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Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
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Abingdon Photographic Memories
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Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories
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I used to fish here quite a bit in the late 1960s. It was not far from the bus station.
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I was confirmed at St Mary's in 1970 and I was also married in this church in 1979.
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I used to go to this lovely swimming pool. I learnt to swim and dive here, and used to dive off the spring board.
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I was christened at this church. I was also a choir boy there. I was a choir boy there from 1965 to 1967.
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Extracts From Alkerton & Oxfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Alkerton, inspired by Frith photos.
Abingdon Photographic Memories
Until the mid 19th century, Abingdon grew little beyond its Tudor limits, but in the 1860s an estate of villas around a public park was set out to the north of Ock Street. The park itself was presented by Christ's Hospital charity, who ran the almshouses. Little was developed until the later 1870s, but Albert Park heralded a new era of... [more]
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Abingdon Photographic Memories
All Saints' Parish Church was rebuilt in 1837 by William Fisher from Oxford, who kept the plain 13th-century west tower and reused several windows, doorways and arches. He was mainly a builder, but designed a few churches, including St Ebbe's in Oxford (1814-17). Above the porch door is a niche with a modern statue of Jesus with two lambs.
This is an extract from Abingdon Photographic Memories.
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Abingdon Photographic Memories
The last view in Marcham was taken from the parish church tower looking south-east towards Parkside, a large estate of 1950s former council houses. To the right behind the line of lime trees is the east arm of Church Street, which runs along the south side of the churchyard. To the left and out of view is Denman College, formerly Marcham Park, a late Georgian mansion. Now owned by the National Federation of Women's... [more]
This is an extract from Abingdon Photographic Memories.
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