Wareham, South Street c.1960
Photo ref: W173105
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The streets of Wareham match the cardinal points of the compass, having been laid out in this fashion by the Romans. But its small museum remembers a later warrior, Lawrence of Arabia, who lived not far away until his death in 1935.

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 Bennet ...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.