Waggoners Wells, The Wishing Well 1925
Photo ref: 77130A
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A Selection of Memories from Waggoners Wells

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Waggoners Wells

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The person was probably 'Tiny' who was the National Trust warden. He was also an entertainer who regaled us with stories and jokes of the local area. We met him when we lived at Ford Cottage in the early 1950s. He had names for the swans and each of the cygnets on the second pond.
I CAN REMEMBER THE FISHING AT WAGGONERS WELLS, THERE WAS 4 OF US MY BROTHER AND I AND TWO FRIENDS WE USED TO FISH THE THIRD LAKE SOMETIMES WE WOULD STAY OVERNIGHT ALTHOUGH I DONT THINK YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO. I CAN ALSO REMEMBER AN OLD GENTLEMAN IN A FLAT CAP NOT SURE WHO HE WAS OR WHAT HIS JOB WAS (BAILIFF PERHAPS ?) OR DID HE LIVE IN THE TEA SHOP PAST THE THIRD LAKE NOT SURE. I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AS I NOW ...see more