Bladon, Sir Winston Churchill's Grave 1965
Photo ref: B366022
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Photo ref: B366022
Photo of Bladon, Sir Winston Churchill's Grave 1965

More about this scene

Sir Winston Churchill was buried in the churchyard of St Martin's Church on 30 January 1965. This photograph must have been taken soon after his interment here. His wife Clementine was interred here in 1977. The family plot also contains the graves of Randolph and Jennie Churchill, the parents of Sir Winston.

A Selection of Memories from Bladon

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bladon

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I was born in Bladon in 1954 and the pub in mention was called the White House, I would think the pronounciation if I have spelt it right was in the locals West Oxon way of speach and White Horse can sound the same.
I believe the White Horse was run by the Pratley family in the 1940s - 1950s. Jack Pratley married my father's cousin, Kathleen (nee Keen). I am slightly confused as the name of this pub is sometimes recorded as the "White Horse" and sometimes the "White House". Kathleen's grandparents (my great-grandparents), John and Louisa Jarrett, are buried in Bladon churchyard. John Jarrett lived in Belmont Cottage ...see more