Your memories ... of local business

Chandler’s House, home of the Devizes coachbuilding family. The house was demolished in the 1950s

3:32pm Thursday 19th May 2011

Chandlers used to be a household name in Devizes, giving its name to Chandler’s Corner.

All hands on deck

Volunteers clean bricks at the Pewsham end of the old canal

3:29pm Thursday 19th May 2011

Onlookers could have been forgiven for believing that this month’s re-opening of part of the Wilts & Berks Canal would never happen.

Your memories ... of schooldays

Devizes Grammar School 4B or 5B in 1959 or 1960.

12:17pm Thursday 5th May 2011

This picture of Devizes Grammar School was sent in by Richard Giles of Charlton St Peter near Pewsey.

Century of change

12:22pm Thursday 5th May 2011

Memories of life in Corsham during the past century have been published in a book by life-long resident Patricia Whalley.

Your memories .. of college life

Catering students with staff members and, centre, washer-up Mrs Tunn. Sally Jefferies (nee Till) is keen to contact former fellow students to organiser a re-union. Contact her at sallyjeff@btinternet.com.

8:36am Thursday 14th April 2011

Former catering students are planning to meet up, 50 years after they started their course at Swindon College.

Anniversary pride

Jenny Combe

8:29am Thursday 14th April 2011

An organisation that was set up to help disabled people in Devizes celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Your memories ... of the printing press

Printers at the Gazette and Herald printing works in Market Place, taken about 60 years ago

8:40am Thursday 31st March 2011

This picture of printers at the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald was taken about 60 years ago.

Try and get in touch

The Chippenham Boys School rugby team from 1972 to 1977

8:37am Thursday 31st March 2011

This snapshot of a very successful local rugby team brought memories flooding back for Corsham town councillor Chris Stewart, who was one of its members.

The Bard outdoors

An early production of A Midsummer Night's Dream

8:22am Thursday 24th March 2011

It was in December 1988 that Shakespeare at Sheldon came to an end.

Your memories

Threshing machine gang

8:25am Thursday 24th March 2011

Picture caption: This picture of the threshing machine gang was taken at Lower House Farm, Everleigh, near Pewsey, in the early 1930s. It came from Ben Spreadbury who was born in 1920 at Milton Hill Farm in Everleigh. After leaving school he worked on farms until he was called up in 1941. If you have any memories to share, contact Diana Deal at ddeal@gazetteandherald.co.uk.




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