Old (and New) Views around Santon Downham
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1950's Shop![]() ![]()
View of the shop in the 1950's. Little has changed except it's no longer a Post Office and the telephone box is long gone. |
Ariel View![]() ![]() An old ariel view of the village. Note the through road by the houses which is now a dead end and the now demolished old village hall/club. |
Downham Hall![]() ![]() Believed to be the image of a Postcard offered for sale on Ebay. This image showed up on a Brandon forum with an entry about Downham Hall. |
Garden Cottage![]() ![]() Garden Cottage where Mr and Mrs Leech lived. (Photo provided by their great granddaughter Jo Greenwood) |
Golden Wedding![]() ![]() Col & Mrs Mackenzie on their Golden Wedding in 1915 |
Railway Gate House![]() ![]() Labled as Gateman Bungalow which presumably refered to the man/woman who used to open the Level Crossing gates. |
St Mary's![]() ![]()
South side of St Mary's in the 1950s |
The Avenue (now)![]() ![]() |
The Avenue (then)![]() ![]() |
The Church![]() ![]()
This like many photographs in those days was a postcard and named as Downham Church. This confirms an earlier photograph that the Tower was covered in ivy. However, this photograph shows what looks like a notice board situated on the right of the door and a pathway probably running the length of the church. Could the main entrance have been the door shown? Photograph is courtesy of Ron Marsh |
Christmas 1955
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