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The Croft Residents' Diamond Jubilee Party, 2 Jun 2012 — _dsc0484
The Croft Residents' Diamond Jubilee Party, 2 Jun 2012

The Croft Residents' Diamond Jubilee Party, 2 Jun 2012

The Croft, 1794 (Francis map) — croft-1792a
The Croft, 1794 (Francis map)

The Croft, 1794 (Francis map)

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The Croft, 1819 (Enclosure map) — croft-1819a
The Croft, 1819 (Enclosure map)

The Croft, 1819 (Enclosure map)

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The Croft, 1882 (OS map) — croft-1882a
The Croft, 1882 (OS map)

The Croft, 1882 (OS map)

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The Croft, c1911 [P O Collier "B72"] — croft-23
The Croft, c1911 [P O Collier "B72"]

The Croft, c1911 [P O Collier "B72"]

The Croft, c1895 — croft-02 c1895
The Croft, c1895

The Croft, c1895

The Croft, c1960 — croft-24
The Croft, c1960

The Croft, c1960

The Croft, c1890. David Ford, a descendant of the Jessett family of Hungerford wrote on 21 Oct 1990: "The small boy in the foreground with the milk pail is Louis "Dick" Jessett. Dick was born at the Angel Inn in Church Street in 1881. His father, Frank Jessett ran The Angel, but also had some sort of grocery business - he certainly kept cows." — croft c1890
The Croft, c1890. David Ford, a descendant of the Jessett family of Hungerford wrote on 21 Oct 1990: "The small boy in the foreground with the milk pail is Louis "Dick" Jessett. Dick was born at the Angel Inn in Church Street in 1881. His father, Frank Jessett ran The Angel, but also had some sort of grocery business - he certainly kept cows."

The Croft, c1890. David Ford, a descendant of the Jessett family of Hungerford wrote on 21 Oct 1990: "The small boy in the foreground with the milk pail is Louis "Dick" Jessett. Dick was born at the Angel Inn in Church Street in 1881. His father, Frank Jessett ran The Angel, but also had some sort of grocery business - he certainly kept cows."

The Croft, c1890 — croft-03
The Croft, c1890

The Croft, c1890

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"The Avenue", c1910 — croft-05
"The Avenue", c1910

"The Avenue", c1910

"The Mall", c1890 showing old Grammar School on right. — croft-06 c1890
"The Mall", c1890 showing old Grammar School on right.

"The Mall", c1890 showing old Grammar School on right.

Looking towards St Lawrence Church, c1912 [Parsons] — croft-07
Looking towards St Lawrence Church, c1912 [Parsons]

Looking towards St Lawrence Church, c1912 [Parsons]

The tall trees in "Church Croft Avenue", c1910 [Parsons] — croft-08 c1911
The tall trees in "Church Croft Avenue", c1910 [Parsons]

The tall trees in "Church Croft Avenue", c1910 [Parsons]

The Croft, c1910 looking past gates to Church House towards St Lawrence Church — croft-09 c1906
The Croft, c1910 looking past gates to Church House towards St Lawrence Church

The Croft, c1910 looking past gates to Church House towards St Lawrence Church

The Croft, looking east towards Avenue House.(Date unknown, ?c1912) — croft-10
The Croft, looking east towards Avenue House.(Date unknown, ?c1912)

The Croft, looking east towards Avenue House.(Date unknown, ?c1912)

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