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Aldbourne
|
1950 |
Pond filled in |
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Aldbourne
|
1950 |
Mains gas supply provided to the village; sewerage system constructed |
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Amesbury
|
1950 |
Traffic lights installed in High Street; 314 council houses built |
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Amesbury
|
1950 |
Public library opened |
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Broughton Gifford
|
1950 |
Records show that the average school attendance is 76. |
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Chippenham
|
1950 |
Greenways Maternity Hospital opens |
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Corsham
|
1950 |
Burlington Bunker prepared in the underground tunnels to house 4000 central government personnel in the event of a nuclear war |
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Corsham
|
1950 |
Corsham Maternity Hospital and closed and the railway station closed for goods traffic |
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Cricklade
|
1950 |
Cricklade Museum opened |
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Downton
|
1950 |
Both council and private housing was built at Moot Lane. Housing estates also built on the western side of Salisbury Road at Wick. New Seconadry Modern School opened. |
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Downton
|
1950 |
A small bag of coins was found dating back to 1309 and earlier. |
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Keevil
|
1950 |
Keevil Drama group's first performance: 'A Midsommer Nights Dreame' |
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Marlborough
|
1950 |
The production of hide leather at Wingrove & Edge Ltd begun; Town Mill demolished |
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Melksham
|
1950 |
New post office built on site of Church House |
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Melksham
|
1950 |
The Friends' Meeting House closes |
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Pewsey
|
1950 |
Independent Chapel in Easterton Lane closed |
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Purton
|
1950 |
Bentham House in Purton Stoke becomes a preparatory school for boys |
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Ramsbury
|
1950 |
Over 100 council houses built in the village; the 11 October fair which had changed to a pleasure fair after World War I ceases |
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Sherston
|
1950 |
Beaufort Hunt Race Day Fair and sideshow on the High Street |
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Sherston
|
1950 |
Corn Mill closes |
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Sherston
|
1950 |
Foresters' Arms closes |
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Sherston
|
1950 |
Lourds greengrocer moves to Back Lane; Doctors moves to Swan Barton; British Schoolroom used as the primary school's dining room; Court House Store closes |
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Westbury
|
1950 |
Westbury War Memorial partially moved to Edward Street |
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Westbury
|
1950 |
Prideaux Hospital closed |
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Wilton
|
1950 |
Street renumbering takes place |
