Daccombe, The Lane c.1950
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Photo of Daccombe, The Lane c.1950

A Selection of Memories from Daccombe

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 Daccombe

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Does any one know who owned or lived in Daccombe cottage from about 1919 onwards. My granddad Alexander Murray lived there with his wife Ethel and her 4 children from a previous marriage. Alexander was discharged from the army just prior to moving into the cottage. Any help however small will be helpful.
I have many good memories of Daccombe and still go down there to this day clearing the rabbits for the farmers. It to me has to be the best village going. The people are so friendly and it's lovely to see everyone doing there own thing down there, whether it be horse riding, ploughing the fields to gardening etc. On the Daccombe to Cofetherfinswell road is a remarkable lady called Judy and she grows her own food ...see more
I've got such fond memories of my mum pushing me up and down Daccombe in the pram and putting me on the horses at Henry Fogwell's farm where she kept her horse Danny. There were a lot of horses down there at one time and everyone knew everyone, it was great. Hiding out in the hay loft I used to get away with a lot down there.  Scrumping from the orchard across from Manor Farm and paying the bus drivers with fruit ...see more