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Shops on West Street in the 1960s were left to right: Merritts the butcher next door to Blackiston the butcher, famous for the specialty sausages, also had its own slaughterhouse and in the back garden an Anderson shelter used ...Read more

A memory of Midhurst in 1960 by Doug Murphy

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In 1995, when the first edition of this history was published, it seemed incredibly optimistic to have had three hundred copies printed for a market which ...Read more

A memory of Dunsmore by Peter Jewell

When we were kids in Fishcross we used to go fishing most weekends, play in the woods, go to the Dam, climb and fish the Ochill Hills, Tooks Pond for eggs, go to the pictures etc. I knocked about with Charlie and John Bradley, ...Read more

A memory of Fishcross in 1948 by William Speirs

I remember these fields before any building was done in this part of the village. The fields were owned by Mr Fred Bradley and Mr Harry Watts. I can remember going with Mr Watts to see if any cows had calved in the ...Read more

A memory of Child Okeford in 1940 by David Moon

I was at Langley between 1979/83, Mr and Mrs Wright, good people, Mr Trameer and good lady daughter Alex, she'd be 31 year now, I wonder what she's doing. I haven't seen anyone from my day exept Ronnie. I've been to ...Read more

A memory of Baildon in 1880 by Mark Bradley

This was around 1968 and I lived in 21 Millfield Lane. I got auld Mrs Bradney's downstairs flat and me Nanna lived in No. 25, so nice and handy to pop in for a cuppa and a chat as me Ma 'n Da 'n two sisters had moved to Pegswood, Morpeth, ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1968 by Jimmy Burrows

I managed to enter the world in Lord Street, West Bradley, 1944. I attended St Martins and earliest I can remember lived in a prefab in Moxley (Castleview Road). After St Martins I attended Stonefield school. Moved to ...Read more

A memory of Tipton by Keith Bouckley

All those names, so familiar, brings faces from the past like it was yesterday, happy days we took for granted,not realising how lucky we were having such a close group of friends, who looked out for each other ...Read more

A memory of Crook by Mary Harker/Bainbridge

My parents have lived in 34 Charlbury Road since 1967 and I have visited them often over the years, although I have not lived in Shrivenham for any length of time since 1972. I can remember playing in the fields and ...Read more

A memory of Shrivenham in 1967 by Julia Jones

Photo is taken on Cutsyke Road, opposite where Bradley Arms pub (was?) with entrance to Church Lane just to left of photo. I moved to Church Lane in 1960 when I was 2 as my Mum and Dad took over North Featherstone Post ...Read more

A memory of Featherstone by mike.rn