A new page featuring a 'Magic Lantern' image from the 1890s has been added to the Local History section of the website. In the article Kerry O'Connor describes the view of Old Sarum and Mill Lane taken from Devizes Road in the 1890s and compares it to a photo he has taken from the same viewpoint in 2020.
https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/magic-lantern-old-sarum-mill-lane
Copies of the 1890s photo which have been professionally scanned and printed, can be purchased from the Stratford sub Castle History Group:
12 x 12 inches: £15
10 x 10 inches: £12
A4, cropped and frameless glass mounted: £18
Free delivery within the village.
If you are interested in acquiring a copy please contact
Kerry O’Connor kandeoconnor@tiscali.co.uk tel: 01722 328743
or David Balston dmbalston@gmail.com tel: 01722 411628
What a lovely Christmas present!