Frogg Moody

Bygone Salisbury contributor

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Bygone Salisbury: Castle Street murder mystery of 1865

In 1865, Thomas Blake was a successful Surgeon Apothecary, with a prosperous chemist’s business in Castle Street, Salisbury. His odd title meant that, in mid -Victorian medical practice, he could be, officially, your G.P. and Boots the Chemist!

Bygone Salisbury: Garage’s distinctive tower and clock

This week’s photograph was taken in the late 1930s and shows the old Anna Valley Motors garage in Salisbury. The business started on the former site of Rowland and sons’ garage at 84-106 Castle Street and the name Anna Valley Motors (Salisbury) Limited was registered on 16 December 1936.