(B375) Restoration work at Handel House, on the River Biss
(B378) County Hall East Wing. The ground floor was the library and the other floors were for Social Services. The library used to be in a building attached to Ushers in Hill St.
(B379) Ruth Barton the librarian. She married Mike Marshman who has written a number of books on the local area. He was also the librarian at Warminster.
(B383) People enjoying a game of Ludo (Housy Housy) and a chat at the Park Club.
(B381) A helper at the Park Club in July
(B382) Success! Someone has a full house
(B384) The men are not very interested in Ludo
(B385) Life at the Park Club
(B386) More life at The Park Club.
(B387) The guys are sharing a joke.
Bev Gardner writes – B387.Name First left. Percy Wickham late Husband of Marg Wickham of late Coronation Rd, then Regal Court Bythesea Rd. Sadly Marg has just passed away. She was my Auntie.
(B390) Signwriter under the careful eye of a potential traveller. Bottom of Wicker Hill, difficult access for pedestrians.
(B392) Postman delivering on Wicker Hill.
(B394) Trowbridge Cricket Pavilion on a Wednesday early summer evening cricket match. Followed by pint of beer and a sandwich.
(B393) Out on the pitch warming up.
(B396) Padding up, first ball at 6 o’clock.
(398) Rain arrived, looks like Nick Borroughs waiting to go in. While the spectators enjoy a drink on the upstairs balcony.
(B407) Driving home after the cricket. Moonlight across the new County Way inner relief road.
What are your memories of Trowbridge in 1984?
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