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Tetbury, Market House 1956
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Tetbury's Town Hall, or Market House, is one of the grandest of its kind found in the Cotswolds, and for centuries has been at the hub of the town's life and business. Built in 1655, it was enlarged in 1740 to accommodate Tetbury's fire engine and lock-up. On the stone roof, topping the decorative cupola, is a weather vane that features a pair of dolphins. Legend relates that the lord of the manor of Tetbury was sailing across the Irish Sea when his ship was holed and began to sink. After praying that he might be saved, two dolphins appeared and wedged themselves in the hole, thus saving the lord's life.

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A Selection of Memories from Tetbury

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 Tetbury

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The Van

The truck by the shop is my great grandad's.
Tetbury, Church Street c1949
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Added 08 July 2012

Chipping Steps
I remember going to see an old family friend who lived in one of the houses on Chipping Steps. His name was Fred Cook. Fred was a very good friend of my dad's family (the Topps) who used to run Macfisheries on Market Street. My father Michael Topps, well his father Ernest and mother Norva, ran the business which is now a charity shop. Tetbury I call home even though I was not born there but my ancestors were.
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Childhood Summer Hols
I visited my aunt and uncle for many years during the summer holidays. They lived in the house on the left of the photo. Their names were Charlie and Anne  Jones. My other aunt lived nearby on Gumstool Hill. Her name was Kate Chappell. I have fond memories of my visits to Tetbury as a child.
Tetbury, Chipping Steps c1955
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Another Chapter. 21  Church  Street.
This picture of Church Street taken in 1949 is special to me as it shows my second home. My father bought the shop (shown third left) in 1948. The property was built around 1750 but unfortunately had lost most of the period features it might have had, but the garden made up for everything, it was HUGE, not the sort of garden usually found in the middle of a town. It had a beautiful stone-built ...see more
Tetbury, Church Street c1949
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