Nailsworth, The Cross c.1965
Photo ref: N1057
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This view looks down towards the Cross from the A46 Bath Road. At the bottom of the slope is the clock tower and George Street, in which is found one of the largest kettles in the country. It hangs some five metres above street level and has been there for about 80 years, originally as an advertisement for the Copper Kettle Tea Shop. Said to hold 80 gallons, the kettle is reckoned to weigh over one hundredweight.

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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 Nailsworth

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I spent most of my childhood in Newmarket, playing in the wood and on Bunting Hill shown in the photo with the old Quarry. Every year the hill would be set fire, the fire being lit at the top to burn slowly down, this was to encourage new grass to grow to feed goats that grazed there in the summer months.