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Stroud

Found during 2014 search of Citizen archive.                  Click on the pictures to enlarge.

A history, written in 1957

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1957_03_29-b copy 1957_04_05 copy 1957_04_05

1957_04_12 1957_04_12-a copy

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1957_04_19-a copy 1957_04_19-b copy 1957_04_26

1957_04_26-1 copy

 

1957_04_26-2 copy

stroud valley through the ages-2 copy

Wealthy town

town in top 20 wealth chart

town in top 20

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