Datchet, The Village 1905
Photo ref: 53194
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Just before the turn of the century, Datchet suffered serious flooding when the swollen Thames caused a pond in the centre of the village to overflow. Several anxious residents were isolated in their homes.

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A Selection of Memories from Datchet

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 Datchet

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I was 5/6 years old and lived with my two sisters, older brother, baby brother and mum & dad in a cramped caravan that was given to us after the war. We were called 'gypsies' but my dad worked at the Woolwich 'arms factory' as a machine-minder for the duration of the war. During the 'blitz' he had to do his his share of 'fire-watch' on the roof. The house my parents and my eldest sister and brother were ...see more
What a lovely site, it hasn't changed much since I left in 1966
First place I got off the bus in 2003 after 37 years away. It hadn't changed much to me.
A load of local young lads took over the hotel bar about this time, of all classes, much to the horror of residents and no doubt the owners, but they served Youngers Scotch Ale No 3 from the barrel, powerful stuff and cheap. Eventually we were asked to leave and frequented the Lord Nelson at Old Windsor (or was it the Lord Nelson we were asked to leave?). I dunno whether I oughta say about what we got up to (I played ...see more