In a message dated 08/08/2011 20:22:34 GMT Daylight Time, jill@shottle.plus.com writes: Elliston & Cavell - what a lovely memory. It was a superb shop, as were others in Oxford when we came here just over 50 years ago. One would have thought things would have improved in 50 years. Oxford seems to have lost the magic it once had for me. My husband remembers Boffin's but cannot recall exactly where this was. One of my books gives this as being High Street opp St Mary's; on Carfax and 71 St Giles. Jill et al If we're all reminiscing about local shops, I'd like to bring this book to your attention :- "Memories of Bygone Oxford Shops" by Hazel Bleay. Published about a year ago, I enjoyed reading it ! More details from :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html) Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Bookstall Manager Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)
Thanks again Paul & also Jill & photographs. Rachel Fletcher ________________________________ From: "PaulGask@aol.com" <PaulGask@aol.com> To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 8 August, 2011 20:32:58 Subject: Re: [OXF] Boffin's Bakery In a message dated 08/08/2011 20:22:34 GMT Daylight Time, jill@shottle.plus.com writes: Elliston & Cavell - what a lovely memory. It was a superb shop, as were others in Oxford when we came here just over 50 years ago. One would have thought things would have improved in 50 years. Oxford seems to have lost the magic it once had for me. My husband remembers Boffin's but cannot recall exactly where this was. One of my books gives this as being High Street opp St Mary's; on Carfax and 71 St Giles. Jill et al If we're all reminiscing about local shops, I'd like to bring this book to your attention :- "Memories of Bygone Oxford Shops" by Hazel Bleay. Published about a year ago, I enjoyed reading it ! More details from :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html) Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Bookstall Manager Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OFHS "Wills Library" : Can you submit any wills, please?http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OXFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message