Hand drawn annotated map of Beaconsfield and surroundings showing details of where early visitors and settlers left their mark ; includes description of the “Viatores”.
P-HC/MP/015
Date: 1970
Showing overall routes of Roman Roads that cross South East Buckinghamshire, based on Ordnance Survey maps Scale 1:25,000.
P-HC/MP/056
Date: c1961
Mention of a pottery run by a mother and daughter, next to the White Hart on Aylesbury End in a listed 16th century building with a showroom at the front and pottery behind. The pottery pieces created are made using the Hagman technique. Article details the type of jewellery made.
P-HC/A/131
Date: [1970]
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]
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
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
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]
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]
2 Articles, black and white photographs and sketches page 10. Scheme set up in Wycombe where children could meet up and draw local buildings. This urban centre set up by the council enabled childen to draw local buildings and to be taken out of town as well. by Bob Curtis Second article details High Wycombe’s buildings ...
P-HC/A/190
Date: [1967]
