Stokenchurch, The Oxford Road c.1945
Photo ref: S685018
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Photo ref: S685018
Photo of Stokenchurch, The Oxford Road c.1945

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The telegraph wires have long gone to be succeeded by other media, and although most of the houses in this view remain, the place is virtually unrecognisable and the traffic scanty: this is the main A40 London to Oxford road.

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A Selection of Memories from Stokenchurch

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 Stokenchurch

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I have many memories of visiting Stokenchurch, it was where my gran and Gramp lived. George and Lottie west of jubilee road. So Saturdays were spent visiting family, uncle riddles (Len West), uncle Stan And auntie Wendy West then it would be onto jubilee road . After that it would be around to auntie Ethel and uncle Eric Cufflin. Then we would finish at aunty Doll and uncle Arthur Saint . Many of their family still live in the area. My mum was Gladys
This is how long it is since I lived in Stokenchurch at "Rushmoor", Marlow Road. I left because my father was posted to Germany. My main memory is of a boy being sent to the Karenza cafe to get 6d worth of rubber rivets by a roustabout from the fair setting up on the Green.
My father, Edward Gray, attended this school and then worked in Andersons. My grandmother, Annie Gray, lived in Jubilee Road and then in one of the bungalows in Marlow Road. My auntie, Gladys Poyser, lived in Elizabeth Road. Dad wants to know if anyone who went to school with him is still living there?
I became the licensee of The Raven in August 1982 assisted by my wife Hilary. We had previously been managers of The Blue Flag in Cadmore End for 4 years. A very basic boozer. A public bar and a Lounge bar (it had a carpet) with an off sales in between. Both my children went to Bartholomew Tipping School, but had to leave when it closed. We met so many interesting people in the 10 years that we were ...see more