Pamphlet of printed from “Records of Bucks” Vol xx, part 4, 1978 covering the role of communities in Buckinghamshire during World War 1, also an partial article on Windmills
P-D/B/001
Date: 1978
Brief history of St Mary’s church , details of The Friends of St Mary’s, and of the Development Fund.
P-D/B/002
Date: 2000
Personal recollections of Old Beaconsfield by Kathleen Day. Gives a personal history of Old Beaconsfield, including shops, literary figures, transport and more.
P-D/B/008
Date: 1990
A fold-out programme for ‘The Piper’, a play performed in Hall Barn. Includes many adverts for local companies and the names of the actors
P-D/B/013
Date: c1910-1930
Contains a series of handwritten essays on historical events in Beaconsfield and People; for instance Edmund Burke. Also a recipe for ‘A Good Chutney’
P-D/B/014
Date: c1870
Names of 71 exhibitors for the Festival of Flowers; part of Beaconsfield’s 700th Fair and Festival 1269-1969
P-D/D/002
Date: 1969
Incomplete notes covering the origins of Beaconsfield Old Town, starting with the Saxon tribes.
P-D/N/013
Date: 26-Feb-80
Describes origins of Beaconsfield in Saxon times and at the time of the Domesday Book, reasons for growth, such as markets and fairs, with population and housing numbers in 1811 Mention of the estates of Hall Barn, Wilton Park and Butlers Court, and adjoining farmlands. Population ‘explosion’ caused by arrival of railway in 1906, and ...
P-D/N/017
Date: 01/03/1972
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
Article about Kathleen Day’s childhood memories of the Charter fair
P-D/NC/002
Date: 1999
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
Written long before railway came to Beaconsfield in 1906 description of the ancient buildings of Beaconsfield including detailed description of the rectory; connection with Augustine Burnham Abbey and chronological account of endowment of the manor of Beaconsfield. The rectory was rebuilt in 16th century and occupied until the 19th century by the rector. ...
P-D/NC/008
Date: c1883
Assorted news cuttings stuck on paper including: Week of Prayer held in non-conformist churches during January; bicycle match between John Keen and G O Wright which covered 10 miles for prize money of £20. Keen winning: detailed report of sudden death of Rev. Samuel James Bowles, rector . Includes account of ...
P-D/NC/010
Date: c1885
General interest article concerning the alleged Discovery of Noah’s Ark. Detailed account of visit of Bucks Archaeological Society to Beaconsfield where they inspected the church, Burke’s tomb, Wallers tomb, derivation of the name of Beaconsfield (a clearing in beech woods). The society then had lunch at Wilton Park courtesy of Mr Du Pre. ...
P-D/NC/014
Date: 1883
Three fragile newspaper pieces regarding the election of Mr George A Charsley as Beaconsfield Coroner. Details of the history of the post of Coroner, and the association of the “Coronership” with the Charsley family – his grandfather had been Coroner in 1821 and his father in 1855. His deputy was to be his ...
P-D/NC/019
Date: 1882
Article on recollections of Beaconsfield charter Fair, by Kathleen Day. It gives a brief history of the fair from 1266-1930. Includes photographs on the reverse
P-D/NC/023
Date: 1980
Sender unidentified but perhaps a church or architectural historian. Tries to date various architectural features of the church from photographs and comparisons with other building features and materials in the vicinity (e.g. High Wycombe, and Denner Hill near Prestwood)
P-D/R/001
Date: c1970
An Article on the publication of various books on the history of Beaconsfield.
P-D/R/017
Date: 1975
