Ware, Amwell End 1925
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77112
More about this scene
Ware is packed full of interesting buildings and streets, but nothing it has to offer surpasses Amwell End. This seemingly quiet street has a bustle of yards and courts behind the facades of the shops and dwellings. Amwell End was the original toll road entry to Ware from the south until the building of the bridge. At the far end, it is crossed by the railway and the river. Flooding was a major problem, and many of the buildings were regularly under water. At the far end on the right we can see the canopied Astoria Cinema. Even the visit of Cliff Richard and his original backing group, the Drifters, in the 1960s could not save the Astoria, and it became one of the first victims of the surge towards bingo. The buildings facing the policeman have been demolished and replaced by a range of modern shops. To the left of them is the entrance to Chapel Yard.
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