Witney, The Market Place c.1950
Photo ref:
W256013
Photo ref:
W256013
More about this scene
The town council still holds its meetings at the 17th-century Town Hall - note its open loggia. The building is owned and maintained by a charitable trust. The Angel Inn, on the left, advertising Clinches Witney Ales, dates back to the 17th century. Architecture in the town is predominantly Georgian.
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A Selection of Memories from Witney
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 Witney
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Very early in life, I can remember going to the welfare clinic in Witney. Remember, I was only a little one. I seem to remember seeing an airship pass over as my Mother left me outside Mrs. Slaney's shop which was near the top of Corn Street. I was also slightly in disgrace as I had poured some black lead over my head earlier that day. Of course, prams were higher in those days, and even earlier in life, I was traumatized by
events in those early days.
The man walking his dog across the road is my grandfather Arthur William Haggitt and his faithful companion Carlo, he was never without his dog. His sister Gladys Hicks ran The Butcher's Arms in Corn Street and I have fond memories of times spent in Witney. I always remember as a child having McVities digestive biscuit's from his biscuit tin, and I swore that they tasted completely different and much better eaten from my ...see more
My brother and I used to help my father on his market store in the 50s which was just by the corner cafe'. My brother has lived in The States for over 50 years and we were just reminiscing in emails about those times. In one photograph I can see the front end of my dad's car which was a converted American Ford Hudson, and in another photograph there is the back end of the large shooting brake, which he'd had converted from a ...see more
We were married in April 1978 and our first big shop was done at Waitrose. We filled a full size trolley to the brim for the princely sum of £20.00. This area is now the entrance to the Woolgate Centre Happy days....
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