Old Faithful in her symmetrical glory, before the ravages of February 2009: a well-rounded mature Sycamore, 80 or more years old, home to dormice and countless other of mother nature's creations.

Phil’s History:

A ‘work in progress’ family history website starting from an Archer family of South Oxford, who were freemen, brewers, haulage contractors, and first ‘Archer & Co’ then ‘Archer Cowley & Co’ furniture removers in the 19th and 20th Centuries, inter alia, to whom are linked by marriage the Penfolds and Wells of Southwark and Surrey, the Reeds of Devon, the Gilders of Oxford and Hinckley, the Morgans of Petworth, Sussex, the Garners of Middleton, Lancs and many others. There are connections via Phil and the present generation (born 1930s/40s) with a patent law firm known as "UD&L" with motor-racing and Scottish antecedents.

Old Faithful in her symmetrical glory, before the ravages of February 2009: a well-rounded mature Sycamore, 80 or more years old, home to dormice and countless other of mother nature's creations.

Phil’s History:

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Old Faithful in her symmetrical glory, before the ravages of February 2009: a well-rounded mature Sycamore, 80 or more years old, home to dormice and countless other of mother nature's creations.