Gimpse history through old images of Sandbach, Cheshire, England.
Sandbach in 1943
In 1943, newsreels captured the charming historic streets of Sandbatch and Great Budworth in Cheshire.
The footage of Sandbatch includes:
- half timbered Tudor houses
- the Tudor Manor house
- cobbled market place
- 2 Saxon crosses
- 400 year old church
The footage of Great Budworth includes:
- the Norman church
- stone stocks and lychgate
- cobbled lane
- inn, and sign “slay the dragon of drunkenness”!
- pump house
- lanes
You’ll notice a complete absence of motor vehicles. Instead, children and prams abound. How life has changed!
Sandbach And Great Budworth (1943) – British Pathé (YouTube)
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