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These are my fathers slides of some demolition work being carried out in Hitchin in 1971.
demolition 1971
H Pegrum
The first picture may show the area behind the old Methodist Church on Brand Street. The second picture may be the area behind Brookers before the flats were built.
The lower photograph is of the area currently (2012) covered by the market: the Biggin is off the picture to the left and St Mary's Square Car Park off to the right. We are looking towards where Churchgate now stands and the photograph was taken from where the public toilets would be built. The upper photograph appears to show demolition os structures of Biggin Lane: the church-like building was presumably part of St Andrew's School. It shows a similar view to the lower photograph, but before the demolition was completed. You can see the bell-tower on the Corn Exchange in both photographs.
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