Ewelme, High Street And Watercress Beds c.1960
Photo ref:
E59029
Photo ref:
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The Smith family opened the watercress beds at the end of the 19th century. Ewelme watercress was highly sought-after by purchasers from many large cities, including London and Birmingham. Although the beds lie dormant and unused today, the Chiltern Society is currently maintaining them.
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A Selection of Memories from Ewelme
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 Ewelme
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I am Mick Phillips and I was at Ewelme School in 1957. Mr Coles was the headmaster and Miss Walker was my class teacher. We were 9 and 10 year olds in the upstairs room and the younger children were taught downstairs by a Miss Lewis, who got married around that time to someone from RAF Benson. I remember Miss Walker being presented with some flowers at assembly one morning by Mr Coles to mark her 25th year at the ...see more
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