EAW028656 ENGLAND (1950). The High Street, Pewsey, 1950

The Chantry, 49 High St was designed by the architect John Birch. A previous house was pulled down, and The Chantry was built between 1872-1874. It was paid form by the Rev Ravenshaw. It features in the book 'Country Architecture', published in 1874. It has ' three bedrooms, a servant's bedroom wc and linen store'. It must have had one of the first plumbed in lavatories in the country. It's extensive grounds now contain many houses.

IN the 1970s this was a butcher and fishmonger. By 2010 it was a funeral directors, which was then closed, and changed to a flat.

At one point St Francis School was on the HIgh Street. It's founder bought three dilapadated cottages and re-furbished them to create a home for the little school she has begun at the Old Rectory.

This was an Edwardian Coach House - dilapidated by 2010 and then rebuilt in 2015. It was built by Maurice Mason in 1913, the solicitor of MAson and Dixon of Pewsey. He was one of the first owners of a car in Pewsey. He is recorded as having a Vermorel Car in Early Car Registrations of Pewsey

This was the doctor's surgery. Mrs Rosemary Jones told me that she remembered it flooding. Water would sweep through the back door and on the High Streer

Mason's Field. Now has Edwardian Court retirement development build on it. This land originally belonged to the Chantry. The land beyond it 'Broomfield' and 'Middlemass Green; were also originally part of The Chantry's land.

I misremembered the name, it was C.Whitbread

Manor Farm

The Old Rectory, according to 1938 25'' OS map

A shop called Malfred's was in this block, also the office where you got your ration books.

Lampard's garage

Post Office

The Chantry, C.19 Victorian red and blue band brick house. First used by Rev. Awdry - curate to St Johns.

Cinema

Whatley's Foundry and now the Heritage Centre.

WAS Lloyd's Bank but closed in 2018. Now a dentist

Nichol's department store

The Moonrackers pub

Easterton Lane

Brunkard's Lane

The King Alfred pub (used to be The Plumber's Arms). Sign on the front advertizing Ushers Ales.

St John the Baptist

Phoenix Pub

BT telephone exchange

Cinema

Now Lloyds bank

The "Cinder track"