Middleton Cheney
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BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE
We lived for a year in Middleton Cheney. My great grandfather was from England, but we never looked up relatives. I was only seven, but I remember so much of the town. We would go to market uptown everyday, our milk and bread was delivered, we had coal burning fireplace, we would go to get the paper everyday. We had good neighbors and were made very welcome to the neighborhood. My father was stationed at Upper Heyford for 3 years. We would take the double decker bus to Banbury. The countryside was beautiful. We lived in a neighborhood that was at the edge of town. It was in the process of growing.
Contributed by LORI SMART
The Thirties
My grandmother, widowed, lived during the 20s and 30s at 1, High Street (next to The Dolphin), and was glad of family visits to assist in her invalid-style of life. That usually meant our family, and my mother took a number of 'Busman's Holidays' each year to help her mother, my Gran. We children became familiar over the years with the village, especially the Upper Middleton part. My grandfather had been schoolmaster at the Primary School; he was called William George.
Gran's cottage had, like many, a rather decrepit pump in the garden as its water supply (see Nancy Long's History). A large apple-tree stood in the garden and - of course - a vegetable patch beyond. Over the low ...read more here
Contributed by Roger Dye
Oxfordshire memories
Family connections.
This was my grandfathers favourite inn at the time the photograph was taken. He was coachman at the Manor House at Long Wittenham a short walk along the 'Maddy' (a road from the inn to Long Wittenham following the river and very prone to flooding). Its a family story that he would often spend too long here and Granny would have to prepare the horse and coach and dress up in his clothes to fetch the master of the house from Didcot station several miles away. I remember her as a very resourceful woman. She died in 1938 on her 83rd birthday.
A memory of Clifton Hampden contributed by Mr BK Seeney
This photograph is taken from the playing fields of Magdalen College School and shows the Botanical Gardens.
A memory of Oxford contributed by Mr J Gardiner
Extracts From Middleton Cheney & Oxfordshire books
This view of Oxford’s dreaming spires remains as impressive today as it was when this photograph was taken during the last years of Queen Victoria’s reign. In the foreground is the city’s famous High Street, often described as one of the most beautiful streets in Europe.
An extract from from"Oxford Pocket Album".
More than one hundred years ago Cowley was nothing more than a large village, its intricate maze of rooftops stretching towards the horizon. Today, the motor industry dominates this sprawling suburb of the city, and much of Cowley has changed beyond recognition.
An extract from from"Oxford Pocket Album".
Located on the east side of Magdalen Bridge, The Plain signifies the boundary of the old city. Just out of sight, the River Cherwell flows under the easterly part of the High Street. Close by is Magdalen College, the first building of any size and importance you pass on entering the city by the old London road.
An extract from from"Oxford Pocket Album".
The college buildings have changed little since they were built at the end of the fifteenth century. The New Buildings, which date back to 1733, blend harmoniously with the older parts of the college; the hall has an impressive Jacobean screen and there are some valuable manuscripts in the library.
An extract from from"Oxford Pocket Album".
On May Day morning a famous Oxford tradition is upheld when the dons and the Magdalen College choristers gather at the top of the Perpendicular bell tower to sing a Latin hymn. This charming picture is enhanced by a delightful view of the Cherwell.
An extract from from"Oxford Pocket Album".