Curator’s blog
Discover a treasure trove of local history and some unusual artefacts in this regularly updated blog from our curator.
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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...
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The Alban Estate
The Alban Estate dates from around 1926 -28. We could say it was the first modern housing estate built in the village with houses along The Spring and also on Park Road which was, for many yea...
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From the old rec
Once upon a time, the recreation field in Market Lavington was behind what is now Shires Close. This view is taken from that field. Our caption tells us that this was before the garage was built. B...
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The day before they felled the limes
Our dateline today is 1987. Grove farm estate is under construction and a new road, Grove Road, needs driving through it. A line of lime trees is more or less on its route and they have to go. A quick...
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