Gold Street from the 1779 map when it was called Back Street
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Swan public house in Gold St., now a private house.
Swan Yard from the church tower 1957
Gold St, c.1904, view from the church tower
Gold Street 1960 from the church tower
This shows the Swan Inn yard before demolition and the old cottages at 1 Newport Road.
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Blacksmith Jack Brooks at the forge in Gold Street, photographed in 1968 when he was in his seventies.
Jack Brooks worked at the blacksmiths for about 40 years. The last village blacksmith.
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Newport Road junction with Gold St. c.1925
Showing the Swan, the wine shop and old blacksmiths c.1925
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18 and 16 Gold Street c.1925
Newport Road junction approx 1920s.
No 16 is the left half of the taller building.
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Blacksmith's forge
20 Gold Street 2006
Showing the former wine shop. Taken by Robert Dymond in May 2006.
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Former Blacksmith's shop from south side, now a private house.
Blacksmiths in Gold Street c.1925.
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18 Gold Street former wine shop 2006
Taken in May 2006 by Robert Dymond.
Now a private house
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Former Wine shop, now a private house.
Co-op Stores, Gold Street, c.1930
L-R staff are: Stanley Gibbs, Bert Asher and Maurice Piper.
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Jemima Greenwood's shop, Market Square
This shop stood at the junction of Market Square and Gold Street. It was built on land belonging to the Green Man and run by Jemima Courtman Greenwood whose husband ran the Green Man. The background sign reads Swan Inn
Photo from Moira Courtman in 1998
Co-operative store staff in Gold Street 1900s
Stanley Gibbs, Bert Asher, and Maurice Piper
4 Gold Street c2006
Two cottages known as Midnight Cottage and Christmas Cottage
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4 Gold Street c.1950s
These are known as Midnight Cottage and Christmas Cottage.
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2 Gold Street Ancient Lights
April 2006. Formerly Rose Cottage.
Photo taken by Robert Dymond
2A Gold Street 2006
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by Robert Dymond
2A Gold Street 2006
April 2006
Photo taken by Robert Dymond
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18 Gold Street shop c.1910 at the junction with Newport Road
18 Gold St, Junction of Gold Street and Newport Road
c.1900
Showing the Blacksmith's shop; and Jemima Greenwood's shop in the foreground. c1910
Timber standing in the Blacksmiths yard
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Gold Street, north from the Swan public house c.1925
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Newsagents, formerly the telephone exchange
Ancient Order of Foresters c.1925 Hospital Charity Parade.
Turning from Gold St into Castlethorpe Rd. Town Yard is in the background.
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Gold St house under construction in the 1990s, behind the Cock public house.