Brief description: coloured photograph of Philip Norris holding a white rabbit, with schoolchildren, on his retirement from Mere First School, 1980
Place: Mere
County: Wiltshire
height: 10.2 cm
width: 14 cm
Classifications:
society | education | person |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: copy of a postcard with a sepia photograph of Castle Street, Mere taken by Frederick Holmes,showing Whitmarsh’s Garage and neighbouring buildings, including Mrs Tozer’s Temperance Hotel. c.1915
height: 8.8 cm
width: 13.2 cm
Classifications:
environment | buildings | transport | road | vehicles | person
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: Motor fuel ration book [beige paper printed with coloured inks, serial number MH1298652, issued by Her Majesty’s Government in readiness for proposed rationing during the oil crisis in 1973; never used.
Associated person: Anderson, Colin, Dr
Associated date: 29.11.1973
height: 7.6 cm
width: 12.2. cm
Classifications:
society | government | transport | road | garages |
Material: printed beige paper, metal staples
Condition: good
Brief description: Printout from the Science Museum website carrying an explanation of the issue of motor fuel ration books issued by Her Majesty’s Government in readiness for proposed rationing during the oil crisis in 1973, with a picture.
Associated person: Anderson, Colin, Dr
Associated date: 29.11.1973
height: 9.8 cm
width: 16.4 cm
Classifications:
society | government | transport | road | garages |
Material: printed paper
Condition: good
Brief description: sepia photograph of the war memorial cross in The Square, Mere looking towards Salisbury St,with a number of boys, ?1915
Place: Mere
County: Wiltshire
height: 13.3 cm
width: 8.5 cm
Classifications:
environment | buildings | arms |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: black and white photograph of John Howard and Isabel Howell at the High Altar in St. Michael’s Parish Church, on their retirement as Church Wardens, 2008
Place: Mere
County: Wiltshire
height: 12.7 cm
width: 17.2cm
Classifications:
society | religion | person |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: coloured photograph of Duncan Walton, shopkeeper, of Mere, mid 20th century
height: 25.2 cm
width: 20.2 cm
Classifications:
person | trade |
Material:
Condition: fair
Brief description: coloured photograph of the staff of John Walton and Co. in The Square, Mere, taken to commemorate the Queen’s silver jubilee in 1977
height: 12.6 cm
width: 17.8 cm
Classifications:
person | trade |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: black and white photograph of one of John Walton and Co’s furniture removal vans in the Recreation ground, taking part in Mere Carnival, c.1960s
height: 8.8 cm
width: 14 cm
Classifications:
trade | events |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: black and white photograph of one of John Walton and Co’s delivery van, decorated and with placards carryng verses about opening hours, half days and about returning bottles, taken in the Recreation ground when taking part in a Mere Carnival, c.1960s
height: 8.8 cm
width: 14 cm
Classifications:
trade | events |
Material:
Condition: good