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Banbury maps
Historic maps of Banbury and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Banbury maps
Banbury Jigsaws
We have just a few copies left of a 1,000 piece Jigsaw of Banbury. The featured photograph is Parson's Street c1955, Banbury.
Why not create your own Jigsaw for Banbury from 4 favourite Frith photos of the area? Available as 520 piece or 1,000 piece Jigsaws, you can choose any four Banbury photos, or choose photos from other places too.
Banbury area books
Displaying 1 of 7 books about Banbury and the local area. View all books for this area
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Memories of Banbury
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Family Tree Links...
In the process of making my family tree (7 generations, from 1776 to 2010 with the latest addition so far...) I found that this is where my Great Grandfather (Arthur Adams) was married to Mary Ann Kilby (from West St, Banbury) by the Rev Wesley Butters on August 21st 1878.
And the church is still active!
Didn't the streets look better uncluttered with cars, road-signs etc?
Thanks,
Malcolm A.
I Was Confirmed Here in 1948
My Confirmation was in 1948 with 12 boys and 12 girls. Many years have passed since then.
My Time at This Church
I was christened at this church. I was also a choir boy there. I was a choir boy there from 1965 to 1967.
1963 Till 1971
I used to go to this lovely swimming pool. I learnt to swim and dive here, and used to dive off the spring board.
St Mary's Church
I was confirmed at St Mary's in 1970 and I was also married in this church in 1979.
Fishing on The Canal
I used to fish here quite a bit in the late 1960s. It was not far from the bus station.
St Johns Priory (Private Girls School)
I was a pupil at St Johns Priory, and whilst I did not appreciate it at the time, it was an amazing start in life. The Nuns were incredibly strict so we all studied hard. Our classes were really small, by the time I left at the age of 11 I think we only had about 10 people in the year/class.
The two Sisters that I remember have since died (I did get in contact with them only to find one had passed away and the other was quite poorly and later died). I have visited their grave, they are buried together, at the Convent in Birmingham.
St Johns Priory has an amazing history and I have purhcased a book which details how the school was founded etc.
Admiral Holland Singers!
I am looking for anyone who has any memories of this group of singers and or photographs, they performed locally and were very popular, familiar names were David Gibbs, Ted Whale, Eric Hilton, George Mason, Dennis Jones. They sang in local pubs and I believe appeared once on television - ATV News! Any help with this would be very much appreciated for an 80th birthday surprise. They used to wear maroon blazers - does this ring any bells with anyone? A good harmony!
