The main road through the village where I spent much of my life. The Ship & Bell was my local pub. Many English pubs were named after trades and the 'Ship&Bell' was known as a stopping off point for ships' chandlers. Beside it was Gales Brewery which brewed one of the best real ales that money could buy. After many generations in the Gale family, it was sold to a large concern who converted the brewery into luxury apartments. Before the village was bypassed, this was the main road between London and Portsmouth and the south coast. On Sundays, there would be a traffic cop (at the point where this shot was taken) directing traffic.
Ah, happy days...
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