The notes cover the period from the Roman invasion through to the 1990s.
P-HC/R/024
Date: 2000
General history of Beaconsfield mentioning the big houses, parish church and name.
P-HC/A/064
Date: 1996-1997
Beaconsfield in 1860 was an area of 4541acres and had 1662 inhabitants. Suggestion is that it was named after a Beacon. Detail is provided of the market, large houses and ownership,
P-HC/A/065
Date: 1860
The article refers to excavations in the grounds of the Prebendal Aylesbury and the discovery of 5 human bodies. The article includes a series of photographs.
P-HC/R/084
Date: [1990-2010]
An extensive history of Beaconsfield and its environs with many coloured maps
G-Bucks/B/035
Date: [1980]
2 page article by Professor Wall Part 1 The Icknield Way. Cymbeline and the Kimbles. A military man faults a bishops Greek. A 19th century fete. Article on reverse details the saving and restoration of Pann Mill near the Rye, High Wycombe.
P-HC/A/123
Date: [1980-2000]
Interview between reporter Sue Benwell and Julia Carey a countryside officer from Buckinghamshire County Council about Whiteleaf Local Nature Reserve Restoration Project an 11acre site near Monks Risborough. The aim is to define and restore the famous hill Whiteleaf Cross. Its age is unknown but it was dug two feet into the chalk. Surrounding areas ...
P-HC/A/124
Date: [1980]
The CDs are in Publisher Format copied in November 2014. (copy )
O-BDHS/E/001
Date: 2014
A CD containing a copy of photographs in JPG format used in the book entitled ‘The History of Beaconsfield’.
O-BDHS/E/002
Date: 2015
Details of Beaconsfields history. Name earliest recorded 1184 AD Bekensfeld – clearing in the beeches. Old english name probably in a period of relative calm when danish in the area about 880-920. It was felt that Alfred the Great may have created Bekensfeld after defeating the Danes closer to 900AD. beaconsfield chosen as light, well ...
P-HC/A/034
Date: 1980
This booklet is a combination of photocopied material of articles, maps, diagrams and photographs relating to the Romano-British Estate at Mantles Green Amersham.
P-PB/B/041
Date: [1990-2010]
The history of brickmaking in Bucks and describes the processes involved.
P-HC/A/109
Date: 1967
The folk-lore behind maypole dancing
P-HC/A/110
Date: 1967
The article, with a series of photographs, covers the history of Penn and Tylers Green for Saxon times through to 2000.
P-PB/R/013
Date: [2001]
Beaconsfield an ‘upland settlement’ settled in probably 877 AD by Danes. Most of the settlement was in Burnham and that north of Ledborough Lane in Hertfordshire. As in Burnham not mentioned separately in the Domesday Book but as part of Burnham. Oldest name in town is Gregory who lived here in 1230-1240. A William de ...
P-HC/A/033
Date: [1970]
A collection of notes, newspaper cuttings, magazine articles, booklets and extracts from books referring to the Chalfont Hoard stored within an envelope.
P-PB/B/018
Date: [1990-2000]
Article details the battles from the 6th century between the Anglo Saxons and the Danes. Anglo Saxons arrived in about 600AD . Danes then attacked from the south east and took over in about 800-900AD. The roman roads were used for transport but also enabled hiding places from attackers. In 999AD the English under Edward ...
P-HC/A/067
Date: [1970]
Type-written description of Grimm’s Ditch with directions for a walk along it
G-Bucks/D/001
Date: [2000]
Article about the investigation of the line of a new water mains and possible archaelogical remains. Between Hedsor and Windsor Hill nothing of historical importance was found. However between Hedsor and Well End numerous artefacts were recoverd from many different periods as well as footings of a building (the latter damaged by the caterpillar tracked ...
P-HC/A/224
Date: [1990]
Collection of articles, letters, research notes etc extracted from various sources and passed to the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society relating to Bulstrode Park
B-Bu
Date: 1962-2010
Collection of articles, letters, research notes etc extracted from various sources and passed to the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society relating to Ice Houses.
B-IH
Date: 2000-2004
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc, relating to the M40 extracted from various sources and passed to the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society.
B-M40
Date: 1934-2015
Article reviews local church buildings and changes over time. Little Missenden, High Wycombe and Penn churches are included. All had square towers. Flint and rubble would have been covered with plaster or lime-washed in the past but now exposed. Local churches eg at Wycombe have been rebuilt in this case in the 13th century. Little ...
P-HC/A/239
Date: [1980]
Details of the Roman Road running South East from Dorchester with a detailed map – taken from CBA 9, Newsletter No 8
G-RR/A/006
Date: 1977