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Category Archives: HG Wells locations
The Curious Case of The Table
In May we were contacted by a friend-of-a-friend in the South of France, about a rather stylish antique table. When they bought it, and got it home, they found a note inside:
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North St: The National School or The Parish School on North Street – Lost Heritage
The Parish school, then known as the National School, was built on the corner of North Street and College Road, in 1854. The building was especially designed for it, by the eminent architect James Piers St Aubyn, who also designed … Continue reading
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Martins Hill, the War Memorial, and the Ravensbourne of Yesteryear
Martins Hill and War Memorial.
In the early years of the railway, the slopes were noted for the perfusion of broom, and made the hillside appear quite yellow from the train. Continue reading
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Queens Gardens and formerly White Hart Field
In 1897 the lord of the manor, Charles Cole-Childs, gave the field known as White Hart Field, to the people. This became Queens Gardens. Before the Glades was built it stretched between Market Square and the Bishops Palace (the Bishops … Continue reading
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High Street No. 160, Victoria Chambers, now Primark’s Annex – Heritage Building Profile
This fine building is from the 1890s and built in the Arts & Crafts style with its characteristic Dutch influence. The blue plaque identifies it as the birthplace of the famous author HG Wells. Continue reading
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Number 8 South Street – HG Wells Dame school
No. 8 South Street is where Mrs Knotts dame school was attended by a young H.G. Wells between 1871 and 1874. In his autobiography, he describes it as “off with my brother Freddy (who was on no account to let … Continue reading
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