Happy Christmas!

I wish all my readers a happy, peaceful Christmas.

That's My World

My World is very snowy right now, this was my walk to the park.  I don't mind walking in the snow but I do not like having to drive to work in it.

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The High Street

Last night was the last episode of Turn Back Time - The High Street, bringing the series up to the 1970s, due to working commitments I was unable to take any photographs of that era. I also missed the Jubilee party which had to be held indoors due to the rainy weather.  It was really interesting that the shopkeepers from Sergions were bored as the shop had turned into a supermarket, they missed the day to day contact with people and the customers missed the personal contact. I liked the record shop which took me back to my youth.  It was a very enjoyable series, a book has been written on shopping in Britain during the past 100 years, I hope to get the book. 

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Winter Trees

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day - I went to Wells for the 2 minute silence held in the Market Square, it was a very wet morning.

 My son played The Last Post

 He has been playing the Last Post in Wells for 15 years.

Makes me very proud.

TV Prog

I am glad some of you were able to see the TV programme, I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
On the day of the programme there was a market in the town and people were encouraged to dress up in Victorian clothes.  I went along after work - not my best photos but it gives you a flavour of what it was like.

That’s My World

The trees are looking beautiful in their Autumn colours, here are a few I have seen in the past few days:




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For those of you in the UK - the TV programme that was filmed in Shepton Mallet during the summer that I featured in my posts for That's My World is being screened this week - Tuesday on BBC 1 at 9pm,  it's called 'Turn Back Time: The High Street', I hope you will be able to watch it.

Pumpkins

I took these very colourful photographs a few days ago at a National Trust site: 

No Internet!

Sorry for my absence - no internet connection for a while and more problems with my back.

That’s my World

Sometimes when I drive home from work I go off the main road and drive down the country lanes, this particular road is one-track so there is only room for one car, there are plenty of passing places but sometimes it can be a bit scary when a ‘white van man’ is driving very fast towards you and you know he is not going to stop.  There are a few gateways to pull right into and stop, as you can see from these photographs it is worth stopping to view the countryside around:

 

If you are not familiar with the term ;white van man' go here for information.

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The following photographs were taken when the filming in the town of Shepton Mallet reached the 1950’s:

Sergison’s is now a supermarket.

The bakers has become a milk bar

This shop which has so far been a butcher’s shop is now a general store.

 

Previously this shop was a toy shop and a hardware store, it has now become a hairdressers.

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Riverside buildings

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It is now the 1940's in Shepton Mallet and it is wartime, the shops all have their windows taped and sandbags are piled up.  The Dig for Victory posters are up encouraging people to grow their own food.

 

The tea shop is ready in case of bombs.

The toy shop is now a hardware shop, fashions are still sold upstairs

Sergison's is still there all prepared.

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This is a bridge across the road in the Trafford shopping centre, Manchester.

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This week we reach the 1930's, here are the photos from that era.

The penny bazaar is now a toy shop with the drapers shop still above.

The Tea Rooms

Sergison's has changed again, notice the stained glass windows.

Of course, now we have vehicles!

Bread deliveries from the Hovis van

The Hovis van.

I hope you have enjoyed the 1930's quite a few changes from the previous eras. I am really enjoying seeing the shops change through the years.

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Looking through the gate

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