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Oxenhall Parish History Group - First 30 Years
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Book: Oxenhall 1913-2013
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The Onslow Estate Sale - Background History
Centenary Exhibition Display Boards
Oxenhall Homes Through Time
Oxenhall School 1842-1935
The Railway 1885-1964
Oxenhall's Woodlands
Oxenhall's Water
The Iron Industry 1639-1775
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Oxenhall Parish History Group - First 30 Years
OPHG Past Events & Productions
Oxenhall Anthology 1999
Wall Hangings Gallery
Book: Oxenhall 1913-2013
Video: Oxenhall In Four Seasons
The Onslow Estate Sale - Background History
Centenary Exhibition Display Boards
Oxenhall Homes Through Time
Oxenhall School 1842-1935
The Railway 1885-1964
Oxenhall's Woodlands
Oxenhall's Water
The Iron Industry 1639-1775
Oxenhall Parish Plan 2007
The Oxenhall Parish Survey 2023
St Anne's Church - A Short History
Sculpture at St. Anne's Church
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Daffodil Weekend
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Howard Chapman checking his corn crop 'stooks'  at Pound Farm View fullsize

Howard Chapman checking his corn crop 'stooks' at Pound Farm

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George Chapman and son Howard mowing grass at Pound Farm View fullsize

George Chapman and son Howard mowing grass at Pound Farm

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St Anne's Church, Oxenhall in 1905 View fullsize

St Anne's Church, Oxenhall in 1905

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Newent Station from the tracks, 1959 View fullsize

Newent Station from the tracks, 1959

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The Last Passenger Up Train at Dymock - 8:20pm, from Gloucester to Ledbury, 11 July 1959 View fullsize

The Last Passenger Up Train at Dymock - 8:20pm, from Gloucester to Ledbury, 11 July 1959

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Florence (Flossie) Goulding feeding pigs and poultry at Holders Farm View fullsize

Florence (Flossie) Goulding feeding pigs and poultry at Holders Farm

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The felling of the pumping station chimney, 1956 View fullsize

The felling of the pumping station chimney, 1956

Illustration of the coal mine at Oxenhall by Michael Blackmore View fullsize

Illustration of the coal mine at Oxenhall by Michael Blackmore

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A Wildlife Trust walk in Betty Daw’s wood.jpg View fullsize
Ewes on summer grazing at Oxenhall Court farm.jpg View fullsize
David, Josie and John Anderson collecting acorns in Shaw Common Wood View fullsize

David, Josie and John Anderson collecting acorns in Shaw Common Wood

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Daffodils grow in profusion in the cleared areas of Shaw Common wood.jpg View fullsize
George Goulding with his wife and two daughters at Holders Farm near the canal - daughter Mabel married Alfred Cracknell View fullsize

George Goulding with his wife and two daughters at Holders Farm near the canal - daughter Mabel married Alfred Cracknell

Reaping at White House View fullsize

Reaping at White House

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Goods train at Four Oaks Halt, 1963 View fullsize

Goods train at Four Oaks Halt, 1963

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Children playing at Winters Farm View fullsize

Children playing at Winters Farm

Albert Jones of Pella - a soldier - visiting Parks Farm at harvest time c.1918 View fullsize

Albert Jones of Pella - a soldier - visiting Parks Farm at harvest time c.1918

Advertising the annual timber sale in 1912.jpg View fullsize
Oxenhall School teachers and pupils in 1913 View fullsize

Oxenhall School teachers and pupils in 1913

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Thomas Foley, 1616-1677 View fullsize

Thomas Foley, 1616-1677

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Richard Foley Onslow, 1802-1879 View fullsize

Richard Foley Onslow, 1802-1879

Paul Foley, 1644-1699 View fullsize

Paul Foley, 1644-1699

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William Jones, daughter Elsie Lilian, possibly with Williams' nephew, Carey Parry with cattle in Winters Farm fold yard View fullsize

William Jones, daughter Elsie Lilian, possibly with Williams' nephew, Carey Parry with cattle in Winters Farm fold yard

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The Savidge Family at Hilters Farm c.1905. Standing: George, Lilian (Cis), Charlie and Robert Henry (Harry) on horseback.  Seated: Alice, Robert (Frank), Charlotte and May. View fullsize

The Savidge Family at Hilters Farm c.1905. Standing: George, Lilian (Cis), Charlie and Robert Henry (Harry) on horseback. Seated: Alice, Robert (Frank), Charlotte and May.

Oxenhall School’s children assembled at the church gates c.1910 View fullsize

Oxenhall School’s children assembled at the church gates c.1910

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Reaping at White House Farm View fullsize

Reaping at White House Farm

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Newent Station, 1905 View fullsize

Newent Station, 1905

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Stardens gothic manor just outside Newent in 1910, former home of Richard Foley Onslow View fullsize

Stardens gothic manor just outside Newent in 1910, former home of Richard Foley Onslow

The board still present in the Parish Hall, formerly Oxenhall School, recording the donations given to set up the school View fullsize

The board still present in the Parish Hall, formerly Oxenhall School, recording the donations given to set up the school

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Charles and Hannah Hulme of Parks Farm View fullsize

Charles and Hannah Hulme of Parks Farm

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The Chapman family washing at the pump View fullsize

The Chapman family washing at the pump

John and Charlotte Goulding of Line House Farm in 1912 with their children, L-R: Marjorie, Horace, Phyllis and Olive View fullsize

John and Charlotte Goulding of Line House Farm in 1912 with their children, L-R: Marjorie, Horace, Phyllis and Olive

Marshalls farmhouse in 1913 - likely to be George and Ruby Savidge standing outside View fullsize

Marshalls farmhouse in 1913 - likely to be George and Ruby Savidge standing outside

Kate Jones (b.1891) standing in the porch of Winters Farm View fullsize

Kate Jones (b.1891) standing in the porch of Winters Farm

George Goulding with his stock bull at Holders Farm View fullsize

George Goulding with his stock bull at Holders Farm

George and Annie Goulding and family at Holders Farm in 1912.  Children standing L-R: Gertrude, Lillie, Reginald, Mabel, Dorothy, Harold. Children seated L-R: Leslie, Millicent and Florence (Flossie) View fullsize

George and Annie Goulding and family at Holders Farm in 1912. Children standing L-R: Gertrude, Lillie, Reginald, Mabel, Dorothy, Harold. Children seated L-R: Leslie, Millicent and Florence (Flossie)

Henry Charles Jones at Pella Farm with his eldest children standing L-R: George, Elsie, Reginald and Albert, and with Ivy, Carey, and Edith May in the front with their mother Harriet. Henry's second wife. View fullsize

Henry Charles Jones at Pella Farm with his eldest children standing L-R: George, Elsie, Reginald and Albert, and with Ivy, Carey, and Edith May in the front with their mother Harriet. Henry's second wife.

Fred and Mary Niblett of Peters Farm View fullsize

Fred and Mary Niblett of Peters Farm

Samuel Jones of White House Farm View fullsize

Samuel Jones of White House Farm

Mary Jones of White House Farm, second wife of Samuel Jones, with children Florence (Flossie), Wilfred, and Samuel's sister, Lydia. View fullsize

Mary Jones of White House Farm, second wife of Samuel Jones, with children Florence (Flossie), Wilfred, and Samuel's sister, Lydia.

Sam and Ada Goulding of Lower House and Hill House Farms, with Arthur, Reginald, Ethel, Violet and Lily in 1911 View fullsize

Sam and Ada Goulding of Lower House and Hill House Farms, with Arthur, Reginald, Ethel, Violet and Lily in 1911

The wedding of Ada Jones and Cornelius Kingham, 1 June 1914 at Oxenhall Church View fullsize

The wedding of Ada Jones and Cornelius Kingham, 1 June 1914 at Oxenhall Church

Charles Jones, the blacksmith, outside the old smithy in Holders Lane. Charles died in 1913 aged 85 having lost his wife Mary Ann in 1891 aged only 57 View fullsize

Charles Jones, the blacksmith, outside the old smithy in Holders Lane. Charles died in 1913 aged 85 having lost his wife Mary Ann in 1891 aged only 57

Workmen cutting ash used in the production of wooden wheel spokes View fullsize

Workmen cutting ash used in the production of wooden wheel spokes

Built in 1887, Four Oaks Chapel was later moved on rollers across the road in 1919 to a new site on land given by George Chapman, with additional land later given by his son Howard for the burial ground View fullsize

Built in 1887, Four Oaks Chapel was later moved on rollers across the road in 1919 to a new site on land given by George Chapman, with additional land later given by his son Howard for the burial ground

Newent Pumping Station with Oxenhall Church in the background View fullsize

Newent Pumping Station with Oxenhall Church in the background

Goods steam train passing through Four Oaks Halt 1963 View fullsize

Goods steam train passing through Four Oaks Halt 1963

Postcards posted on one day...arrived the next! View fullsize

Postcards posted on one day...arrived the next!

5 August 1914 in Newent Market Square - the day after war was declared - all farmers were urged by the War Office to sell any horses they could spare View fullsize

5 August 1914 in Newent Market Square - the day after war was declared - all farmers were urged by the War Office to sell any horses they could spare

Soldier Albert Jones of Pella Farm, visiting Parks Farm at harvest time c.1918 View fullsize

Soldier Albert Jones of Pella Farm, visiting Parks Farm at harvest time c.1918

Daniel and Jane Goulding of Kews Farm helped their children to take up farming View fullsize

Daniel and Jane Goulding of Kews Farm helped their children to take up farming

Local butchers bought sheep and fat cattle at Newent's weekly market View fullsize

Local butchers bought sheep and fat cattle at Newent's weekly market

Ledbury Hunt at Pound Farm View fullsize

Ledbury Hunt at Pound Farm

Christening of Elsie Savidge at St Anne's Oxenhall in 1921 View fullsize

Christening of Elsie Savidge at St Anne's Oxenhall in 1921

Albert Heath on the hay rick at Furnace Farm View fullsize

Albert Heath on the hay rick at Furnace Farm

R.H. Goulding with the first livestock lorry of his company that continued for 60 years View fullsize

R.H. Goulding with the first livestock lorry of his company that continued for 60 years

A tea party in the front garden at Church House, L-R: Mabel Strutt, Caroline Bendle, Jessie Calvert, Celia Bendle and Francis Bendle View fullsize

A tea party in the front garden at Church House, L-R: Mabel Strutt, Caroline Bendle, Jessie Calvert, Celia Bendle and Francis Bendle

In 1947, during one of the most severe winters on record, all roads in Oxenhall were closed for weeks on end View fullsize

In 1947, during one of the most severe winters on record, all roads in Oxenhall were closed for weeks on end

Cyril Farnham topping sugar beet at White House Farm View fullsize

Cyril Farnham topping sugar beet at White House Farm

The kitchen at The Parks Farm View fullsize

The kitchen at The Parks Farm

The last passenger train on The Daffodil Line View fullsize

The last passenger train on The Daffodil Line

Albert Heath with grandchildren Philip, Stuart and Georgina in fancy dress for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1977 View fullsize

Albert Heath with grandchildren Philip, Stuart and Georgina in fancy dress for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1977

Builder John Williams removing tiles whilst renovating Winters Farm View fullsize

Builder John Williams removing tiles whilst renovating Winters Farm

Howard Chapman checking his corn crop 'stooks'  at Pound Farm
Oxenhall Sheep Silhouette at Sunset.JPG
George Chapman and son Howard mowing grass at Pound Farm
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St Anne's Church, Oxenhall in 1905
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Newent Station from the tracks, 1959
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The Last Passenger Up Train at Dymock - 8:20pm, from Gloucester to Ledbury, 11 July 1959
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Florence (Flossie) Goulding feeding pigs and poultry at Holders Farm
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The felling of the pumping station chimney, 1956
Illustration of the coal mine at Oxenhall by Michael Blackmore
Acr766014213681216-2410434 copy.jpg
A Wildlife Trust walk in Betty Daw’s wood.jpg
Ewes on summer grazing at Oxenhall Court farm.jpg
David, Josie and John Anderson collecting acorns in Shaw Common Wood
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Daffodils grow in profusion in the cleared areas of Shaw Common wood.jpg
George Goulding with his wife and two daughters at Holders Farm near the canal - daughter Mabel married Alfred Cracknell
Reaping at White House
Oxenhall 1913-2013_Page_001_Image_0001.jpg
Goods train at Four Oaks Halt, 1963
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Children playing at Winters Farm
Albert Jones of Pella - a soldier - visiting Parks Farm at harvest time c.1918
Advertising the annual timber sale in 1912.jpg
Oxenhall School teachers and pupils in 1913
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Thomas Foley, 1616-1677
IMG_1498.JPG
Richard Foley Onslow, 1802-1879
Paul Foley, 1644-1699
IMG_4446.JPG
OXENHALL PARISH HISTORY GROUP THE FIRST 30 YEARS_Page_11_Image_0001.jpg
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William Jones, daughter Elsie Lilian, possibly with Williams' nephew, Carey Parry with cattle in Winters Farm fold yard
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The Savidge Family at Hilters Farm c.1905. Standing: George, Lilian (Cis), Charlie and Robert Henry (Harry) on horseback.  Seated: Alice, Robert (Frank), Charlotte and May.
Oxenhall School’s children assembled at the church gates c.1910
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Reaping at White House Farm
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Newent Station, 1905
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Stardens gothic manor just outside Newent in 1910, former home of Richard Foley Onslow
The board still present in the Parish Hall, formerly Oxenhall School, recording the donations given to set up the school
Oxenhall 1913-2013_Page_023_Image_0001.jpg
Charles and Hannah Hulme of Parks Farm
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The Chapman family washing at the pump
John and Charlotte Goulding of Line House Farm in 1912 with their children, L-R: Marjorie, Horace, Phyllis and Olive
Marshalls farmhouse in 1913 - likely to be George and Ruby Savidge standing outside
Kate Jones (b.1891) standing in the porch of Winters Farm
George Goulding with his stock bull at Holders Farm
George and Annie Goulding and family at Holders Farm in 1912.  Children standing L-R: Gertrude, Lillie, Reginald, Mabel, Dorothy, Harold. Children seated L-R: Leslie, Millicent and Florence (Flossie)
Henry Charles Jones at Pella Farm with his eldest children standing L-R: George, Elsie, Reginald and Albert, and with Ivy, Carey, and Edith May in the front with their mother Harriet. Henry's second wife.
Fred and Mary Niblett of Peters Farm
Samuel Jones of White House Farm
Mary Jones of White House Farm, second wife of Samuel Jones, with children Florence (Flossie), Wilfred, and Samuel's sister, Lydia.
Sam and Ada Goulding of Lower House and Hill House Farms, with Arthur, Reginald, Ethel, Violet and Lily in 1911
The wedding of Ada Jones and Cornelius Kingham, 1 June 1914 at Oxenhall Church
Charles Jones, the blacksmith, outside the old smithy in Holders Lane. Charles died in 1913 aged 85 having lost his wife Mary Ann in 1891 aged only 57
Workmen cutting ash used in the production of wooden wheel spokes
Built in 1887, Four Oaks Chapel was later moved on rollers across the road in 1919 to a new site on land given by George Chapman, with additional land later given by his son Howard for the burial ground
Newent Pumping Station with Oxenhall Church in the background
Goods steam train passing through Four Oaks Halt 1963
Postcards posted on one day...arrived the next!
5 August 1914 in Newent Market Square - the day after war was declared - all farmers were urged by the War Office to sell any horses they could spare
Soldier Albert Jones of Pella Farm, visiting Parks Farm at harvest time c.1918
Daniel and Jane Goulding of Kews Farm helped their children to take up farming
Local butchers bought sheep and fat cattle at Newent's weekly market
Ledbury Hunt at Pound Farm
Christening of Elsie Savidge at St Anne's Oxenhall in 1921
Albert Heath on the hay rick at Furnace Farm
R.H. Goulding with the first livestock lorry of his company that continued for 60 years
A tea party in the front garden at Church House, L-R: Mabel Strutt, Caroline Bendle, Jessie Calvert, Celia Bendle and Francis Bendle
In 1947, during one of the most severe winters on record, all roads in Oxenhall were closed for weeks on end
Cyril Farnham topping sugar beet at White House Farm
The kitchen at The Parks Farm
The last passenger train on The Daffodil Line
Albert Heath with grandchildren Philip, Stuart and Georgina in fancy dress for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1977
Builder John Williams removing tiles whilst renovating Winters Farm

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