Oxfordshire publications celebrate autumn season with archive photos

Summarised from 2 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 31 Oct, 06:22 · Archive

Local news outlets have published archive picture galleries marking autumn and Halloween with photos from Oxfordshire over the years.

The Oxford Mail and Oxfordshire Guardian have each published multiple archive picture galleries marking the autumn season in Oxfordshire. The publications have compiled photographs spanning several years to celebrate the time of year.

One gallery features pumpkins and pumpkin patches across Oxfordshire, including an award-winning giant pumpkin grown by a gardener at an allotment in Botley and a collection of squashes from Oxford Botanic Gardens photographed in 2014. The outlets note that pick-your-own pumpkin patches have grown in popularity and that pumpkins are used not only for carving decorations but also for soups, stews and bakes.

Another gallery showcases haunted locations and stories from around the county. According to the articles, author Donald Stuart documented 35 haunted pubs in Oxfordshire in a 2011 book. The galleries feature ghost stories associated with venues including The Bear Hotel in Woodstock, the Oxfordshire Museum, The Kings Arms in Oxford, The Trout in Wolvercote and The White Hart in Fyfield, where one man reported seeing a ghost in the 1960s.

A third gallery displays Halloween costumes worn by Oxfordshire residents over the years, including costumes from an Halloween-themed wedding in 2014 where guests dressed as a devil, werewolf and witch, and photos from an annual Halloween costume competition at Wychwood Brewery in Witney.

How it is being reported

• 12 haunted Halloween photos from Oxfordshire through timesTake a look back through this Oxford Mail archive picture gallery to see the most haunted spots in Oxfordshire.Oxfordshire Guardian · 31 Oct, 05:00
• Oxfordshire's best Halloween costumes in 12 PhotosTake a look back through this Oxford Mail archive picture gallery to see the best Halloween costumes in Oxfordshire.Oxfordshire Guardian · 31 Oct, 05:00
• Oxfordshire's best Halloween costumes in 12 PhotosTake a look back through this Oxford Mail archive picture gallery to see the best Halloween costumes in Oxfordshire.Oxford Mail · 31 Oct, 05:00
• The best pictures of pumpkin patches in Oxfordshire over the yearsThis time on looking back we've found some of the best pictures of pumpkin patches in Oxfordshire over the years, to celebrate the season.Oxford Mail · 31 Oct, 05:00
• 12 haunted Halloween photos from Oxfordshire through timesTake a look back through this Oxford Mail archive picture gallery to see the most haunted spots in Oxfordshire.Oxford Mail · 31 Oct, 05:00
• The best pictures of pumpkin patches in Oxfordshire over the yearsThis time on looking back we've found some of the best pictures of pumpkin patches in Oxfordshire over the years, to celebrate the season.Oxfordshire Guardian · 31 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Oxford Mail · Oxfordshire Guardian · Oxfordshire · Oxford Botanic Gardens · Botley · Woodstock · Oxfordshire Museum · Witney

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