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Then and Now
The view south The village centre
The open fields to the south of the village 2009
The centre of the village from the Melchbourne Road 2009

We have several views from the 1920s or 1930s, and have taken similar pictures in 2009 for comparison.

Main road Main road with new housing
Approach to the village from Newton Bromswold
 The new buildings (right) where the farm barns once stood
Spring Lane looking east Spring Lane looking west
Spring Lane looking east
Spring Lane looking west
The Old Bridge Bollards near the bridge
The Old Bridge
Bollards near the bridge
The village approach from Melchbourne A little further back
The village approach from Melchbourne
A little further back - the lane to Middle Lodge (right)
The Old Chequers The new Chequers
The Old Chequers - burnt down in 1950
The new Chequers in 2008

The bridge rebuilt in brick
A view of the bridge rebuilt in brick from a postcard


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