Woodstock, Bear Hotel And Market Place c.1960
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Photo ref: W258115
Photo of Woodstock, Bear Hotel And Market Place c.1960

More about this scene

The Town Hall, built in 1766 by William Chambers and paid for by the Duke of Marlborough, has a prominent site overlooking the Market Place. The historic Bear Inn on the right with its brown bear pub sign was an old coaching inn, and dates back to the 13th century. Woodstock's post office is on the left next to the building with the railed frontage.

A Selection of Memories from Woodstock

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 Woodstock

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My father came up from Wales to work at Blenheim as a youngster.He was born in 1922 and he started work as a teenager, I think. His first name was Edward, but as there was another already in post, so they called him by another name. Apparently the staff were responsible for taking him for his first pint! I do not know how long he was there, but he had tales of swimming in the lake, of the family going to Scotland leaving a skeleton staff with a deliciously full pantry. I wish I knew more!