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Watchfield, The Eagle And Post Office c.1960
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Both the post office, run by H J Harding when the photograph was taken, and the 16th-century Eagle public house, are still open for business. The frontage of the inn has been improved, and the sign has been turned round so that the eagle now flies away from the building.

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A Selection of Memories from Watchfield

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 Watchfield

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Late Childhood Memories Of Watchfield
Like others on the site I have very happy memories of living in Watchfield (1956 to 1966).My father was the Hall Manager of Kitchener Hall (RMCS) and we lived in army quarters in Hill Road. The houses were two bedroomed but so designed that they could be made into three bedrooms by including one of the bedrooms from next door which we did. I spent many happy hours at the small play area just ...see more
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Watchfield
I was first at Watchfield in 1958 when I attended a Military Course there in "Aerial Delivery". It was the home of 16 Parachute Heavy Drop Coy RAOC and other units involved in Air Supply. In 1962 I was posted there transferring from The Parachute Regiment. I made 39 of my 218 Parachute descents there, many at night. The DZ was also used for the Air Dropping of vehicles and Supplies. When my Unit moved to RAF ...see more
Watchfield, NAAFI Corner 1951
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Watchfield Road
Around this time my family lived at No 12 Watchfield Road. I am not quite sure from the photo but our house may have been just to the right of the house on the right hand side of this picture?
Watchfield, Watchfield Road c1950
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Watchfield C18th And C19th
Hi, there's a fastastic online "Watchfield Chronicle" with a detailed history of the village. My own interest is family history. My ancestors were there 1760s - 1860s, but my interest is wider as this gives context. Do get in touch if you are building a picture of Watchfield life. steven.carter1@ntlworld.com Steven Carter
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Despite over 20 years’ work on the archive, these scans have still not been individually checked and may prove to be damaged, faded, or not of sufficient quality to ever be offered in our full product range. However, if you would particularly like to buy one of these please get in touch quoting the Frith negative number,(s) the town name and size of print you would like to buy. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough.

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