Roy and Mary (nee Ricketts) Cox.
Roy moved to Great Witley in 1955, whilst Mary lived at No 1 Stourport Road and attended Great Witley School.
Roy worked in Witley Park for Mr Tommy Ward who farmed some of the Witley Park land before the Pain family. At that time the farm was primarily market gardening. Mary also worked locally, at the Hundred House.
Roy and Mary’s interview includes school day and childhood memories and references to events and characters of Great Witley.
Roy & Marys recording: Cox_Roy&Mary_20140818_1_2_A (39 mins 14 secs)
List of topics mentioned in the recording and approximate start time (minutes.seconds) into the recording:
| Start | Topic | Period |
| 00.13 | Roy Moving to The Glebe GW | 1950s |
| 01.03 | Roys working life for Mr Ward Witley Park at Great Witley | 1950/60s |
| 03.45 | Fire at farm buildings the day Roy left Mr Wards at Great Witley | 1960s |
| 05.00 | Local ladies working at Hundred House Hotel helping with functions/dinners etc at Great Witley | 1950/60s |
| 05.15 | Roys appearance at Hundred House magistrates court for no lights at Great Witley | 1950s or 60s |
| 06.40 | Roys brush with the local law over tractor driving licence at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 08.10 | Marys recollections of working for Mr Austin – cart horses at Redmarley | 1950s |
| 10.00 | Mary – Mr Austin owner of Hundred House at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 10.24 | Cafe located opposite Hundred House at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 11.00 | Mary big walnut tree opposite Hundred House at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 12.00 | Brian Norton barbers shop opposite Hundred House at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 12.26 | Marys dad Harold Ricketts local carpenter | 1940/50/60s |
| 12.50 | Harolds tale about steam threshing | 1030s? |
| 13.55 | Marys parents moving from Snuffy Row to No 1 Stourport Rd at Great Witley | ? |
| 14.50 | Tenants of council houses in Stourport Road at Great Witley | 1950s? |
| 16.15 | Mary memories of Jack Field Stourport Rd – pig killer | 1950s |
| 19.05 | Mr Skeet shoe repairs Stourport Rd at Great Witley | ? |
| 19.56 | Micky Munn – Acrobat visitor or relative to Mrs Ellery Walking to Hundred House on his hands | 1950s |
| 21.00 | Visit to GW by small travelling circus | 1950s |
| 23.04 | Abberley Hall school playing field opposite the Post Office at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 23.20 | Stan Baldwin GW Filling Station. | 1950/60s |
| 23.55 | Marys childhood memories of school at Great Witley | 1940/50s |
| 27.30 | Redmarley Hillclimb memories | 1950/60s |
| 29.28 | Roy exploring tunnels at Witley Court | 1950s |
| 31.00 | Memories of Church Fetes held at the Old Rectory. Rev Argyll telling ghost stories after confirmation classes GW | 1940/50s |
| 32.20 | Roy & Gilbert Tyler winning fancy dress competition at Fete at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 33.20 | Mary –lake at Old Rectory – water cress and old punt at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 34.20 | Marys Dads Motorbike & side car at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 34.40 | Roy –canning factory at WitleyCourt stable yard at Great Witley | 1950/60s? |
| 35.45 | Roy –Mr Cotton farming at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 36.00 | Roy Threshing with Les Colebatch at Great Witley | 1950s |
| 36.45 | Roys old fire engine story | 1950s |
| 38.20 | Roys days as a choir boy at the parish church at Great Witley | 1950s |
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