… from the Wychwoods Albums Archive

Mabel Pearce had a variety of war-time jobs, from preparing shell cases to checking the numbers on 10s and £1 notes. In the photograph she is with Mrs Bollington and her three daughters with whom she was billeted.

This certificate, with a beautifully coloured coat of arms at the top, was presented to Mrs Barnes who is thought to have worked on the Upper Milton farms in 1915-16.


This is one of series of snapshots taken from the Society’s publications “The Wychwoods Albums”. These publications from the mid to late 1980s feature a variety of images of the Wychwoods, all of which deserve a place in our expanding online archive.
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WW1 Wychwoods Military | WW1 Wychwoods Memorabilia | Shipton WW1 Miscellany | St Michael’s Shipton Early 1900s | Early Prebendal Scenes| Shipton Court 1930s | Milton Scenes Early 1900s | Milton Social Activities | Farming Activities and People | Ascott Early 1900s | Leafield 1900s – 1930s | Fifield Residents Early 1900s | Idbury Early 1900s | Lyneham Miscellany| WW2 Evacuees | WW2 Wychwoods Home Front| WW2 Victory Celebrations|The First Wychwood Album