Handwritten notes on proposals for railway lines (Wycombe Railway Company and Great Western & Great Central) in the area, notes on Post Office & Postal Services & costs and notes on the Act of Parliament of 1285 relating to roads and highways with comments on origins of road verges.
P-FM/N/003
Date: [1900-1994]
Book of handwritten notes on history of the Church of St Mary & All Saints (only a few pages)
P-FM/N/004
Date: [1900-1994]
Handwritten notes on various subjects including – Rev John Gould and Rob Rolf, origins of name of Holloway’s Farm, note from 1827 diary of E. Copleston and Tithe apportionment award 1746.
P-FM/N/005
Date: [1900-1994]
Handwritten notes about The Inns and Toll Roads of Old Beaconsfield taken from ‘Notes on the History of Beaconsfield and District’ by Frank Mackinnon..
P-FM/N/006
Date: [1900-1994]
Photocopy of notes of ‘Notes on the History of Beaconsfield and District’ Volume 1. These are copies taken from the handwritten text by Sir Frank MacKinnon. This volume covers pages 7A through to 51.
P-FM/R/002
Date: [1994]
Photocopy of notes of ‘Notes on the History of Beaconsfield and District’ Volume 2. These are copies taken from the handwritten text by Sir Frank MacKinnon. This volume covers pages 52 through to 121.
P-FM/R/003
Date: [1994]
Photocopy of handwritten notes on history of the Church of St Mary & All Saints
P-FM/R/004
Date: [1900-1994]
Copy of article written by G K Chesterton entitled “Beaconsfield”. The article is amended and signed by G K Chesterton. Covering letters from Dr G R Rigby and from Town Clerk, L R Peacock, to the Beaconsfield & District Historical Society.
P-GKC/L/001
Date: 1900-1993
Handwritten Grenfell family tree commencing with John Grenfell pre-1692 up to Second Lord Grenfell (born 1905). Shows the Du Pre family connection through marriage of Charlotte Du Pre to Pascoe St Leger Grenfell
P-Gr/R/005
Date: c1960
Photocopy of article from page 2 of The Grenfell Sun (Saskatchewan, Canada) describing information received from Mrs May Spicer about St Mary’s Church, Beaconsfield and the Grenfell memorials therein.
P-Gr/R/010
Date: 11/01/1984
Article appealing for Gurney and Crowhurst family genealogical information for Ray Shrimpton. Includes two photographs.
P-Gu/NC/001
Date: 1995
An article from The Law Society’s Gazette. With reference to Claude Du Vall. This visits the legal aspects of highway robbery and dispelling myths that surround the offence.
P-Hi/A/001
Date: 04/04/1990
Handwritten notes about an entry in ” The History of Notorious Highwayman” printed in 1705 concerning the arrival of Du Vall at the Crown Inn ,Beaconsfield regarding a money bag dropped down a chimney.
P-Hi/N/001
Date: [1900-1999]
Detailing extracts from “Highwaymen” by C Hibbert(1977) concerning Duval’s life and history as a highwayman. Refers to other reference books mentioning du Vall , also mentions Newgate Prison
P-Hi/N/002
Date: [1900-1999]
Advertising material for “The History of Beaconsfield”. Summary of Highwaymen’s activities in Beaconsfield area mentioning Claude Duval and Jack Shrimpton. 2 copies
P-Hi/N/003
Date: 1984
Article from The Advertiser describing the use of the Saracen’s Head and the Crown Inn by various highwaymen including Jack Shrimpton, Claude Duval and Savage. Refers to various robberies, including an attempted robbery of Edmund Burke. Refers to incident when a dog was lowered down a chimney to create a diversion. Also ...
P-Hi/NC/001
Date: 1980
Article on the sale of a cottage in Winchmore Hill once occupied by the highwayman, Jack Shrimpton
P-Hi/NC/002
Date: 29/07/1971
Describes a history of a building in London End called Burkes Lodge which used to be an Inn in 17th century. Was used by the highway man Claude Duval as a base to attack the rich customers
P-Hi/NC/003
Date: 30/10/2014
Typed note on the Grenfell family coat of arms and information on Lord Grenfell born 4th July 1828, and also the first and second Barons Grenfell. Typed copy of information held in the Grenfell Museum, Saskatchewan, Canada. Note signed by Mrs Annie Yule, Historian
P-Gr/N/001
Date: c1960
Letter from HM Customs & Excise with extract from McCoy’s Dictionary of Customs & Excise giving details of early Excise history and Dr Johnson’s definition of Excise sent to A Taylor
P-ATay/L/001
Date: 1975
Typed notes on the Development of the Great Estates – Hall Barn, Gregories/ Butler’s Court & Wilton Park
P-ATay/N/001
Date: c1970
Handwritten notes on the history of Wilton Park from Neolithic man to the Du Pre family
P-ATay/N/002
Date: c1980
Notes on the history of Gregories and Hall Barn including a black & white picture of the arms of the Butlers
P-ATay/N/003
Date: c1980
Typed notes about Alfred the Great. There are handwritten amendments.
P-ATay/N/010
Date: 1976