Tracing The Map - Memorising Glastonbury High Street by Sue Palmer

The High Street is a doorway to our communal history, a constantly changing reflection of our social and commercial community. Glastonbury High Street is distinctive, with a profound and resonant history - Glastonbury has transformed from a market town to a pilgrimage centre and 'new age mecca', with most of the traditional businesses flourishing in the town fifty years ago being replaced by new ventures. Openings, closures. A constantly changing High Street.

Over the turn of the Millennium, we interviewed around 35 people across generations of residents and shopkeepers producing an extraordinary archive. This programme is not intended as a definitive study of the High Street, or even a detailed account of the history. It is a series of pictures, a poem, charting some of the extraordinary changes that Glastonbury has seen. Out of the twenty hours of collected material, a four part documentary was made.

Produced and Edited by Sue Palmer
Editing, Sound Mix and Additional Interviewing by Stephen Clarke
Website Design and Photography by Stephen Clarke

Music used in the programme: Jaki Whitren, John Cartwright, Gog Canteen Band, Jo King.

Other music is collected from buskers in the street.

Participants: Joan Snuggs, Eric King, Barry Taylor, Alister Seighart, Rohini Drury, Katie Billing, Cherry Lewis, Ralph Ford, Herbie Snook, John Cullen, Ann Culein, John Brunsdon, Richard Squire, Neil Bonham, Jan Morland, Rachel Pike, Pat Looney, Dorrinda Haramis, Mary Evans, Nick Nicholson, Jack Harris, John Phillips, Bruce Garrard, Margaret Kimber, Robert Ayles, Frances Howard Gordon, Michou Godfrey, Pat Leyshon, Brigit Gooderson, Lyn Simmonds, Lindsay Harrington, Leslie Wright, Blanche Williams, Gareth Mills.

This project was partly funded by Mendip District Council, The Town Centre Fund, The Glastonbury Trust and the Glastonbury 2000 Millennium Committee.

Contains tracks

• Tracing the Map - Memorising Glastonbury High Street - Part 1 by Sue Palmer
• Tracing The Map - Memorising Glastonbury High Street - Part 2 by Sue Palmer
• Tracing the Map - Memorising Glastonbury High Street - Part 3 by Sue Palmer
• Tracing The Map - Memorising Glastonbury High Street - Part 4 by Sue Palmer