Description of celebrations for Golden Jubilee of 1st Beaconsfield Guides, including service in the Parish Church, post-service event and tea in the Burnham Hall followed by a camp fire, with reunion of former guides, including Miss Kathleen Day.
P-D/N/023
Date: c1965
Describes the founding of the Charity in 1976, its objects, history, help available, and how to apply
P-D/N/024
Date: 1977
Covers: Extract from the Guardian newspaper of June 2nd, 1875 in ‘Table Talk’ of an anecdote on Joshua Reynolds famous picture, ‘The ‘Infant Hercules’ and his connections to Beaconsfield and Lord Northwick Rolfe; ‘Household Hints (1895)’ on A Simple Way to Economise Fuel; notes from the Rector’s letter (C Humphrey Cholmeley), December 21st, 1894 ...
P-D/N/025
Date: 1875
Places mentioned include the toll bar, Wattleton Farm House, Lakes Lane, delivery time of the Daily Telegraph to the White Hart, swillies in the area, especially a big one at Wilton Park, Grosvenor House, home of John Slatter, Parish Clerk for 36 years, Wycombe End House and ‘Hell Corner’, workshops belonging to a chair factory. ...
P-D/N/026
Date: c1980
Notes on Dr Arthur Denham from the Rector’s diary, 1897, March 19 Friday; Newspaper cutting from South Bucks Free Press April 1897 about the Camera Club exhibition in the New Hall, and a lecture by Mr T F Lane on Rontgen Rays, and names of the individual organisers; notes on a ‘Generous offer by Sir ...
P-D/N/027
Date: c1990
Notes on Stone Age Man in Beaconsfield: Discovery of hand-axe just north of Knotty Green. Notes on history of the site of the Lloyds Bank building in the old town, the Reading Room, Wycombe End Cottages, Factory Yard, the Old Meeting House, and the Malthouse
P-D/N/028
Date: 1923
Brief description of ladies making lace outside their cottages in Shepherd’s Lane, smoking clay pipes and with braziers, called shock-pots, under their skirts
P-D/N/029
Date: c1970
Describes the Greyhound as the first halt after leaving the Royal Forest at Dorney Bottom, on the route from Windsor to Boarstall, when King Henry IV held court there. Mention of the Cattle Fair on 13th February and a dance at the inn until dawn.
P-D/N/030
Date: c1990
Typewritten notes on Beaconsfield shops and the changes in the town. Several businesses and their owners are named; for instance Mr Perryman coal and corn merchant.
P-D/N/031
Date: 1970
Coach and wagon routes through the ages which pass close to Beaconsfield with times and frequencies including types of load
P-D/N/032
Date: c1970
Notes on Market House; gives a brief description of the architecture of the building and brief description of it and surrounding shops.
P-D/N/033
Date: c1990
Extracts from Mrs E. Merritt’s Memories of Old Beaconsfield. Covering London End, Wilton Park, Leigh House, The Old Meeting House, Hall Barns Shoots, Church & School, Mr H. J. Johnston, Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, The Bank, The Dentist, Hunting, Tricycles and Dick Hedges.
P-D/N/034
Date: c1990
Topics covered include: ‘Soup Kitchen’; ‘The Lily Club’ formed to help girl school leavers in ‘pureness of living and mutual improvement’; the ‘New Reform Benefit Society’, its annual festival on Whitsun Monday and its chairman, Mr Arthur Charsley and the presentation to Mr R Hedges on his retirement as Secretary; notes of an advert ...
P-D/N/035
Date: 1895
Notes by Leslie Horrocks for his tribute to Kathleen Day at her funeral in 2001.
P-D/N/036
Date: 2001
Notes on the Day siblings; gives birth dates, hometown and death dates of Aimee, Evelyn and Joan Day.
P-D/N/037
Date: c2001
Note on Premier coaches from London via Slough, to Beaconsfield
P-D/N/038
Date: c1990
Typed notes on the History of Kathleen Day’s family prepared by Leslie Horrocks
P-D/N/039
Date: 1996
A note about Kathleen Day ashes that are interred in the Garden Remembrance in the Parish Churchyard
P-D/N/040
Date: c2001
Personal memories of Winnie Trendelle,nee Morford, a member of a family of grocers.
P-D/N/041
Date: 1990
Kathleen remembers life in Beaconsfield, including the history of cricket, plays, musical evenings a drag hunt in the town.
P-D/NC/001
Date: c1970
Article about Kathleen Day’s childhood memories of the Charter fair
P-D/NC/002
Date: 1999
Article on recollections of Old Beaconsfield from the publication by the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society, of Kathleen Day, resident of Beaconsfield Old Town, including 2 photos and 2 sketches.
P-D/NC/003
Date: 1973
Article on Beaconsfield Old Town with 4 photos of the Fair, Wycombe End, farm workers, plus sketch of Miss Clark of the Toyshop in London End.
P-D/NC/004
Date: 1973