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Hoo, The Village c.1955
Photo ref: H356015
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More about this scene

Although since 1968 this place has been Hoo St Werburgh, to distinguish it from other Hoo Peninsula villages, it is still generally known simply as Hoo. In this picture, the camera is looking down Church Street from High Street (renamed Stoke Road in 1959). The Five Bells public house is on the corner of Bells Lane, on the left, and further along, the building with the balcony is the former Victory Inn.

Memories of Hoo, the Village c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Hoo, The Village c.1955

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

This view is instantly familiar! There was a sweet shop right there which was a favourite destination on walks into the village. I lived with my family in Hoo for two or three years in the late 1950s. My father was Eric Cox; my mother, Mary Jane ('Jean') Cox, and my sister, Penelope. My name is Susan. I believe we left in late 1959. We were the first family to live in a small row of newly-built houses on the main road ...see more