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Didcot, Oxfordshire
Didcot maps
Historic maps of Didcot and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Didcot maps
Historic map of Didcot
Illustrated Victorian map of Oxfordshire
Historic Map of any Didcot postcode
Didcot books
Displaying 3 of 3 books about Didcot and the local area. View all Didcot books
Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Abingdon Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
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Boot Inn 1955, now The Old Boot, a private house
Ceased operation as a pub in 1959. Now (2007) privately occupied by the Beran family. Previous owners were a builder who divided the land, the village schoolmaster, and the Jarvis'. A few relics of its pub days remain with serving hatches still visible and vertical planking in the hallway. The black rectangle to the left of the building was the privy,... [more]
Shared on 14 January 2007
When my family moved to Sutton Courtenay in the 1960s this was the only shop left in the old part of the village. It was a fabulous place with big glass jars of sweets behind the counter, I used to visit here as soon as I received my pocket money! It was run by the Mussells, I think (pronounced 'Muzz-ells'). My... [more]
Shared on 20 June 2009
George Orwell (real name Eric Blair), who was the author of '1984' and 'Animal Farm', is buried in All Saints' churchyard.
Shared on 07 December 2008
I was evacuated from London to Blewbury Healm-wic Boarding School in 1941 (the thatched cottage shown in the photograph). The Williamson sisters ran the school, owned I believe by their brother, a naval architect (submarines). They opened the school for refugee children, teaching many subjects including Maths, French, English, Literature, Art, Geography and History.
My sister and I spent many happy... [more]
Shared on 28 July 2009
Extracts From Didcot & Oxfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Didcot, inspired by Frith photos.
Here we are looking east along the Broadway. Since this photograph was taken, Didcot has continued to grow and develop. A power station opened in the 1960s. The once busy railway sheds now house the Didcot Railway Centre, where a large collection of steam locomotives and coaches can be seen on display.
This is an extract from Oxfordshire Living Memories.
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When Brunel built his Great Western Railway in the 1840s, Didcot became a major junction for the lines to Bristol and Oxford. The town developed with the success of the railway, and thus the centre is relatively modern. Looking west along the Broadway we see amongst the shops branches of Curry's, the Co-op and W H Smith.
This is an extract from Oxfordshire Living Memories.
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Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
Didcot is famous for being a major junction on the Western Region main line. The town has grown up around the junction, and today stands in the shadow of a huge coal-fired power station built in the 1960s.
This is an extract from Oxfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
