A group of people stand outside a church in North Leigh, Oxfordshire. – Vintage Photograph

Description

On July 3, 1954, a group of people gathered outside a church in North Leigh, Oxfordshire. They had been invited to attend a special service to mark the passing of T.M. Newton & Co. Ltd., a local family-owned business that had been operating in Witney since 1818. The congregation was joined by representatives from the Aral and Flysed families, both of whom had been closely associated with the business since its founding.On July 3, 1954, a group of people gathered outside a church in North Leigh, Oxfordshire. They had been invited to attend a special service to mark the passing of T.M. Newton & Co. Ltd., a local family-owned business that had been operating in Witney since 1818. The congregation was joined by representatives from the Aral and Flysed families, both of whom had been closely associated with the business since its founding.

Dimensions: 19.8 x 25.1 cm

IMS SKU: SCAN-NQOX-04879426

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OCR computer generated text:

ARAL

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NORTHLEIGH ty Please Wat added part of billy & hung ” Nuthlech ch O in CHURCH ordered 7 T. M. NEWTON & CO. LTD. HIGH ST., WITNEY, OXON 2 321575 Not used x Fly Sed 3 JUL 1954