Wareham, West Street 1949
Photo ref:
W173035
Photo ref:
W173035
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The Romans originally laid out the streets of Wareham to match the four points of the compass. The street names of today, North, South, East and West, match this design. Most of the buildings seen here date from after the great fire which destroyed Wareham in 1762.
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A Selection of Memories from Wareham
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 Wareham
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My Twin sister Georgina and I (Catherine) would run up from No77 East Street once a week to spend our pocket money at Bennetts,we used to get halfpenny chews they were called Black Jacks and were liquorice( they used to make our teeth look black for a while),sherbert dips,sherbert lemons,aniseed balls,gobstoppers and pineapple chunks.
Happy days,I can still feel myself running at speed up to the shop and Mr ...see more
My father and I had boats on the river for many years, on the moorings in the picture. The boat with the cabin sporting a port hole in the side belonged to me. I spent most of my childhood on Wareham's rivers, fishing and boating.
Bennetts was the Bakery in the 50's-60's, maybe longer.
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