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Nostalgic memories of Cirencester's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Summer Of '66
During late July to early August, 1966, while visiting the U.K. from the States, I stayed in a stone duplex off the eastern main road into Cirencester from Oxford. One half of the house was occupied by three students from the Royal Agricultural University with whom I stayed, and the other half was the home of a lady with a young daughter. Across the road was a large farm estate with a tethered bull that grazed near ...see more
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Added 25 November 2018

The Round House
My uncle Ralph Smith was born in the round house in 1926 and my mother Gwen Smith was born there in 1928, Their father Edward Smith ( my Grandad ) was the last working Ox man in England, He and his oxen appeared In the film The Mummy , King Solomon's gold mines and the Devils disciple , he started working for Lord Bathurst at the age of 12 yrs and stayed there until he was 62, his son Uncle ralph was a carpenter on ...see more
Family home.
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Added 27 February 2018

Buildings In Cirencester?
Hi. Can anyone please tell me when the terraced houses in Bowling Green Crescent, Ciren, were demolished? My Gran's house was the end of the terrace, I believe the gate number was 48? I took my wife there for her first time in the Cotswolds and was greeted by a line of newish semi detached houses with smaller front gardens? My Gran's house, as the others did, had very long gardens, and a bit steep too? Thank you to anyone who can help?
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Added 16 August 2012

Hoare Family, Woolstaplers House
While exploring my British Roots in 2003 with my then 80+years-old mother we were blessed with the opportunity offered by the owner of the Woolstapler House, pictured in the lower right foreground of this photograph of Coxwell Street, to tour the house and landscape. I have a photo of this exact perspective, except mine is from ground level, and I am delighted to see Coxwell Street from this end ...see more
Cirencester, Coxwell Street c1960
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Added 23 January 2010

Family Home.
The Round House has fond memories for the Perry family because my late father (Ronald) was born there in 1924. He was the youngest of five (Win, Leslie, John & Patience). His father John worked on the land with the oxen for Lord Bathurst.   
Cirencester, Round House, The Park 1898
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Added 31 August 2008

The Square House 1973
I was born in Swindon, and brought home to the Square House as my mum and dad and Nanna lived here. My dad (Tony Wright) was a woodman for Lord Bathurst. We lived here until about 1977, when we moved to Swindon. My dad has lots of stories about working in the woods, and there are lots of family photos of us in the garden at the Square House. The house was divided in two, and we lived next door to Colonel and ...see more
Cirencester, Square House, The Park 1898
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Added 25 June 2008

Cirencester Abbey Woodchopping Competitions
My Father, Ken Mclennan, was in a Forestry Regiment of the Royal Australian Engineers posted to Scotland at the outbreak of WWII, prior to being deployed to New Guinea to fight the Japanese. Whilst in training he took part in a large woodchopping competition against a New Zealand Forestry Regiment held in the grounds of Cirencester Abbey. I have an old photo from the Illustrated News ...see more
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Added 09 May 2008