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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 March 2006 at 10:38pm

Originally posted by ReTrO ReTrO wrote:

Old photos are great.  But we don't get old photos without taking them as new ones first.  So given a few decades we will all be very greatful to Steve and his camera.

Yes, indeed.   

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 March 2006 at 11:17pm
Originally posted by Rich Kid Rich Kid wrote:

Does anyone remember the little shop next door to the Jolly Farmer (Village Hall) car park, run by a couple of middle-aged ladies who were obviously "good friends"?

And Ezra's?

before the ladies, it was ownd by Mr Wells

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 March 2006 at 12:41am

Thank you all for your lovely comments,

It is great to look back at the old village and that some one has had a passion to photograph and record places/events, seventy or more years ago there was not many photographers like there are today, can imagine how it must have been in those days such a complicated expensive Job/hobby, they must have been very dedicated. Now-a-days theres thousands that have taken up the hobby, In years to come there be  an inexhaustible supply of old photos which future generations will enjoy.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 March 2006 at 2:19am
Of course the great thing about life today is that it is possible to keep in
touch from so far away. After spending my entire childhood and early part
of adult life living in Chalfont St Peter it is fantastic to reminisce about days
gone by but also to look at photos of the village taken recently to see how
things look now. The recent pictures of Market Place with Christmas
decorations up were fantastic. Great to see that the powers that be and the
villagers have improved on just Christmas trees with coloured bulbs above
each shop. Therefore, thanks Steve for taking a great deal of time to post
those photos!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 March 2006 at 12:03pm
Great pics Steve, you're to be congratulated for such fine work!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 April 2006 at 8:37pm
The shop next to the "Jolly Farmers after Mr Wells was called Averys one of the ladies was named Phylis Avery.

The party shop was originally Robertsons the butchers and then it became Finchs Grocers, Mr George Finch owned it and Mrs Christine Spong was the manager, she was a really smashing person, I worked there in the early 60's when it was located over the other side of the road roughly behind the bus shelter before the awful precinct was built.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 April 2006 at 1:24am
but hey its there and we have to move on, and now we have agreat health food shop, video, clothes, bakers, shoe repairs,bank, dry cleaners, what else do u want!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 April 2006 at 12:08am
A better newsagent!
Still don't know what I want to do when I grow up...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 May 2006 at 11:12pm
Can anyone remember the wet fish man in the village? Just one of my childhood memories!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 May 2006 at 11:18pm
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