the distance is Higham Farm, with its barns now converted to dwellings.

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Good to see the photo of Herstmonceux in 1965 along Hailsham Rd. I was born outside the village in 1957, my father being the local Reverend from 1956 till 1973/4. The old car in the foreground was right outside the large village school and the tin building on the left was part of the village hall.  Further along on the right was the local garage with showroom, owned by the big "Caffyns" ...see more