David grew up in the Glebe at Great Witley in the 1950s and 60’s and has many recollections of life in the village during his formative years. He is also a member of the Witleys Oral History group.
Davids four recordings:
A list of topics mentioned in each recording is shown below with approximate start time (minutes.seconds) into the recording:
Living on the Glebe in the 1950s & 60s: Williams_David_20140410_1_2_A.mp3 (7 mins 52 secs)
| Start | Topic | Period |
| 0.00 | Introduction | 1950s |
| 0.10 | Building of The Glebe at Great Witley. | 1950s |
| 0.43 | Moving to the No 7 on the Glebe & the residents | |
| 5.00 | The Glebe water supply off the hill & the sewage | |
| 5.28 | Playing on the Glebe | |
| 6.39 | Later development of the Glebe, and the houses | |
| 7.28 | Easter Monday tradition – digging the garden |
Great Witley School in the 1960s: Williams_David_20140410_1_2_A.mp3 (8 mins 51 secs)
| Start | Topic | Period |
| 00.13 | Memories of Great Witley School GW | 1960s |
| 00.36 | Teachers and classes | |
| 00.19 | School milk and school meals | |
| 02.06 | Coke stoves for heating | |
| 02.46 | Landscaping of the school playing field | |
| 03.30 | School sports day | |
| 04.40 | Rev Lockwoods weekly visit to school and the fire at the school | |
| 06.30 | Head teacher Mr Frank Wyton and cricket matches | |
| 07.30 | Mr Evans basic gardening lessons | |
| 07.55 | Flag Pole at front of school | |
| 08.30 | Mr Lane Blacksmith making the weather vane for the school |
Transport – local buses in the 1960s:Williams_David_20140214_1_2_A.mp3 (3 mins 42 secs)
| Start | Topic | Period |
| 00.03 | Public transport in 1960s Midland Red and Yarrantons | |
| 00.30 | Weekly bus trip to Worcester | |
| 02.50 | First trip to Stourport on Motor bike |
The Hundred House, Weighbridge, Livestock Auctions, the Police station and Surgery in the 1960’s: Williams_David_20140410_1_2_A.mp3 (6 mins 26 secs)
| Start | Topic | Period |
| 0.00 | Introduction | |
| 0.09 | Venturing further than his house on the Glebe. | 1960s |
| 0.35 | Going to the livestock auction with grandfather at the Hundred House. The auctions were re run by Nock & Joseland | 1960s |
| 1.14 | The public weighbridge next to the Hundred House. Money was collected first by the Hundred House, then the Pyatt family. | 1960s |
| 1.56 | Dicky Henderson ex racing driver who ran the Hundred House, and the racing cars there after Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb | 1960s |
| 3.11 | The new police station being built, the first sergeant Tony Boughton, constables PC Tom Dallow & PC Thompson and their means of transport. | 1960s |
| 3.54 | The old surgery run by Dr Johnson, Mrs O’Malley the dispenser and how the prescriptions were left outside for locals to collect. | 1960s |
| 5.09 | The original old Great Witley filling station selling ‘Regent’ petrol before the new station was built on the same site. It was owned by Arthur Moore, and petrol was served by Mr Baldwin who had a peg leg. | 1960s |
| 5.35 | Judy Henshaw adds some comments about Mrs O’Malley being the daughter in-law of Mr Pointon who was head gardener at Abberley Hall, and how the Pyatts ran the weighbridge after the Hundred House, and David remembers the ‘back bar’ at the Hundred House for agricultural workers. | 1960s |
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