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Here is an article written to accompany an exhibition of photographs currently on show in the Wychwoods Library in Milton, depicting local examples of corrugated iron. Corrugated iron, sometimes affectionately […]
Among the many photographs scanned by the Society photo scanning group, was a picture of a village outing, for which no information was (or could be) supplied at the time […]
Speaker: Deborah Hayter Subject: ‘Common right : private property and how enclosures shaped the Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire landscape’ There was a hectic period of enclosure by Parliamentary Act in the late 18th century which […]
To complement our latest photo-sampler exhibition in the The Wychwoods Library in Milton, here we revisit a few recent and historic weather events courtesy of WLHS members and other contributors […]
Speaker: Trevor Jackson Subject: ‘Cemeteries of Oxford : more than a Century of History’ 26 members with 4 guests attended our first talk of the year, a fair attendance for […]
Pantomimes have always been very popular in the Wychwoods, and we asked Sian O’Neill, a stalwart of many of the Wychwoods’ productions over the years, to recall some key moments […]
Speaker: Marie-Louise Kerr Subject: Romans of Oxfordshire: Roman settlements and their impact in the local area . A fine turnout of 60+ enjoyed our final talk of 2023, when Marie-Louise […]
Speaker: Tim HealeySubject: Drovers’ Roads in Oxfordshire and Beyond Tim’s talk described how in centuries past cattle drovers made epic treks from the far reaches of West Wales to London’s Smithfield Market, […]
This is a complete recording of the late Ralph Mann’s presentation in Shipton Village Hall on February 11th, 1992, under the title “The Rise and Fall of a Cotswold Woollen […]
The Reverend Doctor Thomas Brookes was the Rector at Shipton from 1773 to 1814. The story of how his rather powerful portrait came to be returned to Shipton in 2013 […]