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Ashton Keynes
|
1953 |
A skittle alley was opened. |
|
Calne
|
1953 |
A new post office is built on the corner of High Street and Curzon Street (now only the sorting office is situated there) |
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Cricklade
|
1953 - 1957 |
132 council houses and bungalows built at Culverhay |
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Cricklade
|
1953 - 1995 |
Growth of the town with both public and private housing developments to the west |
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Cricklade
|
1953 |
Final market held |
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Great Somerford
|
1953 |
A day of fun and games to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's coronation : piped water reaches Great Somerford : New Apolistic church opened but was closed by 1971 |
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Melksham
|
1953 |
Shurnhold Secondary Modern school opens - it is the first new post-war secondary school in Wiltshire (later replaced by the George Ward School) |
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Pewsey
|
1953 |
Scout hall opened in the Crescent |
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Sherston
|
1953 |
Parades in the High Street to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronaton |
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Wootton Bassett
|
1953 |
The Currier's Arms is rebuilt |
