West End, Swaythling Road c.1950
Photo ref:
W428004
Photo ref:
W428004
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If only our roads were still like this. Today, traffic often comes to a standstill here. The shop on the right is no longer a shop, now just a house. Today the pub on the left is the Master Builder, and owned by Wadworth's. Further ahead there is a crossroads: turn left to the Rose Bowl cricket ground and Botley, and go straight ahead for Hamble.
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A Selection of Memories from West End
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 West End
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I was born on Church Hill in 1962 and my Mum still lives in the house. I remember walking to the shops in the village each day to buy provisions with my gran. There used to be a bucher, baker, greengrocer, haberdasher, post office and several banks. Still a thriving community today and still enjoy walking there when I visit. I also used to get sent up the road to the corner shop in the picture of Church Hill if we forgot something.
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