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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Mr G P G Dodd measures out some medicine in a chemist's shop in Wotton-under-Edge. Mr Dodd is also a parish councillor, and is secretary of the local Food Production committee. The original caption states that "he has lately taken over the Star Inn,...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Police Sergeant S G Auger directs traffic in the High Street in Wotton-under-Edge. In the background can be seen the Tolsey Clock, on the corner of High Street and Market Street. The original caption states that Wotton's regular police force consists...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944A group of children, mostly girls, including several in Girl Guide uniform, walk in the sunshine past 'Dryleaze', a children's home run by Gloucestershire County Council in Wotton-under-Edge. The original caption states that it is run by the Public...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944A group of smiling children pose for the camera in the sunshine at 'Dryleaze', a children's home run by Gloucestershire County Council in Wotton-under-Edge. The original caption states that it is run by the Public Assistance Committee of the Council "...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Children file from one class to another across the playground of Katharine Lady Berkeley's Grammar School in Wotton-under-Edge. The photograph is taken looking past the bell which calls the children to class. The bell was presented to the school in...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944The Wotton-under-Edge Petty Sessional Court in session. Left to right, the magistrates are: F E Frith, MC, JP; Alderman F Holloway, JP; K Harper JP; and Mrs Alston, JP. In the foreground in Mr Jotcham, Clerk to the Justices. The original caption...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Mr J Fletcher, Chief Dental Officer for Gloucestershire County Council, treats Mrs Howley at the Dental Clinic at the Wotton-under-Edge Health Centre. The original caption states that expectant and nursing mothers can receive free dental treatment here...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Outside the Hugh Perry Almshouses in Wotton-under-Edge, Mr Ford (left), Chairman of the General Charities, chats to 90 year old Mrs Harding (centre), the oldest inhabitant of the Almshouses, and Mrs Hayward (right), the Matron. The Almshouses, on Church...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Children of the British School in Wotton-under-Edge file out through the columned porch of the building into the sunshine, as they go off to lunch. The original caption states that it is classed by the County Education authorities as a "non-provided...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTRY TOWN: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944At the local police station in Wotton-under-Edge, Sergeant Auger (seated at the head of the table, centre) chats to some of the 22 Specials who have joined the 3 Regulars in keeping law and order in the town. Standing is Special Constable Brant, a...