Twyford, Queen Street And Volunteer Inn c.1965
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Twyford, as the name suggests, stands on an ancient crossing place over the River Itchen. The downlands hereabouts bear the marks of Iron Age dwellers who occupied this valley three thousand years ago.

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Memories of Twyford, Queen Street and Volunteer Inn c1965

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. These memories are of Twyford, Queen Street And Volunteer Inn c.1965

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Volunteer was built in 1703 and as far as we can find out, it possibly became a pub in 1840s.  It ceased trading in 1973 when it was sold by the brewery to the Gray family.  The Grays converted it back into a house.  We bought Volunteer in 2001 and it still looks much the same from the outside. The door between the two windows (beneath the pub sign), used to lead into the Saloon Bar, which is now our ...see more