A Shipton Lad – Not just a Naughty Boy
Rob Taylor’s memories of Shipton 60 years ago, as told to Alan Vickers Rob Taylor has lived in Shipton since 1958. His father came originally from Blockley and his mother […]
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The Shipton Tillyards
by ALAN VICKERS This article is also available as a PDF, downloadable here. Wooden cash tills, usually with an opening on the top to accommodate a paper roll, were common […]
Life in Old Milton
This article was by Olive Barnes, later Mrs Olive Frost, who was born in The Square, Milton under Wychwood in 1907 and later lived in Calais Cottage, Frog Lane. It […]
Cotham Cottage, Milton
This article by Norman Frost is taken from Volume 1 of the WLHS Journal Series. It was written in 1985 and in the detail there are charming reminders of 18th […]
Combe Mill Recollections
The following article by Alan Vickers is based on the written notes of Jeff Broxholme, who has lived at Milton under Wychwood since 1969. An idyllic Life – Living by […]
Ascott-under-Wychwood – a Short History
A summary of the history of Ascott-under-Wychwood is available here, compiled by Elaine Byles with contributions by Wendy Pearse, Jim Pearse and Sue Richards. and published on the Parish Council […]