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Not a hair out of place, what a strange thing to notice!
02/09/2026

Not a hair out of place, what a strange thing to notice!

This stone coffin was found along Middle Road in 1814. Hoping there was Roman treasure inside the finders smashed the li...
01/09/2026

This stone coffin was found along Middle Road in 1814. Hoping there was Roman treasure inside the finders smashed the lid....no treasure just a skeleton and the remains of a leather shield

1960, who is the lady. I started this page on July 20th 2020...2233 days ago, with a post every day bar two. Thank you f...
31/08/2026

1960, who is the lady.
I started this page on July 20th 2020...2233 days ago, with a post every day bar two. Thank you for your contributions to our knowledge of the Town we all love.

The Gibbet Tree on Shipton Downs where the bodies of Tom and Harry Dunsdon where bought back, after they were hung, to h...
30/08/2026

The Gibbet Tree on Shipton Downs where the bodies of Tom and Harry Dunsdon where bought back, after they were hung, to hang in an iron cage. Note the initials and the date carved into the tree.

The blacksmiths was at the bottom of the lower High Street on the west side. This pic is 1890s with a young Bill Hall be...
29/08/2026

The blacksmiths was at the bottom of the lower High Street on the west side. This pic is 1890s with a young Bill Hall being put to work. The family business still exists today in Windrush.

Could you please date this Dragon procession picture for me...thanks
28/08/2026

Could you please date this Dragon procession picture for me...thanks

Advice on serving and drinking wine from a 1938 Garne's price list. Etiquette was important then, sadly lacking now
28/08/2026

Advice on serving and drinking wine from a 1938 Garne's price list. Etiquette was important then, sadly lacking now

The very end of the 19th century. Pitched roof on The Highway. Foster carefully positions children to draw the eye down ...
27/08/2026

The very end of the 19th century. Pitched roof on The Highway. Foster carefully positions children to draw the eye down the High Street

Alfred Harry Thomas had premises in the High Street, I've yet to pinpoint where. He and his large family lived in Witney...
26/08/2026

Alfred Harry Thomas had premises in the High Street, I've yet to pinpoint where. He and his large family lived in Witney Street twixt the two pubs that were the cause of his complaint.

I'm struggling to date this accurately, as I can't find the Headmaster who went to South Africa. The Cotswold Gateway w...
25/08/2026

I'm struggling to date this accurately, as I can't find the Headmaster who went to South Africa. The Cotswold Gateway was owned for a short while by Mr. Pigott but he went to Wantage

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