The Friends were established in 2005, as a charitable association whose purpose is to
support and assist the Priaulx Library and its work.
To receive the newsletter, together with news about upcoming talks and lectures, become a Friend of Priaulx Library. (click for membership form).
Our thanks to Rob Grant for sourcing these pictures.
Another fade in/out video. In this case showing Hill Passage, which was later to become Market Hill.
The old photo shows Hill Passage, now Market Hill. In Carel Tom’s words;
“The buildings on both sides of the road were demolished to make way for the Bonded Store and Lower Market in the 1870s. In the background of the old black & white photograph is the 13th-century north aisle of the Town Church, it’s angle splayed off to allow carts to pass freely.”
The colour photograph, taken from a similar spot in 2020, now shows a very different view, with the Bonded Store now housing a sports outlet below, and covered with a pedestrian plaza.
Please contact info@friends.org.gg for further information
The Priaulx Library website is full of fascinating information about the contents of the building and the services its staff provides. Well worth a visit and you can do it online too. Just click on the following link and get transported to a world of old photographs, newspapers and amazing books.
