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Butcher's son recalls memories growing up above family-run shop in the Lanes

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27.09.2026

John Sandford remembers living with his parents, Doris and Norman Sandford, above Sandfords Butchers at 96 St Giles Street, until leaving for the University of Cambridge in 1963.

St Giles Street (Image: Submitted)

A photo young Mr Sandford took on a Sunday at 3.20pm (Image: Submitted)

The 82-year-old, who now lives in Oxfordshire, recalls a time before Grapes Hill was built and is fascinated by how St Giles Street, now called........

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