MUCH of the evidence needed when writing about local history is the photographic images that go with the stories and events recorded.
Looking at Art Deco Roof Lines in Park Road in Didcot led me to discovering a story behind the exciting arrival of bananas in Didcot. An unusual connection!
GRAHAM Young, whose memories of Didcot we shared in the Herald last month (August 28), told me how he worked at Thames Valley egg packing as a van driver’s mate, then went onto the Ministry section of the Ordnance Depot before his last job as transport manager at Dunlopillo.
FOLLOWING on from the last Didcot history features, 'Emergence of our street for civic amenities and emergency services' ( David Taylor 03/07/19), and 'Shocking moments at the funfair and sunny memories of childhood' (John Rowland 31/07/19), David and I were prompted to ask a Didcot resident, Graham Young – who has been interested in reading the Heralding the Past column – to share the memories of his own childhood, upbringing and working life in Didcot.
Coronation Brochure Part 3, by Dot Long of Didcot and District Archaeological and Historical Society.
By Dot Long of Didcot and District Archaeological and Historical Society
I have been fortunate, recently, to have been given a copy of a souvenir brochure celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
By Dot Long of Didcot and District Archaeological and Historical Society.
