Less than a century ago, most villagers had no means of travelling outside the village, and East Meon was self-sufficient. The High Street was crammed with shops and workshops.
Lists of trades and shops whose proprietors subscribed to Kelly’s Directories (and others). Gentlemen, vicars and professionals have a separate ...
1. (Where East Meon Stores now stands) Aburrow – wheelwright, cobbler 2. The Institute and shooting range 3. Potters General Warehouse, then ...
There were three categories of ‘public house’. First, Inns, which he described as 5 star hotels, and which catered for ...
Apart from reference to Kelly’s Directories (PDF attached, bottom of page) our main sources for this archive have been interviews ...
This album of old photographs shows the shops in East Meon in the early 20th century. The captions are largely ...
Thatched roofs have been a feature of many village houses and cottages for many centuries, and until recently there has ...
The sound of workshops must have made East Meon a noisy place. Many of the trades supported the main business ...