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Stroud town centre 1693; a recently hanged stormtrooper's head still hanging from the public gibbet. The high price of gammon had caused an insurrection by rebel forces.

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This was our old market hall, shamelessly knocked down yonks back and turned into something fugly instead.

 

 

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1970s Basingstoke:

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Took ma a while to figure out where that was taken! Looks like the "not car park" behind Careys Barbers in town? Been a while!
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I guess that's Aston bus station, but before my time. I recognise the bus services as I used them for several years, but not until they were orange over brown two-tone (& later Stagecoach, or Maynes at the weekend!)

Not far off, it's Stalybridge. The (faux?) timber frame building in the background is still there today but it's a different colour now.

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Can't see the big tesco?

 

Tesco didn`t arrive in Walkden till the early 70`s... It now has one of the biggest Tescos ever ! 

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Took ma a while to figure out where that was taken! Looks like the "not car park" behind Careys Barbers in town? Been a while!

Close, it's behind the United Reform church - there's buildings on it now, making up part of the consumer paradise that is Amazingstoke.

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Btw, don't know what the silvery shite in my photo is, some kind of JDMshite?

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A damned fine thread.

 

I'll start with the pre-Beeching station shot.

 

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Oakham, nearest town, early 80s.

 

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Oakham again, could be yesterday TBH

 

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Ooh Barton bus grant spec Panorama

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Had to move into town for actual cars - Aberystwyth in 1965.

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Aberystwyth in 1985. Did a test drive go badly wrong? Hold on - hotlinking not supported...

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Cross Hills, Kippax with a West Riding Leyland PD2 and commer walk thru. the White Swan is still a pub surprisingly. the village is dying on it's arse though these days

 

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Milton Keynes with the Chilterns in the distance no?

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Used to be the widest high street in the country, apparently.

 

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King's Lynn, 1980s, where I grew up.  Nobody at work suspects my secret Norfolk shame, they just think I've got a speech impediment.

 

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Not actually Malvern, where I grew up, but Beeston Road in Leeds.  Couldn't resist the shitey Bedford CA...

 

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Fuck.

Where did all that gold quality shite go?

 

 

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