Didcot Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Located in the county of Oxfordshire (although formerly part of Berkshire up until 1974), and around 10 miles south of Oxford, is the town of Didcot.

The name 'Didcot' came into use from around the 12th century, and is derived from 'Dida's cottage', where Dida (variant spellings exist) was a Mercian ruler. For centuries Didcot was a small village. This all changed with the coming of the railways.

In 1839, the Great Western Railway, engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, reached Didcot. In 1844 Didcot station opened (or Didcot Parkway as it is known today). To this day it serves as a junction station between the Great Western Main Line between London Paddington and Bristol, and the Cherwell Valley Line to Banbury via Oxford, where it is the southern terminus.

As railway workers and their families moved to Didcot, a surge in demand for housing took place. Many brick-built Victorian tenements emerged, along with two hotels at the station. Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, the railway was the largest employer in Didcot. With the construction of an army barracks in Didcot (today known as Vauxhall Barracks), the army soon became the town's largest employer.

Didcot's layout changed dramatically following the First World War. During the 1920s, Broadway was converted from a quiet residential street to the main shopping area. Much more recently, in 2005, the outdoor shopping centre, Orchard Centre, opened. Also of note is Didcot Railway Centre. Situated on the site of Didcot Parkway station itself, this former Great Western Railway engine shed and locomotive stabling point is today a railway museum and preservation engineering site.

Just to the northwest of the town centre is Didcot Power Station. This is also known as Didcot B as there used to be two stations, however Didcot A was decommissioned in 2013.

TV presenter Matt Richardson comes from Didcot.

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Filmed: 17th January 2022

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/BMWNUs7gwD2jqsEu8

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Station Road
2:29 Orchard Centre
9:38 Broadway

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