Frogg Moody

I am grateful to Maurice Rowe who has sent me this image with the question, “where is this building in Salisbury?”

Attending the Remembrance Service last Sunday in the Guildhall Square, I was reminded of a series of Salisbury Journal ‘Special War Edition’ daily newssheets that had been printed on the outbreak of WW1.

I notice that the building that once housed Lloyds Pharmacy in the Blue Boar Row has now been sold. This building has quite a history and at one time it was known as ‘The Parade Coffee House’.

I read with interest the article which appeared in the online edition of the Salisbury Journal (22/10/24).

This publication not only describes the early and medieval history of Tisbury in great detail, but also highlights Victorian Tisbury with wonderful enthusiasm and humour.

I have often wondered about Amesbury’s association with the name St. Melor which includes the church and doctors surgery.  It is indeed an interesting story.

This week’s image started life as a magic lantern slide. It would most probably have been used for promotional purposes by EM Whaley outfitters, of Salisbury, in the 1920s.

There are probably many people who still remember Downton Tannery. Downton, or Dunton as it was known in Saxon times, started with its foundation in the sixth century.

Our picture shows the old Salisbury playhouse which once stood in Fisherton Street. Originally a chapel, it subsequently became a picture house, a training centre at the commencement of the Second World War, then a garrison theatre, and afterwards the Arts Theatre. In 1953 this theatre changed its name to the Playhouse and under the astute management of Reggie Salberg, it became one of the leading repertory theatres in the country. Many famous people trod the boards including Timothy West, Prune

I was interested to read in last Thursday’s Salisbury Journal that the oldest surviving aircraft hangars in Europe were opened to the general public for a few days as part of Heritage Open Days.