Ewelme, Kings Pool Cottages 1960
Photo ref: E59024
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Photo ref: E59024
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More about this scene

The name Ewelme derives from an Old English word meaning 'spring'. Ewelme Brook, seen on the right, rises in nearby springs; having crossed under the road, it flows on to provide the water for the cress beds we can see in photograph E59029, above. Jerome Klapka Jerome, author of Three Men in a Boat, is buried in Ewelme churchyard.

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