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Wychbold, The Crown Hotel c.1950
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The Crown Hotel, pictured here, is typical of many that were built in the middle years of the 20th century to cater for a population that was newly mobile, thanks to the availability of cars. It still serves exactly the same purpose today, although it has been taken over and has now changed its name. The sign at the far end of the car park tells us that in the 1950s the hotel had a swimming pool.

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Memories of Wychbold, the Crown Hotel c1950

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 Wychbold, The Crown Hotel c.1950

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Feeding The Donkeys And Racing Pigeons.
The Crown, when I was a child was owned by my Aunty Denny's family. She married my Uncle Terry and they later ran The Firs at Dunhampstead, where I worked through my teen years. My late grandad Joseph Forster (mum's side), was the caretaker at the Crown and he also used to take care of the donkeys that lived in the field behind. He kept racing pigeons in a huge aviary down there, as well ...see more
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