Wootton Bassett, Station Road c.1955
Photo ref: W171023
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Photo ref: W171023
Photo of Wootton Bassett, Station Road c.1955

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To the left stands the National School, built in 1860 by a local builder, Isaac Lansdown, on land given by Lord Clarendon; it was opened by the Bishop of Salisbury in August 1861. It was closed as a school in the 1970s, and is now the Wootton Bassett Civic Centre.

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A Selection of Memories from Royal Wootton Bassett

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 Royal Wootton Bassett

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I have so many fond memories of my grandmother's house.  The house is on the left of the picture and has two bay windows and is painted white. As a child I would play with the turkeys which were kept in the stables at the rear. They were surprisingly companionable! My grandmother had a raised pansy garden and to me they all looked like velvet! I remember enjoying the smell of the old lilac tree in ...see more