Annotated minutes of meeting of the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society on their part organising the celebrations for 700th Fair and programme. It tells how the fair came about in 1269. It also mentions the society will be providing historical notes for the Fair Souvenir Programme and will organise historical Quiz and poster competition.
E-CF/D/010
Date: 1969
Annotated draft of the Historical Quiz with questions about the fair and the history of Beaconsfield
E-CF/D/011
Date: c1969
Email discusses the QSL* card exchanged by radio amateurs with special mention of call sign GB3 BEK.
E-CF/E/001
Date: 2015
A letter from A.W. Taylor to Mr Joe Catt, with handwritten annotations. It gives a brief history of fair from 1269-1920. In 1269 fairs required royal authority and the Charter Fair was granted by King Henry III.
E-CF/L/009
Date: 1984
Preface notes include Beaconsfield in ‘Roman Times, the Early Middle Ages, and the Fair”
E-CF/N/002
Date: c1969
Notes relating to commemoration of 700th Anniversary of Charter Fair. First, second and [final] drafts, handwritten annotations.
E-CF/N/005
Date: 1970
Handwritten notes about the history of the fair.
E-CF/N/007
Date: c1968
Newspaper cutting on the 700th Beaconsfield Fair, making reference to its origins. The photograph shows the Ferris wheel outside St Mary’s Church.
E-CF/NC/019
Date: 1965
This is about residents of Windsor End recalling their childhood in Beaconsfield. Also includes 2 photographs and 4 portrait photographs.
E-CF/NC/026
Date: 1988
Newspaper cutting on May Fair in 1986 with black and white photograph of fair. (the fair was 718 years old). With photograph in c1920.
E-CF/NC/028
Date: 1986
The article refers to the photograph taken around 1920s. Also covers the basic history of the fair. Both articles are from the Memories Series.
E-CF/NC/030
Date: [1990-1993]
The article refers to the history of the fair and that the tradition is still alive today with hooplas, dodgems, sideshows, one armed bandits and candy floss. The photograph shows the fair in 1920s.
E-CF/NC/034
Date: 1968
There are three articles – one is about the plans for the 700th anniversary of the Charter Fair, another refers to an Ale Taster to be appointed by the manorial court which is to be set up for the celebrations and the last one is a photograph showing the church service conducted from the roundabout ...
E-CF/NC/036
Date: 1968-1970
The Charters of the Fair and Market. Includes the Grant of the fair 1269 (copy), the Grant of the Market 1255 (copy), transcript with translation and acknowledgment. 2 copy’s one with annotates
E-CF/R/014
Date: [1950-1969]
Beaconsfield charter fair commemoration stone being laid. With Photograph of Wendy Hiller, Reg Bravery, Elsie Barton, Ronald Bell MP, Dick Smith and others.
E-CF/R/020
Date: c1974
Short history of Beaconsfield, including Great Estates, different periods of history
E-W/N/002
Date: 2001
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Beaconsfield Market.
E-Mar
Date: 1942-2002
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Morris Men
E-MM
Date: 1500-2000
The article refers to the photograph taken around 1925. Also covers the basic history of the fair. Both articles are from the Memories Series.
E-CF/NC/029
Date: [1980-1992]
There are three articles – one with photograph taken at night in 1976, on entitled ‘Tablet recalls fair’ referring to a commemorative tablet to be unveiled on the green in Beaconsfield in 1974 and the last one is entitled ‘Beaconsfield 40 years ago’ with photograph and description of the fair in 1929.
E-CF/NC/035
Date: 1969-1976
Kathleen Day recalls her childhood memories of Fair Day, one of the town’s major events.
E-CF/NC/039
Date: 1980
Article refers to grant to Richard Earl of Cornwall for a weekly Tuesday market in his manor in Bekenesfeld
E-Mar/A/001
Date: c1950
Exhibition titled ‘Seven Ages of Beaconsfield’ photograph showing models of buildings
E-SAB/Ph/012
Date: 2011
Article about the custom of walking the parish boundaries, its history and the fact that it is being revived at Beaconsfield. Includes photographs
E-W/A/001
Date: 1968