The article covers the history of Bulstrode House and its inhabitants from the late eleventh century until the early nineteenth. During this time it became a great centre of cultural and intellectual life.
P-PB/R/015
Date: [1990-2000]
Copy of an article entitled Sarsen Stones in and around Amersham’.
P-HC/R/079
Date: [1990-2010]
Copy of an envelope with frank of an illustration commemorating 700th anniversary of Chartered Fair.
P-HC/R/124
Date: 1969
The extract refers to the foundation of the Abbey of Burnham in county Bucks. Also includes references to Beaconsfield.
P-PB/R/024
Date: [1990-2000]
Copy of an extract from a book – Chapter FIVE entitled “The Manor of Chalvey”.
P-PB/R/038
Date: [2000]
The extract gives a brief history of Gregories, including Edmund Burke and the sale of the estate to the Du Pre family of Wilton Park.
P-PB/R/061
Date: [1990-2000]
The extract provides a history of Aylesbury.
P-HC/R/114
Date: [1990-2010]
The article covers the following – Gregory’s Manor alias Butlers Court, Sealey’s Farm, Wilton Manor, St Mary and All Saints Church and Penland Manor.
P-HC/R/078
Date: [1990-2010]
The copy includes reference to Beaconsfield, Glory Hill and Holtspur.
O-BDHS/R/027
Date: [1980-2000]
History of Coles hill which is part of Burnham hundred
G-Co/R/001
Date: 1925
Copy of document about the stone age to Norman conquest in Little Marlow
G-Wo/R/005
Date: c1977
Copy of extracts from a book – Chapter TWO entitled “The Parish of Upton-Cum-Chalvey under the priors of Merton”.
P-PB/R/037
Date: [2000]
Sender unidentified but perhaps a church or architectural historian. Tries to date various architectural features of the church from photographs and comparisons with other building features and materials in the vicinity (e.g. High Wycombe, and Denner Hill near Prestwood)
P-D/R/001
Date: c1970
Copy of handwritten notes on Gregories later called Butlers Court.
P-PB/R/059
Date: [1990-2000]
Copy of information on residents of Beaconsfield, Wooburn, Loudwater and Penn plus information on place names of Beaconsfield, Wooburn, Chipping High and West Wycombe and Chipping Wycombe.
P-HC/R/091
Date: [1990-2010]
Copy of information relating to the history of Beaconsfield. Also includes a series of thumbnail photographs of buildings in Beaconsfield.
P-PB/R/012
Date: 2001
Article regarding Gregories, with brief history of house, as it is on the market.
B-G/R/008
Date: 1990-2000
Copy of notes entitled ‘Place Names of Celtic Origin in Buckinghamshire’. There is also a note on Beaconsfield and District Historical Society asking Herbert Crane if he had any information on these notes.
P-HC/R/071
Date: [1990-2010]
The notes refers to Windmill evolution and includes two line drawings of Lutton Gowrs Mill.
P-HC/R/021
Date: [1980-2000]
Copy of Public Record Office record Reference C.53/46 m 7 showing original grant of the Market in 1255
B-BA/R/003
Date: 1900-2000
Copy of Public Record Office record Reference C.53/58 m 10 showing original grant of the Charter Fair in 1269
B-BA/R/004
Date: 1900-2000
The tables show the estate, tenant in Chief, Number of hides and plough lands by each Hundred.
P-HC/R/083
Date: [1990-2010]
Copy of the book “Beaconsfield” from the Britain in Old Photographs series.
P-PB/R/090
Date: 2011
Copy of the family tree of “The Gregories” Wallers and “The Hall Barn” Wallers
P-PB/R/122
Date: [2000-2010]