40 years ago Calyx Picture Agency followed the “Hippies” from Savernake Forest to Cholderton and witnessed the battle of the bean field.
Here are the pictures.
I will let you draw your own conclusions as to the violence that took place.
Pictures Richard Wintle and Sarah Johnson
(Sorry for the marks on some of the pictures but in those days we had to process the film very quickly and slight damage occurred,
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
then and time has also taken its toll.)
Gallery 2
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.
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The battle of the bean field where the police stopped the hippy / travellers convoy getting to Stonehenge for the festival.