Warminster, The Market Place 1949
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For many years Warminster had one of the largest corn markets in the west of England, and its prosperity is reflected in the many fine Georgian buildings in the Market Place.

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Memories of Warminster, the Market Place 1949

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 Warminster, The Market Place 1949

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Well not my memories exactly, but those from my father's diaries. He was John Welch and married a Peggie Richens who had grown up in Warminster. They married in the Minster Church and he left immediately for the war. When he came back he was stationed in Westbury for a while and wanted to make the area his home. He spoke of having tea and going to dances at the Old Bell. The entries stopped and in his next ...see more