We were asked to date a photograph of The Lamb Inn at Ewelme. The inn was demolished to make way for a runway at RAF Benson the building of which started in 1937. Dating to 1928/9 was fairly easy from the hats the ladies were wearing and the cars standing outside the inn. But we cannot determine where exactly the inn stood and that is bugging us. The 1901 census tells us that it was in Ewelme Street - possibly what is now called High Street and was named The Street not many years ago. In the 1911 census a pub called The Lamb and Flag appears in Brook Street, Benson but not in Ewelme. Using Google maps one can see that the northern ends of the runways at RAF Benson are close to Benson Road which connects with Ewelme and its extension into Benson is called Brook Street. Any news of this inn would be much appreciated. Regards, Mike and Annette. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4916 - Release Date: 04/05/12 08:10:00

Doing a quick search I came across this entry in the Ewelme New Jun/Jul 2011 issue: We regret to advise senior villagers that Eric Knowles died on 27 January 2011. Early in the last war Eric and his sister Carol were lodged with the Dymonds at The Lamb Inn whilst their father served at RAF Benson. The Lamb was demolished in May 1942 so that the runway could be extended, but Granny Dymond, the Knowles, plus the families of two RAF officers, were billeted at Saffron Close (now Saffron House) – as Miss Maxwell had handed her house over for use by the Air Ministry and gone elsewhere for the duration. This arrangement had its benefits, as the presence of the officers ensured that an airman from the camp came daily to pump up the domestic water into the roof storage tank. Eric and Carol continued to visit the Dymond and Miners family until [Auntie] Marjorie Miners (nee Dymond) died in 2005. Eric’s son Graham wrote – ‘I know that my father was always very grateful for the time he spent living in Ewelme and retained great affection for the village.’ In their taped interviews both Eric and Carol remembered an idyllic childhood in Ewelme, despite the war, and their vivid memories were invaluable in contributing material for the village book. Carol Sawbridge – for the Ewelme Society http://www.ewelme.info/joomla/images/Ewelme.info/EwelmeNews/ewelmenews-may2011.pdf You may be able to find the Dymonds in the later census entries. Also given the inn was demolished for the runway extension rather than the original construction may also give clues as to the location. I would also try contacting the editor of the Ewelme News direct. On 4/5/2012 3:14 PM, Michael Walker wrote: > We were asked to date a photograph of The Lamb Inn at Ewelme. The inn > was demolished to make way for a runway at RAF Benson the building of > which started in 1937. Dating to 1928/9 was fairly easy from the hats > the ladies were wearing and the cars standing outside the inn. But we > cannot determine where exactly the inn stood and that is bugging us. > > The 1901 census tells us that it was in Ewelme Street - possibly what > is now called High Street and was named The Street not many years ago. > In the 1911 census a pub called The Lamb and Flag appears in Brook > Street, Benson but not in Ewelme. > > Using Google maps one can see that the northern ends of the runways at > RAF Benson are close to Benson Road which connects with Ewelme and its > extension into Benson is called Brook Street. > > Any news of this inn would be much appreciated. > > Regards, > Mike and Annette. > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4916 - Release Date: 04/05/12 08:10:00 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Again from the Ewelme News, this time from 2008: The Lamb was a handsome Georgian building on the Benson road in a similar style to The Greyhound. Unfortunately, it had to be demolished in 1942 so the airfield runways could be extended. Tom Dymond, of 1 Euston Square, London purchased The Lamb from James Handscomb on 28 June 1927 for… “the sum of £400 the whole business of blacksmiths and all interests of the Public House including the blacksmiths shop with forge in, tools and stock in trade together with henhouse, pigsty and portable carpenters shop and all vegetables growing in garden and all fruit trees planted by me [Handscomb]. The whole business bringing in a profit of about £4 per week. [Handscomb] also agreed to take a deposit of £50 on interviewing brewers £250 when licence is transferred and £100 to be paid within two years”. Tom and Louisa Dymond, the new landlords, had a 19 year old daughter Marjorie who was particularly dismayed at being moved from London ‘to the back of beyond’ as she enjoyed living and working in a busy sophisticated City environment. However, she soon fell in love and in 1932 married Leslie Miners, the blacksmith who worked in the forge alongside The Lamb. Marjorie died in the Cloisters in December 2005 aged 97 and two of her sons still live locally - Vernon in Ewelme and Wallace in Cholsey. Mrs Dix also donated the charming photo is of young Wallace Miners aged about 3, and his dog Biddy taken alongside The Lamb – probably in 1935. http://www.ewelme.info/EwelmeNews/EwelmeNews-Aug2008.pdf This clearly give Benson Road as the location. On 4/5/2012 3:14 PM, Michael Walker wrote: > We were asked to date a photograph of The Lamb Inn at Ewelme. The inn > was demolished to make way for a runway at RAF Benson the building of > which started in 1937. Dating to 1928/9 was fairly easy from the hats > the ladies were wearing and the cars standing outside the inn. But we > cannot determine where exactly the inn stood and that is bugging us. > > The 1901 census tells us that it was in Ewelme Street - possibly what > is now called High Street and was named The Street not many years ago. > In the 1911 census a pub called The Lamb and Flag appears in Brook > Street, Benson but not in Ewelme. > > Using Google maps one can see that the northern ends of the runways at > RAF Benson are close to Benson Road which connects with Ewelme and its > extension into Benson is called Brook Street. > > Any news of this inn would be much appreciated. > > Regards, > Mike and Annette. > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4916 - Release Date: 04/05/12 08:10:00 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I can't offer any help regarding the site of The Lamb Inn, but I have enjoyed reading about it as my parents, who were both stationed at RAF Benson, met there in about 1942 (and in fact were both still stationed there when they married in 1943, I think). Sadly they're both dead now so I can't ask them if they could say where it was, but I like to think they probably drank a glass or two there during their courtship ! Eunice Cubbage On 06/04/2012 09:20, Craig Pickup wrote: > Again from the Ewelme News, this time from 2008: > > The Lamb was a handsome Georgian building on the Benson road in a > similar style to The Greyhound. Unfortunately, it had to be demolished > in 1942 so the airfield runways could be extended. Tom Dymond, of 1 > Euston Square, London purchased The Lamb from James Handscomb on 28 June > 1927 for… “the sum of £400 the whole business of blacksmiths and all > > interests of the Public House including the blacksmiths shop with forge > in, tools and stock in trade together with henhouse, pigsty and portable > carpenters shop and all vegetables growing in garden and all fruit trees > planted by me [Handscomb]. The whole business bringing in a profit of > > about £4 per week. [Handscomb] also agreed to take a deposit of £50 on > interviewing brewers £250 when licence is transferred and £100 to be > paid within two years”. > > Tom and Louisa Dymond, the new landlords, had a 19 year old daughter > Marjorie who was particularly dismayed at being moved from London ‘to > the back of beyond’ as she enjoyed > living and working in a busy sophisticated City environment. However, > she soon fell in love and in 1932 married Leslie Miners, the blacksmith > who worked in the forge alongside The Lamb. Marjorie died in the > Cloisters in December 2005 aged 97 and two of her sons still live > locally - Vernon in Ewelme and Wallace in Cholsey. Mrs Dix also donated > the charming photo is of young Wallace Miners aged about 3, and his dog > Biddy taken alongside The Lamb – probably in 1935. > > http://www.ewelme.info/EwelmeNews/EwelmeNews-Aug2008.pdf > > This clearly give Benson Road as the location. > > > On 4/5/2012 3:14 PM, Michael Walker wrote: >> We were asked to date a photograph of The Lamb Inn at Ewelme. The inn >> was demolished to make way for a runway at RAF Benson the building of >> which started in 1937. Dating to 1928/9 was fairly easy from the hats >> the ladies were wearing and the cars standing outside the inn. But we >> cannot determine where exactly the inn stood and that is bugging us. >> >> The 1901 census tells us that it was in Ewelme Street - possibly what >> is now called High Street and was named The Street not many years ago. >> In the 1911 census a pub called The Lamb and Flag appears in Brook >> Street, Benson but not in Ewelme. >> >> Using Google maps one can see that the northern ends of the runways at >> RAF Benson are close to Benson Road which connects with Ewelme and its >> extension into Benson is called Brook Street. >> >> Any news of this inn would be much appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> Mike and Annette. >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4916 - Release Date: 04/05/12 08:10:00 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2409/4917 - Release Date: 04/05/12 > > >

Mike & Annette You might find more via http://www.ewelme.info/misc/EwelmeHistoricalArchive.pdf Derek > -----Original Message----- > From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Walker > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 10:14 PM > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OXF] The Lamb Inn at Ewelme > > We were asked to date a photograph of The Lamb Inn at Ewelme. The inn > was demolished to make way for a runway at RAF Benson the building of > which started in 1937. Dating to 1928/9 was fairly easy from the hats > the ladies were wearing and the cars standing outside the inn. But we > cannot determine where exactly the inn stood and that is bugging us. > > The 1901 census tells us that it was in Ewelme Street - possibly what > is now called High Street and was named The Street not many years ago. > In the 1911 census a pub called The Lamb and Flag appears in Brook > Street, Benson but not in Ewelme. > > Using Google maps one can see that the northern ends of the runways at > RAF Benson are close to Benson Road which connects with Ewelme and its > extension into Benson is called Brook Street. > > Any news of this inn would be much appreciated. > > Regards, > Mike and Annette. > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4916 - Release Date: 04/05/12 > 08:10:00 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: > http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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