Oral History Transcriptions
In 2004, to commemorate the 800th Anniversary of Marlborough’s Royal Charter, an oral project was completed called “Living Memories”. Many of the older residents of Marlborough took part to give a very detailed insight into what is was like living in the town during the early part of the 20th century.
Effect Of The World Wars On The Town
Like everywhere else in Britain, Marlborough was dramatically affected by both world wars...
High Street Shops
Many hundreds of shops and business have graced Marlborough’s exceptionally wide and curving High Street over the years...
Marlborough Mop Fairs
The mops have long been a highlight in the town's calendar of events and in this anniversary year we celebrate 800 years of their royal charter...
Marlborough’s Railways
When Dr Beeching's infamous axe fell on Marlborough in 1961 it marked the closure of the last of the town's two railway stations. Between them...
Other Places Of Work
The Tannery was another big employer of the town. There was loads of activity, when you went by there you could smell the tanning being done...
Royal Events
An enormous tea party we had for all the children in the High Street, and every school child in the town had a celebration mug which we distributed...
Savernake Hospital
There was usually a little service and then you would go round all the wards and greet all the patients because Savernake Hospital was a fully...
Sheep Fairs
My grandfather used to put the hurdles up on the common and I used to go up there and help him, and then we used to take the sheep up to the station...
The Cinema
It was what we used to call a flea pit and my earliest memories was you went in and you went down steps, paid your twopence or threepence...
Things Marlborough Did For Fun
One of my great interests when I was young was the Marlborough Town Band. This I joined as a trainee in 1946...
Unusual and Lost Buildings
I was born at a place called High Walls and they were demolished in 1932, it was a row of cottages in the front of St Mary’s church...
