Some more scenes and people of Trowbridge.
(E176) Top of Castle St with the new two story block of shops and offices built on the corner where the Victoria Institute used to be.
(E172) Window dresser at Dingles preparing the Christmas display
(E173) Lady with 2 children at the Market Place bus stop.
(E178) Market Place in the rain looking up Silver St.
(E179) Market Place with Abbey National Building Society on the left corner.
(E180) People crossing the street in the rain from Fore St to the Town Hall.
(E181) I was standing outside the Town Hall with my camera and a young mum with a toddler paused to look. She posed for a quick photo and I wonder who they are.
(E182) Crossing Silver St in the rain going the other way.
(E183) View of Fore St with Knees department store in the background.
(E185) Martin & Stratford Estate Agent’s office with wobbly windows in Fore St.
(E186) Reg Smith and Ford sports shop. Just the place to buy a tennis racket in the summer.
(E187) An elderly lady in Fore St.
Steve Lovering writes – E187 This is Mrs Couldrake. I first saw this woman serving food in Castle Court Cafe, Castle Street. I distinctly remember the Cigarette ! The building is now a nightclub.
(E188) Trowbridge Book Shop, just the place for OS maps and books on Wiltshire.
What memories do you have of Trowbridge in 1984?
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