Garsington, The Village c.1955
Photo ref:
G335005
Photo ref:
G335005
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Garsington derives its name from the Anglo Saxon 'gaerse dun', which means 'grassy hill'. Passing through the village in 1955 one may well have stopped at Parsler's Motor-Cycle & General Store in Clinkards Hill (left), to purchase provisions or to fill up with Cleveland fuel.
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A Selection of Memories from Garsington
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 Garsington
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My first memory of Garsington is of being on the crossbar of my dad's bike which had a seat and bracket for my feet. Although we were a Garsington family my father had work at the Morris factory and moved to Cowley to live, and every Sunday pedalled to Garsington to see my gran. Myself and my family took over my gran's home in 1977 after a major renovation and stayed until 2003 after which we moved ...see more
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