Notes on the Waller, Burkes, Grenfells and Reckitts collected by Pat Butler to write articles about Butlers Court.

Index lists of photographs of Butlers Court used to provide evidence to avoid the demolition of Butlers Court. Index list of articles held in the collection. Project initiation due to the Timmis family. Information gathered on the history of Gregories House its renaming to Butlers Court due to disputes, its burning down in 1813 and rebuilding where it is now at Butlers Court. Various articles including Butlers Court and linked families including skeleton family trees, the Wallers and Burkes connections to the house and local families. Gregories Farm and associated fields. (13sheets – 006) The Grenfell family notes (007) including skeleton family tree. Link to the Du Pres family and Wilton Park via the marriage of Catherine Du Pres (sister of Josias Du Pre married Pascoe StL Grenfell1824) into the Grenfell family. (4 pages) Details of Francis and Arthur Grenfell their life, families and links to Beaconsfield including articles about Butlers Court and Wilton Park. (12 sheets). Articles about the Reckitt/Rickett family when they lived at Butlers Court and their importance merging with J&J Coleman. Today they are linked with cleaning products. Sir James Reckitt the brother was a well known philanthropist who founded a charitable trust. Articles include a skeleton tree of Reckitts. (13 sheets). Articles include notes about the Timmis family at Butlers Court. (8 sheets). Life and links at Butlers Court. Articles include notes about the arrival in 1941 of the Free French to Butlers Court when the buildings became a naval convalescent hospital. Emergencies went to Amersham Hospital. Many suffered from war injuries and some from Tuberculosis. Grove Ash and Highfield both in Grove Road and Westmoreland House (for French officers in Burkes Road) provided extra accommodation. Over 4 years there were over 1000 Free French looked after, about 400 at any one time. Many stories include mention of drunkenness and fraternising with local girls. (4 sheets). Notes about the Wattleton Farm and the Rolfes. the Rolfe Family actually owned their house and others north of Wycombe End eventually it was demolished to become Butlers Court Lodge.(3 sheets) Notes on tokens used between 1648-1672 in the Old Town. Copper or brass tokens used by Henry Tripp (chandler) and Thomas Cocke two carpenters cousin with the same name. (1 sheet) 3 sets of notes typed about 800 The Foundations of the Wiggins Teape Group private company set up by Mr Wiggins and Mr Teape in 1889 converting to private in 1919. 801 Wiggins Teape a record during the years, 820 work carried out before Wiggins Teape moved on, 890 The Expansion of the Butler’s Court buildings into Research and Development Centre, 900 Development work carried out in Phase 1 (7 sheets0