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View of Church Street Shipton about 1900 - reproduced from a Taunt postcard

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Poplar Farm Milton under Wychwood showing car and outbuildings

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood. Showing Calais Field Bridge over the stream. Calais Cottage is on the left and Homestead is on the right. c. 1909

Butchers Arms c1910-20's. Here we see Parsloe, then the landlord, with cycle and two of his sons. The cottage behind them has been since knocked down, replaced with a demolished rebuilt with a flat above and garage below. Photo probably by Frank Watts phot before moving to Stonesfield.

St Michael's House owned by Alfred Meecham as a mill. Date of photograph not known.

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Averys general store Shipton estimated early 1930s., The man on the left is believed to be Percy Avery

View from the ball on top of the church spire taken by J Wells of Burford on June 27th 1893

Lane House Farm House, Milton Road, Shipton under Wychwood. Date: c. 1947 (See also Sue Jourdan's photos October 1999)

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High Street Milton under Wychwood - George Baughan thought to be in front of present Cotham Cottage August 13th 1918. He was a Coal Merchant at Shiption Station. In 1900 he had a house The Shrubbery (now Cotswald) built at the corner of Frog Lane / Shipton Road. George appears in photos at Shipton Station.

Postcard street scene by the church early 1900s

Long House Farm, High Street. Edwin Townsend (born 1864) on horse with Ethel (born1867), Ann, wife of Charles Townsend (born 1858), Sophia, wife of Edwin Townsend, Sophia born 1852/or Sarah born 1853

The Baptist Chapel, Leafield. The building has been converted to a domestic residence (1990s). The Wireless Station masts can just be seen in the distance. Date: not known

Potters Hill Farm (near Leafield) and Dennis's Grandfather. Date: not known (but reference on the back 48/49 could be 1948-1949)

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Across the Evenlode Valley. View along the road from Milton under Wychwood towards Lynham. View shows the railway (Cotswold Line), the house on the right would be the crossing keeper's house.

Milton Cottage in The Heath: with residents, the Barnes family in 1912

Lyneham Road, Kohima cottages c1920s/30s

St Michael's College Shipton under Wychwood

Shipton Post Office after refurbishment in 1908. Note damage to front right of neighbouring house where rendering has been removed. See also Wychwoods Album Online

Sbipton Post Office about 1909. Note poster reads Lloyd George scuttles the ship - Damage to neighbouring house caused by refurbishment has been repaired

Children at the top of Chapel Lane Shipton around 1900. The building at the right were cowmen's cottages. Doreen Barnes was born there. They were later knocked together and refurbished to form The Spout, residence of John and Margaret Hartley. Note the thatched house down the lane

Prebendal farm Shipton about 1900

Hathaway's shop High Street Shipton 1930s. Originally Dees stores, the shop was built in 1919 when Mr Dee moved from his premises opposite Shipton Lodge. The drapery section was upstairs with the groceries below. Deliveris were made to surrounding villages by Stanley Gorton seen here with Mary Barnes and the Model A Ford van. The railings around the shop went in the war effort in 1940

An old postcard of Shipton Probably before 1920s. Shows the old Prebendal farm

Post Card photograph of Shipton Water Mill (to the left of Photo) taken from 'Lower End' Milton Road Shipton under Wychwood. The cottage (nearest on the left) and the Mill House burnt down leaving only "Mill Cottage" (hidden by trees) standing today. (Before electricity installed) Date: late 1920s

New Beaconsfield Hall Shipton under construction 1998

View of the upper end of the High Street from Dangerfields down. Predominantly on the West side. 19th century.Note the road sweepings (for sale!). Stone Porch, Cotham Cottage, Redwood No42, Dormer House formally Enfield House, Cottage and Pub (row) knocked down. Also Hunt and Townsend Office and Coal house in the far distance

London House, High Street Milton under Wychwood

Cottages opposite Baptist Chapel in High Street Milton under Wychwood, mid 1930s

Last cottage on the right out of Milton under Wychwood

Shipton Mission Church, Upper End. Image from sometime between the 1930s and the 1950s

Bank House Shipton estimated 1900s

The Lodge, Shipton under Wychwood. A Coombes postcard.posted in 1904. ( The Coombes family owned and ran the old post office in Shipton. They commissioned a series of postcards which they then sold in their shop).

Bradley's Garage Forecourt before demolition in 2003

Ascott under Wychwood church as seen from the graveyard from a South Easterly angle

Ascott under Wychwood. Postcard stamped Dec 10 02 (10th December 1902). From Dot to Miss N Watts - Rangers Lodge , Charlbury. Stamp "Half Penny" with image of King Edward VII.

Ascott under Wychwood. Shipton Road with Swan Public House on left

Ascott under Wychwood. Old Tiddy Hall with two ladies. Circa 1930s

Ascott under Wychwood. Tiddy Hall with group of ladies early 1900s

Ascott under Wychwood. Chestnut Close now called Wychwood Manor with group of workmen (perhaps the builders?)

Ascott under Wychwood church as seen from the graveyard from a South Easterly angle

Ascott under Wychwood - pre 1950 village scene. Churchyard on left - Crown farm with Crown Farm Cottage and School House on the right

Ascott under Wychwood - The Old Forge.- Early 1900s

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood. The Homestead in the late 1930s Rear view probably after the sale from E.J. Rawlings to ?? Hartley. Note there is no central main door as now

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - The Homestead in the late 1930s

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - The Homestead late 19th century. This is possibly Mr Lawrence Franklin's family in the 1870s before emigrating to New Zealand. Note the agricultural labourer's family housed in the left portion. At this time the farmer was Mr Stokes

The Homestead , Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood. The bungalow on the right is possible Farmden House.

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood. Frogmore House (1920-1930) - later Forest Lodge in the 1930s, and then Forest Gate from the 1950s

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood. Displaced Persons Camp in the 1950s

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - looking towards Shipton Road, probably before 1910. Note the thatched houses on Shipton Road

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - towards Shipton Road

Green Lane Milton under Wychwood

Milton under Wychwood - The Vicarage from the meadow

Milton Church Road from the Post Office turn, with Little Hill Farmhouse on the left c.1910

Milton Church Road: Blenheim House (formerly Robobath House)

Milton Church Road: Blenheim House

Milton: Church Road shows Post Office, Quart Pot & Blenheim House 1936/7

Milton: Bruern Road 1920

Milton: Lyneham Road cottages c.1910

Milton: Lyneham Road Kohima now Heath House c1900.

Milton: Lynham Road Kohima cottages Jan 2000

Milton: Lyneham Road Kohima cottages c1920s

Milton: Lyneham Road Kohima cottages c1920s

Milton: Lyneham Road Kohima cottages 1960s

CofE Industrial School for Girls Shipton under Wychwood circa 1910

Alfred Meecham at St Michael's Shipton under Wychwood, 2001

The Garden Fete Bruern Abbey 1911

Shipton Lodge to Milton Lane ariel view early 1930s

Former St Michael's Home Shiption prior to demolition in 1989

Former St Michael's Home under demolition 1989

Entrance to site of former St Michael's Home Shipton 1990

Willis Court Shipton under construction May 1993

Langley Farm south of Leafield. Built in 1858 but incorporating parts of the original Tudor hunting lodge belonging to Henry VII

Langley Farm. Farm incorporates part of hunting lodge of Henry VII. This is the royal insignia.

Old Waterhouse, Simons Lane Upper End. 1990.

Shipton. Upper End. Barry Don cottage erected by Jack Hawkes in 1920s.

Shipton. Upper End. Barry Don 1920s Bungalow now replaced by so-called Ecological House. Was lived in by Mr and Mrs Harris.

Shipton, Fiddlers Hill. The far cottage in the row in the centre is of J. Wilkinson. Once the home of Smiths & McShea (Walter & Amy (late Morrison))

Notices about the start of Sinnels Field development. 1977.

One of the first houses under construction in Sinnels Field. 1977.

Photo taken by John Rawlings to show how Dutch Barns replaced Stone Barns in the 1920s/30s. Five in 1930s. Dutch Barn replaced by Silos . Shows cupboards in the Dutch Barn. Taken in 1996.

Hill View Cottages. Once occupied by Harris and Miles families. Cottages back to back to similar cottages in Swinbrook Road. Occupied by Busby and Harris family. (Bill Harris, Geoff Miles)

Clutterdene Bungalow. Ex Witney airfield, erected by Arundell's family. It was burnt down (deliberately) after careful removal of asbestos etc.

Baptist Chapel Shipton before conversion. 1995.

Baptist Chapel Shipton conversion, 1995.

Photo by John Rawlings of Waterworks Cottage. On approach side of the lane to Chapel. Erected by RDC to house pumping equipment to control village water supply in 1940s. Supply from Trotts Spout . March 2002.

Trotts, Chapel Lane early 1900s. Looking NE to two semi-detached cottages. One on right served as Court laundry. Baptist Chapel. Springside to left of the Chapel. Rear of cottages top left, now The Spout.

People watching the Heythrop Hunt in Shipton 1938 in front of Avery's General Stores. John Rawlings notes tell us that the lady on the left behind the pram is Mrs Ken Miles. The girl with hands in her pockets and plaits is Stella Strand; the lady in the check coat is Mrs Jim Harris; the man at the back - in front of the window - is Tommy Hopkins.

Fair in Church Street Shipton 1959 Ladies from the left: Mrs Hall, Mrs Simms, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Moss, Mrs Siford and Phyllis Smith. Miss Moss lived in Rose Cottage in background (see deckchair). Mrs Siford was the mother of Phyllis Smith both lived in the house next to Miss Moss (now Kelcot)

Cottage in Magpie Alley Shipton. No information on the source or on the lady. Probably 1920s.

Magpie Alley Shipton. Probably Bradley family. Probably 1920s Possibly Fred Bradley, Reg Bradley and Charles Shepherd (brother in law of Reg)

Len Shepherd and Betty Powell at Salisbury Place in Church Street Shipton. Probably 1940s

Salisbury Place Church Street Shipton in the 1940s. Probably the figure is Len Shepherd

School House, Church Street, Shipton. Note the door has now been replaced. Probably 1940s

Opening of the New Beaconsfield Hall 4 July 1998. Rosie the first hall manager is in the red shirt, John Hartley at the mike, Rev Graham Canning, Belinda Willson, Malcolm Cochrane leaning against the wall.

First council houses in Shipton. Once called Crown Cottages or Crown Meadow Cottages built on land bought from Crown Inn Trustees, 1930/31

First Shipton council houses 1930/31. Known as Crown Cottages or Crown Meadow Cottages built on land bought from Crown Inn Trustees.

Barns at Prebendal farm

Early photograph of Prebendal House before development

Old bungalows by station road filling station. .Demolished around 2005. Photo by John Rawlins 1987.

Station Road Shipton police house. Date stone reads 1925. One of several built by Oxford Construction in Churchill and Shipton built with stone from Hobbs Quarry. Down Hollow (now a camp site on turning to Chadlington on A361) . Photo by John Rawlings 1987

Top of High Street, Trotts Lane/Chapel Lane. Cottage on the right is now The Spout. Note the cottage on the left with thatched roof. Early 1900s.

Ascott under Wychwood church from the graveyard

Ascott under Wychwood church

Ascott under Wychwood vicarage - postcard

Court Farm Shipton

Barn in Shipton before conversion. Probably Springhill Upper Farm

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R J Bradley's Garage Station Road Shipton probably 1946. The car is a post war Austin Seven belonging to Bob Coombes as reported to Alan Vickers. United Woodworking Co Tillyard on the left.

The Butchers Arms Milton

Cottage opposite the Pound, Milton High Street, 1900s

Ted Coombes' Bungalow in Milton Road, Shipton under Wychwood. Date: 1980s

Milton Old Blacksmiths Forge now converted to a private dwelling named 'Corner House' 1982

Milton Lynham Road c1920/30s

Station Road garage before alterations 1987. Originally built by W H Rawlins of Milton to couteract trade generated by R J Bradleys nearer the station on the left.The bungalows were already attracting adverse comments in the 1930s. Photo by John Rawlings.

Fairspear House Leafield. Now the home of John Cochrane. Formerly the home of Farmer Calvert. Given by Mary Lockwood of the Ridings Leafield whose mother was in service there.

(People)

The Shipton saddler's shop around 1900. Girls on the left are Hannah (born 1869) and Winifred (born 1870) In the doorway is James Alfred "Puffer" Willis a saddler born 1865

Bradley's Garage forecourt 1980 ie before demolition to make way for Bradleys development 2003

Bradleys Garage before demolition around 2002

Bradleys garage before demolition to make way for the Bradleys development 2003

The old telephone exchange in Shipton before conversion into a house

Avery's yard with part of Pearce's House 1974, in Shipton

First two houses in Ascott Road early 1900s

Postcard of Grove Farm Shipton

First houses at Courtlands Close

The Dower House Shipton in 1960s showing the old Walnut tree before it died

Barn in Shipton before conversion. Probably Upper Farm but could be Springhill

Barn in Shipton before conversion. Probably Upper Farm but could be Springhill

House of Mr Preece the Stationmaster at Shipton. Built 1896. At that time presumably there was no official Stationmaster's house until one was built in the late 1940s for Mr Rose. Picture apparently taken in the 1970s

House in Station Road Shipton built 1900 as a dancing school. At one time lived in by George Bradley, the haulier

Glenhurst Station Road 1910s or 1920s

Glenhurst Station Road built 1900 by Graham Arundell's father. Name and date is on the stone plaque. Note no development on the opposite side of the road.Photograph probably 1900. Note on the back says it was the home of George Bradley

Bradley's Station Garage Station Road in disused state following opening of Central Garage. Taken between 1945 and 1950

Two cottages on the Eastern side of Station Road Shipton. The left cottage s the former home of R.W.N. Goss, one time secretary at F.W.P.Matthews Mill. Called Falklands because of his connection with the Goss of the Falklands islands. Built by Matthews for their staff.

Pratley's hardware shop, Milton

The old Shipton Village Hall demolished in 1999

Salisbury Place Shipton 1962 before it was extended. The John family whose father was the Headmaster at Shipton Primary School 1956-1963 lived here.

Johnson's Garage Shipton 1960s

Cottages by Johnson's Garage

Johnson's garage Shipton before rebuild

The Quart Pot Inn, High St. Milton under Wychwood

Milton under Wychwood Poplar Farm House High St. The garden is now gone and is now the site of 20-28 High St.

High St. Milton under Wychwood - Poplar Farm House

Poplar Farm Milton under Wychwood - after the demolition of most of the farm. Only the stables on the right remain - two new building had already been erected in the paddock behind the stables

Poplar Farm Milton under Wychwood

Milton under Wychwood - Zoar Baptist Chapel (Strict Calvanist) - Hawkes Yard / The Terrace. Converted to a dwelling 1990

Milton under Wychwood - Zoar Baptist Chapel (Strict Calvanist) above vestry doors to gallery on left - Hawkes Yard / The Terrace

Milton under Wychwood - Zoar Baptist Chapel (Strict Calvanist) above the vestry stairs down to the vestry on the ground floor - Hawkes Yard / The Terrace

Milton under Wychwood - Zoar Baptist Chapel (Strict Calvanist) - Hawkes Yard / The Terrace -rear view

Milton under Wychwood - Zoar Baptist Chapel front view from The Terrace

High Street Milton under Wychwood - Terrace House in the 1920s

High Street Milton under Wychwood - Enfield House - home of The Dales 1930s - home of Mrs E J Rawlins 1960s - home of Roger and Grace Rawlins 1990s

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - Calais Cottage 1968

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - Calais Cottage 1990

Frog Lane Milton under Wychwood - The Homestead c.1980 - corrugated iron roof on the right