Winchcombe, North Street c.1960
Photo ref: W378018
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Photo ref: W378018
Photo of Winchcombe, North Street c.1960

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Winchcombe (or Winchcomb as it was spelt until the Victorians added the final 'e' for no good reason), like many of its Cotswold neighbours, was a wool town. The surrounding landscape was excellent sheep country, and Cotswold Lions were best suited to the conditions, a hardy breed with fleeces especially thick to keep out the chill and make their owners rich.

A Selection of Memories from Winchcombe

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 Winchcombe

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I would be very interested to obtain pictures / photographs of the Congregational Church and The Abbey house. My grandfather Henry W Florance was a minister of the Congregational church from 1900 - 1906. According to 1901 census he lived at Abbey Houses. My late father was born there along with twin brothers. James
My mother was born and raised in Winchcombe. Her parents the Osbornes lived on Gretton Road. We lived across the street from them in the early 1970s while my father was away during the Vietnam War. I have very fond memories of the local primary school(?), Ginnie the donkey, walking to church every Sunday with my friend (?) and Mrs Mason's sweet shop on North Street, riding to Pates Junior School in Cheltenham on the ...see more
My father Thomas William Wright was born in Vineyard Street in 1918, can anyone remember the Wright family there? Other siblings were Mable, Gwen and Jack. Thomas's parents were Thomas and Maud (Evans) Wright. Audrey Littlewood.