Paul Hilton's photos
St Mary's Church, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
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St Mary's church at Great Bedwyn where John Seymour, father of Jane Seymour, is buried. The Seymour's were the caretakers of Savernake Forest near Marlborough where Henry VIII would visit to deer hunt and where he met Jane Seymour.
The Old Vicarage, Kintbury, Berkshire
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The vicarage at Kintbury, Berkshire along the Kennet and Avon Canal where Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra would occasionally visit. Cassandra got engaged here but her fiancé died before they could wed.
Site of England's First Roadside Petrol Station
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On the A4, Bath Rd near Aldermaston train station was the location of England's first roadside petrol station. It was opened in 1919 by the AA and served AA members only by a uniformed AA patrolman. The site was somewhere between the sign and the trees and the much widened A4 is likely now covering part of it.
Bristol Coaches, Newbury, Berkshire
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1947 Bristol L6B new with Wilts and Dorset Motor Services and served until 1962, alongside (LTA729) 1951 Bristol LL6B new with Royal Blue ( Western National, Exeter) until 1962. Having a break at Newbury, Berkshire.
1953 Bristol coach of Royal Blue.
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Bristol LS6G with Eastern Coach Works body was new with Royal Blue in Sept 1953 and withdrawn from service in 1970.
Virgin Hot Air Balloon
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Virgin hot air balloon G-VBAH departs Newbury, Berkshire heading south east into North Hanpshire.
Orbitel 902 Pocketphone
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1993 Orbitel 902 Pocketphone made in Basingstoke, Hampshire by Racal for Vodafone. Ericsson took a 50 % share in the company and ultimately complete ownership of it. The first text message was from Basingstoke to Vodafone in Newbury during their Xmas party. The message from the engineers was--Merry Christmas.
Edge Devil
UK Road Tax and Driving Licence
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1957 road tax disc issued by Essex County Council for £12/10. U.K. Driving licence issued 11June, 1936. June 1936 was the start of UK driving tests becoming compulsory. The red book licence lasted until March 1973. Then became a computer printout and revised again in 1992, 1998, and 2016.
On Dec 4,2017 the driving test will be amended to include using a sat nav.
Nikon D1 and D100 Cameras
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Nikon D1 (2000) and D100 (2002) cameras. When first released, the D1 was $5,500 or £4,000 UK. The D100 initially was $1999. By 2004, the D1X was retailing at £3100 with the D2H now on the market at £2450. The D100 was now £1150.
Counterfeit Leica II Camera
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Russian counterfeit copy of a Leica II 35mm rangefinder camera. The inside workings would be from either Zorki or Fed rangefinder cameras
Yashicamat Camera
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1960s Yashicamat 6x6 120 roll film camera. A close copy of my old Rollieflex 3.5E TLR.
Balcombe St. Seige, London
East End, London Market
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In the early 70s, after a Sunday market has closed in London's East End/Whitechapel.
Have you seen the old man in the closed down market,
Kickin' up the papers with his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride, hands held loosely at his side.
Yesterday's papers telling yesterday's news. Ralph McTell; Streets of London.
Doxa Pocket Watch, c1910
Austin 10 Cambridge, Berkshire
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1939 Austin 10 Cambridge bought new in Huddersfield by Florence Baddeley of Baddeley Bros. buses and coaches. She kept the car at her home in Honley, West Yorkshire until her death in 1983, by which time it had covered 15,000 miles from new.
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.
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Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire. Many parts of the village have appeared in Midsomer Murders over many years.
Highclere Castle, Hampshire
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Highclere Castle near the village of Highclere, Hanpshire. One of the settings for the TV series, Downton Abbey. The family home of Lord and Lady Carnarvon.
