The Scouts of 78 again

Last year we looked at this photo. We asked if any names could be identified and, at the time we got just one. However, a sketch of the photo with some names has now been sent to us, with a hope t...

The Spring – 1978

We have another view of the road known as The Spring today. This one is some 17 years newer than the one we saw yesterday. It was taken in 1978 and shows a view across the field once known as the Warr...

The Scouts of 1978

It always seemed rather odd that Market Lavington, in the middle of landlocked Wiltshire, decided to convert its scouts into sea scouts. Or maybe it was just a good idea to give the lads who joined up...

The front garden

Today we look at a view across a Northbrook garden. This first picture dates from about 1978 and was obviously taken because the jackdaw was tame. Indeed, apparently it used to settle on your shoulde...

High Street – 1978

1978 is now thirty five years ago. On the basis of a life span of three score years and ten, that makes it half a lifetime ago. Roughly half the people alive now won’t remember 1978. It is ancient h...