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A community-based archive group that documents the history of Woodford Halse up to the present day.

01/06/2026

LOCAL HISTORY – POWER SUPPLY:

Kelly’s of 1894 lists Thomas Wright and Son as the millers at Farndon, now using water and steam power to carry out their grinding.

Information from ‘The Story of Woodford cm Membris’ by Brenda Courtie, 1996.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

29/05/2026

LOCAL HISTORY – ARCHIVE IMAGE:

Jack Shrimpton.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

21/05/2026

RAILWAY HISTORY – ARCHIVE IMAGE:

Railway coaling tower.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

18/05/2026

LOCAL HISTORY FACT:

In 1951, a detached house was built at the corner of Church Street and Parsons Street.

There was still quite a gap between this house and the earlier semi-detached houses, as the nearest of these had been built on a plot with a large side garden.

Information from ‘The Story of Woodford cm Membris’ by Brenda Courtie, 1996.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

15/05/2026

WOODFORD HALSE HISTORY – ARCHIVE IMAGE:

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary School leaving event, July 2005.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

08/05/2026

LOCAL HISTORY – ARCHIVE IMAGE:

Hinton Road, 2000.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

04/05/2026

LOCAL HISTORY – CONFLICT:

During the Great War, women served as locomotive cleaners at the railway works.

Information from ‘A Short History of Woodford Halse’ by John Williams, 2019.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

01/05/2026

WOODFORD HALSE HISTORY – ARCHIVE IMAGE:

Mrs. Bull’s Bun Shop.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

24/04/2026

WOODFORD HALSE HISTORY – ARCHIVE IMAGE:

St. Mary’s Church.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

20/04/2026

LOCAL HISTORY FACT:

During the early 1990s, Pettifers Newsagents was located at 12 Station Road.

Info taken from booklet on Woodford cm Membris published in the early 1990s.

Woodford Halse Archive Trust contact details:

Phone: Ron Davison, 07768 682614 or 01327 261889. Alternately, please contact Ron by text or via a private Facebook message.

Group email: [email protected]

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