Nostalgia

Ann Bellows enjoys a cocktail dressed in period. attire from the 1950s.

PHOTOS: Vintage Nostalgia Festival turns the clock back to previous decades

Shaun Robinson with his Austin Seven converted tractor.

Shaun Robinson with his Austin Seven converted tractor.

Vintage vehicle show attracts original exhibitors and scores of enthusiasts

Leslie Sheehan and Mrs Sheehan, along with Robert Wall of the Friends of The Down Cemetery, Mrs Jenny Wall, Pete Richardson, and Rick Owen of RBL Trowbridge, attended the cemetery to lay a wreath at the grave of cousins Rosie Sheehan and Renee Reid.

Leslie Sheehan and Mrs Sheehan, along with Robert Wall of the Friends of The Down Cemetery, Mrs Jenny Wall, Pete Richardson, and Rick Owen of RBL Trowbridge, attended the cemetery to lay a wreath at the grave of cousins Rosie Sheehan and Renee Reid.

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Two girls who died when WW2 bomb hit Trowbridge remembered

The Little Miss Muffet chocolate Easter egg given by Jack Carter to his 17-year-old sweetheart Joyce Angell when they got engaged in 1938 is set to be sold at auction

The Little Miss Muffet chocolate Easter egg given by Jack Carter to his 17-year-old sweetheart Joyce Angell when they got engaged in 1938 is set to be sold at auction

Unopened 86-year-old Easter egg engagement gift set to go to auction

The former Ushers Brewery machinery in Trowbridge was dismantled and shipped to North Korea in a £1.5m deal approved by the UK Government.

The former Ushers Brewery machinery in Trowbridge was dismantled and shipped to North Korea in a £1.5m deal approved by the UK Government.

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How a Wiltshire brewery was taken apart and is now making beer in North Korea

Bradford on Avon sixth former Charlie Gennard in charge of his family's quarter-scale model of steam lorry

Bradford on Avon sixth former Charlie Gennard in charge of his family's quarter-scale model of steam lorry

Pictures as one of Wiltshire's most popular rallies returns after four years

Firefighter Mark Truckle who brought the 1951 Dennis fire engine to the show showing how fire engines used to look years ago.

Firefighter Mark Truckle who brought the 1951 Dennis fire engine to the show showing how fire engines used to look years ago.

The best pictures as classic and vintage vehicle fans flock to Wiltshire show

Marcos at the premises on the Westbury Trading Estate in the 1970s, Chris Marsh (left), Rory MacMath (centre) and Jem Marsh (right).

Marcos at the premises on the Westbury Trading Estate in the 1970s, Chris Marsh (left), Rory MacMath (centre) and Jem Marsh (right).

Classic car engineer finally hangs up his tools after 55 years

Wiltshire College & University Centre is to host a land-based Trade Show and Careers Fair ast Lackham on July 1 to celebrate and promote the diverse range of career options available across the sector.

Wiltshire College & University Centre is to host a land-based Trade Show and Careers Fair ast Lackham on July 1 to celebrate and promote the diverse range of career options available across the sector.

College to host land-based trade show and careers fair at Lackham

A heavy lift helicopter drops Chinook drops the tonne bags of Chalk at the Alton Barnes White Horse Photo Trevor Porter

A heavy lift helicopter drops Chinook drops the tonne bags of Chalk at the Alton Barnes White Horse Photo Trevor Porter

Mad doctors, helicopter deliveries and a 'gained appendage': a history of Wiltshire's White Horses

Goldiggers nightclub

Goldiggers nightclub

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Do you remember Goldiggers nightclub in Chippenham?

The Queen is welcomed to Wiltshire in May 2012

The Queen is welcomed to Wiltshire in May 2012

Warminster Town Council wants to hear your memories with the Queen

Lord Bath in 2007 at Malmesbury late night shopping

Lord Bath in 2007 at Malmesbury late night shopping

Simpler times? The stories making headlines in Christmases gone by

Remembrance Westbury. Poppies at the Westbury War Memorial. Photo Trevor Porter 67706 1..

Remembrance Westbury. Poppies at the Westbury War Memorial. Photo Trevor Porter 67706 1..

Town falls silent in moving Remembrance tribute

Back at the wheel: Eddie Hughes with the 1963 Bentley Series 3 he used to drive when a chauffeur Photo: Trevor Porter 67598-4

Back at the wheel: Eddie Hughes with the 1963 Bentley Series 3 he used to drive when a chauffeur Photo: Trevor Porter 67598-4

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Eddie, 100, reunited with Bentley he drove as chauffeur in 1964

A heavy lift helicopter drops Chinook drops the tonne bags of Chalk at the Alton Barnes White Horse Photo Trevor Porter

A heavy lift helicopter drops Chinook drops the tonne bags of Chalk at the Alton Barnes White Horse Photo Trevor Porter

Mad doctors, helicopter deliveries and a 'gained appendage': a history of Wiltshire's White Horses

Violet Charlesworth, tenant of Woodlands in 1908, who claimed she was heiress to a fortune to dupe merchants and suppliers into giving her credit

Violet Charlesworth, tenant of Woodlands in 1908, who claimed she was heiress to a fortune to dupe merchants and suppliers into giving her credit

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NOSTALGIA: Calne’s notorious con woman Violet Charlesworth who faked her own death

The Kennet Valley Hall as it is today

The Kennet Valley Hall as it is today

NOSTALGIA: 90 years of memories at Kennet Valley Hall

Newspaper clippings and, inset, Mary Cunningham Simpson (1947-2021)

Newspaper clippings and, inset, Mary Cunningham Simpson (1947-2021)

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Calne's pioneering lesbian campaigner Mary Simpson dies

Imber Open Day 23 - a bus arrives at Imber onward bound for Chitterne

Imber Open Day 23 - a bus arrives at Imber onward bound for Chitterne

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Annual bus service to abandoned Wiltshire village of Imber set to run again

Marja Kingman with her European Owl on display as part of the living history
Photo Trevor Porter 67552 12

Marja Kingman with her European Owl on display as part of the living history
Photo Trevor Porter 67552 12

The Battle of Chippenham: History comes alive as soldiers invade Monkton Park

Goldiggers nightclub

Goldiggers nightclub

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40 years since Goldiggers nightclub opened in Chippenham - photos and memories

The event will take place in August and promises to be a spectacle for all ages

The event will take place in August and promises to be a spectacle for all ages

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English Civil War to be re-enacted in Wiltshire next month

Margaret Thatcher on a visit to Belfast in1979.Richard Needham can be seen to the right of Mrs Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher on a visit to Belfast in1979.Richard Needham can be seen to the right of Mrs Thatcher.

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Former Chippenham MP recalls calling Margaret Thatcher 'a cow'

The results of our poll five years on shows a largely unchanged opinion on Brexit in Wiltshire

The results of our poll five years on shows a largely unchanged opinion on Brexit in Wiltshire

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We asked Wiltshire if you would still vote the same on Brexit and this is what you said

Summer Solstice in 1988

Summer Solstice in 1988

11 pictures of Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge from years gone by

The Peterborough Arms was originally a farmhouse, seen here circa 1890 with the canal to the left. Photo G P Osbourne collection.

The Peterborough Arms was originally a farmhouse, seen here circa 1890 with the canal to the left. Photo G P Osbourne collection.

Nostaglia: from farmhouse to public house - the Peterborough Arms wins award

2014 Wiltshire Chief Constable trys on a hat at the Avebury Summer Solstice Photo Diane Vose.

2014 Wiltshire Chief Constable trys on a hat at the Avebury Summer Solstice Photo Diane Vose.

GALLERY: Avebury Summer Solstice in pictures throughout the years

Lacock 1 A display case showing some of the objects from the Fenton Collection (c)NT-Roger Watson

Lacock 1 A display case showing some of the objects from the Fenton Collection (c)NT-Roger Watson

Exhibition displays history of photography

Looking back on HB Pitt's 115 year history

Looking back on HB Pitt's 115 year history

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Looking back on HB Pitt's 115 year history

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20 years of twinning celebrated in Trowbridge

Nestle Plant Staverton. The rear of the Nestle factory being cleared for the new £750,000 Culinary Plant in 1966 Copy Pics Trevor Porter 51756 1 (35730739)

Nestle Plant Staverton. The rear of the Nestle factory being cleared for the new £750,000 Culinary Plant in 1966 Copy Pics Trevor Porter 51756 1 (35730739)

Then and Now

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Happy memories as Bustard Club is closed

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From The Files

Remembering Royal visit to reopen K&A's canal

Remembering Royal visit to reopen K&A's canal

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Remembering Royal visit to reopen K&A's canal

Nestle factory Then and Now The new process block with milk lorries unloading in 1936 Pics Trevor Porter 51739 1 (34893522)

Nestle factory Then and Now The new process block with milk lorries unloading in 1936 Pics Trevor Porter 51739 1 (34893522)

Then and Now - Nestle Group

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From the Files

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From The Files

Then and Now - Staverton Mill

Staverton Mill 3 The Staverton Mill when it was several stories high a picture taken around the turn of the last century with people on the bridgea picture from the collection of Phil Lucasfiled as51636 (32093215)

Staverton Mill 3 The Staverton Mill when it was several stories high a picture taken around the turn of the last century with people on the bridgea picture from the collection of Phil Lucasfiled as51636 (32093215)

Then and Now - Staverton Mill

Some of the top-table guests who attended the inaugural meeting of Melksham Rotary Club in 1964

Some of the top-table guests who attended the inaugural meeting of Melksham Rotary Club in 1964

Melksham rotary club celebrates 50 years fundraising

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Edington Music Festival still going strong after 60 years

Staveron Mill 2 Then and Now This archive picture of around 1910 shows two chimneys both gone at the Staverton Mill pics Trevor Porter 51588 1 (30625752)

Staveron Mill 2 Then and Now This archive picture of around 1910 shows two chimneys both gone at the Staverton Mill pics Trevor Porter 51588 1 (30625752)

Then and Now - Staverton Mill

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Clarendon View Clarendon View Clarendon road plane crashed in the garden in the 1940s copy pic filed as 51468 (27426483)

Clarendon View Clarendon View Clarendon road plane crashed in the garden in the 1940s copy pic filed as 51468 (27426483)

WWII garden plane crash and a loved cat

Staverton Mill Staverton Mill as it looked in 1900 copy pics Trevor Porter 51583 1 (30434758)

Staverton Mill Staverton Mill as it looked in 1900 copy pics Trevor Porter 51583 1 (30434758)

Then and Now - Staverton Mill

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From The Files

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From the Files

Ken Pike (drums), Basil Smith (accordion), Ray Chapman (trumpet), Ron Blick (harmonica), Malcolm Mace (piano), Alvin Shears (harmonica), Dave Sharpe (fiddle), Graham Cooper (harmonica)

Ken Pike (drums), Basil Smith (accordion), Ray Chapman (trumpet), Ron Blick (harmonica), Malcolm Mace (piano), Alvin Shears (harmonica), Dave Sharpe (fiddle), Graham Cooper (harmonica)

Trowbridge school band reunited nearly 60 years later

51485 Staverton Halt.
The Staverton Halt as it looked when in use as a station
Pics Trevor Porter 51485 1 (29758320)

51485 Staverton Halt.
The Staverton Halt as it looked when in use as a station
Pics Trevor Porter 51485 1 (29758320)

Then and Now - Staverton Halt

Staverton Halt 4 a steam excursion at Staverton Halt in 1963.Copy pic Trevor Porter 51510 1 (28956737)

Staverton Halt 4 a steam excursion at Staverton Halt in 1963.Copy pic Trevor Porter 51510 1 (28956737)

Then and Now - Staverton Halt

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51485 Staverton Halt. The Staverton Halt as it looked when in use as a station Pics Trevor Porter 51485 1 (27841907)

51485 Staverton Halt. The Staverton Halt as it looked when in use as a station Pics Trevor Porter 51485 1 (27841907)

Then and Now - Staverton