Wareham, North Street 1949
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Wareham lies within earthen ramparts raised for its defence by Alfred the Great in the 9th century, for this was an important Saxon borough. The church here has a fine monument to Lawrence of Arabia sculpted by Eric Kennington, though that troubled warrior is actually buried a few miles away at Moreton.
An extract from Dorset Photographic Memories.
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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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