Whitchurch, High Street c.1955
Photo ref: W433010
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Photo ref: W433010
Photo of Whitchurch, High Street c.1955

More about this scene

A little further south, the photographer looks past The Old Cottage, on the west or left side of the High Street, towards the rendered and jettied mid 16th-century Tudor House with the carved bargeboards to its gable end behind the van. Beyond workshops, now a house, the gable with the Gothic window is a Victorian chapel, now a small (closed) fire station. The shop on the right, Fosters, is still the village shop. The garage on the far left still remains, but is no longer an Esso one.

A Selection of Memories from Whitchurch

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 Whitchurch

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I lived in the row of cottages on Market Hill from 1943 to 1944.
I have found the love of my life, Sandy Tickner, thank you for your help in finding her, it has made my life a whole lot better.
I spent many days in Whitchurch, where my first love of my life lived, Sandra Tickner. I would love to get in touch with her again, and see how our lives have been, without each other. Many great times were had in the village. I also remember Gillian Bond and Audrey Radwell, they were school friends of mine.
My mother and father moved into number 1 Church Lane, just seen on the right of the picture, in the 1950s. Four children were born in that house and were christened in the church. It remained our family home until sold in 1993. My mother father and brother are buried in the church yard. My mother Jean worked for Miss Heywood who lived in what was to become the Priory Hotel. After Miss Heywood's ...see more