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Woodcut of Tucker's store and church

From Joan Wynne: My father Mervyn Wynne and his wife Marjorie (Nicky) moved to Tucker’s Stores, Deddington, in the late 1950s. They had three children, Joan, Judith and Sharon. mWhen we moved there I remember the shop being very small and dark, with orange boxes along the walls that were used as shelves. My father renovated the shop and it became one of the first delicatessen shops of its time in the area. This wooden plaque was carved out of an old piece of wood that comes from the original shop building when it was renovated (from one of the original beams I believe). It was carved by an old friend of my parents who used to visit us from London. The original long crack on the front wall of Tucker’s Stores can be seen in the carving. It gives me great pleasure to offer this plaque to Deddington community in memory of my parents who offered so much to the local community at the time it was carved.