Wareside, The Village c.1955
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More about this scene
Wareside is known by locals as the Treacle Mines! Philpot's General Stores was also used as a slaughterhouse until the early 1950s, when it became the post office. It closed in 1990, and for a short while was an antiques shop which only opened on Friday afternoons. The property is now a private residence. It is said that in 1834, the building was used as an elementary school under the will of Humphrey Spencer; in his will of 1633, he left £100 to educate four poor children in reading and writing. On the opposite side of the road is the Chequers public house. It dates from the 16th century, and was originally the Chequers and Punch Bowl. At the end of the 19th century, Wareside boasted seven public houses.
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