Views of New Bradwell High Street 1974
East side of the High Street and Spencer Street photographs taken by David Stimpson during the demolition. The later photographs were taken in 2006.
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- View of the last block of the eastern side of High Street taken in 1974, from the corner with Glyn Street. Toghti’s Italian hairdressers is in the left foreground with Welch’s (latterly Hollands Shop) in the background.
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- The same view of the eastern side of the High Street taken in 2006. When the hairdressers closed down the shop was taken over as the village Post Office. Sadly it closed down in 2005 as part of the national cutbacks by the Post Office. Permayne is shown on the right of the picture. In the background what was Welch’s is now a Chinese Takeaway.
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- Looking North from what used to be Spencer Street towards the High Street. The photo shows High Street shops and the central block of High Street houses partly demolished.
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- High Street shops in 2006
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- The front of the last block of houses on the west side of the High Street, taken from Wheeler’s shoe shop circa1974.
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- The same view of the High Street taken in 2006. On the right of the photo shows the back of what remains of the Spencer Street houses.
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- The back of the last block on the west side of the High Street
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- West side of the High Street with the last block replaced by Permayne on the left foreground
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- Looking South East, showing only the forman’s house standing in what was Spencer Street. the Building in the background is the baptist Church School room. The Street where the van , being overtaken by a car, is standing is the Old Bradwell road, the street going off at 90 degree angle on the right of the picture is Harwood Street.