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Explore the people, places and everyday life of the Wychwoods through our growing collection of historic photographs.

The archive brings together images of village streets, families, buildings, schools, farming, celebrations, transport and community life across more than a century.

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Photographic Archive » Shipton
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Busby Family. 1930. Lived in a pair of cottages on Swinbrook Road (Harris/Busby) Jack, Martyn, Sylvia. This backed onto another pair fronting Leafield Road (Harris/Jules).
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John Hartley combine harvesting between Swinbrook Road and Leafield Road. 1995.
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John Hartley combine harvesting between Swinbrook Road and Leafield Road. 1995
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Packer Postcard-Antona Series. Sheep folded under tree, 1930s. Views down and over the land to the West.
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Shipton, Swinbrook Road, view North. Couple walking up Swinbrook Road.
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Notices about the start of Sinnels Field development. 1977.
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One of the first houses under construction in Sinnels Field. 1977.
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John Hartley and Bill Izod on the farm in 1993
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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.
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Tractor and Reaper Binder. Estimated late 1940s, 1950s
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Combine Harvester, tractor and trailer in Leafield Road, past Hartley's field towards Judds grave.
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Picnic in the Wild Gardens at Shipton to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Anniversary 1897
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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)
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Clutterdene Bungalow. Ex Witney airfield, erected by Arundell's family. It was burnt down (deliberately) after careful removal of asbestos etc.
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Baptist Chapel Shipton before conversion. 1995.
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Baptist Chapel Shipton conversion, 1995.
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Baptist Chapel Shipton interior before conversion. Looking from the rear to pulpit and door to the vestry. 1995.
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Inside Shipton Baptist Church before the 1995 conversion.
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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.
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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.
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Shipton war memorial. Probably taken the day of its dedication on 11th September 1921
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Remembrance Day 9 November 1980. W. O. Coveney (Bill) last survivor of World War 1. Revd. Geoffrey Lindley and Jeanne Lindley.
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A further selection of photographs relating to the Wychwoods can be explored through Oxfordshire County Council’s Heritage Search.

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About the collection. Members of the Society who carried out scans of John Rawlins’ extensive photographic archive included Alan Murphy, Alan Vickers, Peter Crofts, Chris Bailey, Chris Trotman, Edwin Wilson, Ian Drainer and Janet Wiltshire.

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