By mattypenny, on September 15th, 2009% This is the ‘Chopper Bike’ from the Stratford milestone. More verbiage in the subsequent post….
By mattypenny, on September 12th, 2009%
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. – click on the image to buy it! I think the building on the left would be the Rose and Crown. The Sole Obsession running shoe shop is now just on the corner on the right. I wonder who the children were?
. . . → Read More: Harnham in 1906
By mattypenny, on September 12th, 2009%
Hot air balloons take off from the Meadows, by the fire-station. This is taken from Meadow Road I think.
By mattypenny, on September 6th, 2009% Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.I think this is taken from where Yorkshire Fisheries is now – across the road from the City Hall.
Click on the photo if you would like to buy it from Francis Frith
. . . → Read More: Fisherton Street in 1928
By mattypenny, on September 6th, 2009% John Milton
Milton Road is in the south of Salisbury, close to the Bournemouth Road. I’m not sure whether the area might be considered to be in Harnham or in Britford – perhaps it’s neither.
Milton Road, Salisbury is named after John Milton
I think that Burford Road, which is in the same area, . . . → Read More: Milton Road, Salisbury
By mattypenny, on September 5th, 2009%
Council Grounds, Salisbury
I just finished another long ‘post’ – this one about Milton Road. The post will go onto the site when I’ve had a chance to read it through.
It took a long-ish time to research 1, because I didn’t (and don’t) know much about either Milton or the Civil War.
It took . . . → Read More: The longest posts
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