Dorothy Thomson, Hathaways and Mrs Wiggins
Here is another in a series of extracts from our many Oral History audio files. In it, former 1920s Shipton Court resident Dorothy “Dor” Thomson tells of her meeting in […]
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Dulcie Arundell and the Tale of the American Soldier at Shipton Station
Here is a snippet from one of our many Oral History audio files. In it, Dulcie Arundell tells the story of a night-time meeting at Shipton Station. Listen Here Transcript […]
George Bradley and his London Wartime Deliveries
In this extract from the WLHS Oral History archive, we find George Bradley telling the story of his one single failed delivery during World War II. George Bradley’s Bedford lorry […]
Megan Bradley and the Canadian Soldiers in World War II
Here is an extract from an Oral History audio file of Megan Bradley’ s March 1988 conversation with John Rawlins Among memories of evacuees, low-flying Spitfires, and requisitioned land for […]
Our April 2023 Evening Talk: English Civil War in the Cotswolds
The penultimate talk in our 2022/3 season attracted 55+ members and guests, another pleasing attendance for the society. Local Shipton resident Simon Randall gave us an fascinating survey of key […]
Our March 2023 Evening Talk: Bellfounding at Burford 1630-1940
The Society was fortunate to have as speaker in March, Chris Pickford, archivist and historian, whose knowledge of all things bells is impressive. His subjects were ‘Bellfounding at Burford 1630 […]
Their Finest Hour Project – WWII Memorabilia Digital Collections Day
We invite Wychwoods Local History Society members and friends to consider contributing their own WWII memorabilia to an important OU and Heritage Lottery funded initiative. Bring your stories and objects […]
Our February 2023 Evening Talk: Conscientious Objection, Religion, and the Public in Oxford in 1916
Our season of monthly talks continued with the visit of Sue Smith, who has made in-depth studies at Oxford University, of wartime Conscientious Objectors. She has examined the social profile […]
The Parish Room Mystery: Can You Help?
As our website visitors know, the Wychwoods Local History Society have recently acquired a long-term home for the Society’s archive thanks to Alfred Groves & Sons. In the process of […]
Our January 2023 Evening Talk: RAF Brize Norton – 80 Years of Flying Operations
Our first talk of 2023 was by Trevor Jackson, former Commissioned Officer in the RAF, who gave us a full history of the inception and development of RAF Brize Norton. […]