Advert in Witney Gazette 1984 for W J Lock Builders and Decorators

Wilsons Estate Agent Advert in Witney Gazette 1984

Wheelgate House B&B ad in The Beam Nov 2007

Wenman's bakery, pulled down to make space for War Memorial

W Payne & Son, Great Western Railway Co Agents, Bampton and Lechlade. Cab & Omnibus Proprietors, horses, brakes, carriages etc for hire. Cartage contractors and furniture removers. Chief office The Hill, Witney Oxon. Railway depots Bampton, Chipping Norton and Lechlade. The remains of one of their ads in black lettering can be seen on the side of their house which was Castle View in Bridge Street.

This advert is in the 1911 Kelly's Trade Directory

Tony Hughes ad in The Beam Nov 2007, sissor sharpener

Tom and Sylvia Papworth in their newsagents shop on Bridge Street in 2003

The Stores known as Simmonds, seen in 1984 with Adrian Simmonds' van outside.

Poachers Rest & Adrian Simmonds' shop

This is the original Duttons shop in Bridge Street somewhere about 1880. Note at this time there were just two windows, not four that are there today.

In the second picture you can see George Dutton on the left and the 15 year old boy is William Mathews who a few years later bought the shop from George. George was not brilliant at running a shop but the Midland Bank established a counter within it which George ran and he was very good at figures. When the bank took over the premises next door to the butcher, he moved to be the fulltime teller and that's when he sold the shop to William.

The third picture was taken in 1960. Note the cycle rack stand. Dr Bullen's wife is on the left of the picture.