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Old Village Photographs: Widdington
These photographs capture the rhythms of daily life in the village of Widdington during the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. They showcase traditional architecture, time-honoured farming practices, community gatherings, and the slowly evolving rural landscape of this historic English village.
Each image serves as a visual record of a time when life moved at a gentler pace — before electricity, paved roads and modern conveniences reshaped the countryside. From blacksmiths at their forges to children playing along dusty roads, these photographs preserve the resilience, simplicity and quiet beauty of a bygone era in Widdington.
Village Green 1912 and 2007
Pond Mead about 1912 and 2007
The Old Rectory
We don't know who the artist was or the date of this beautiful painting. I would guess it dates from around the 1850s.
Hogs Trough Bridge, Widdington
There are some very strange triangular stones that have been used to build the front steps of some of the old Victorian houses in the High Street. I would like to find out where these stones came from. Were they from the old bridge that was demolished over 150 years ago?
I know it has been recorded that some large stones were taken from the old, demolished Hogs Trough Bridge and built into the front flint wall of Brick Cottage in the High Street. I wondered if these strange triangular stones were also part of that old bridge.
Anyone know?
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