Description of the road and the area this road goes through.
P-LH/N/003
Date: c1960
Includes information on the history and route of this road and its surroundings on its 40 mile path.
P-LH/N/004
Date: c1960
Includes information on the history and route on this road and surroundings on its 25 1/2 mile paths.
P-LH/N/005
Date: c1960
Handwritten notes on the history of Wilton Park from Neolithic man to the Du Pre family
P-ATay/N/002
Date: c1980
Typed notes entitled ‘History of Beaconsfield: How it all started’.
P-ATay/N/007
Date: 1981
Extracts from ‘Warrior Kings of Saxon England’ by R Whitlock with page references.
P-ATay/N/009
Date: 1981
Typed notes about Alfred the Great. There are handwritten amendments.
P-ATay/N/010
Date: 1976
Typed notes on history of Beaconsfield – 2 copies. There are a number of hand written amendments. It covers areas such as the main route ways, the creation of the weekly market and the annual fair.
P-ATay/N/011
Date: 1981
Typed notes on history of Town Planning in Beaconsfield from Saxons to present day.
P-ATay/N/012
Date: 1981
Typed notes on the outline of a book on the history of Beaconsfield, to be published by the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society. The notes list contents for 15 chapters of the book with points to be further investigated. There are two copies of these notes.
P-ATay/N/013
Date: 1975
Typed notes outlining suggestions of topics to be covered in a published history of Beaconsfield. Also contains a series of handwritten amendments.
P-ATay/N/014
Date: 1960
Newspaper article about the ancient history of Beaconsfield with three photographs.
P-ATay/NC/001
Date: 1981
Reproduced article from the Beaconsfield Parish Magazine about a discovery of a stone age implement made by A Day just north of Knotty Green
P-ATay/R/001
Date: 1923
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Seeleys Farm
F009
Date: 1792-2018
Excellent article about the original settlement of Beaconsfield, famous visitors and the naming of roads, farms and woods. This also mentions Gregories, Seeley’s, Ledborough, Wilton, Davenies & Holtspur.
F009/NC/004
Date: 1980
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Overs Farm.
F030
Date: 1828-2001
Reproductions of letters from A Taylor to Mr. Seymour regarding articles that A Taylor has written on the history of Beaconsfield.
P-ATay/R/003
Date: 1981
Hand written notes as to Celtic origin of Overs Farm name and history of Overs farm. Coloured in map showing site 1993. On reverse two photographs showing a row of Elm trees before and after felling following Dutch elm disease 1970’s and 1996 including Miss Pitchers nephew.
F030/N/001
Date: c1996
The research notes provides details of Hunts farm – The origin of its Celtic name, its history and a list of its occupants.
F030/N/002
Date: [1900-1999]
Research notes include a reference to the Celtic name of Bullocks Farm. There are also typed notes about water supply at the small holding. Photograph of farmhouse taken in 1993. A small ordnance survey map of the remaining two farm cottages.
F030/N/003
Date: [1990-1993]
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Wattleton Farm
F019
Date: 1900-2010
Near the heart of Old Beaconsfield , name derives from WAITHA Le TON. Last farmer to own the farm was William Rolfe the brother of the owner of Wiggenton Farm just opposite.
F019/N/001
Date: [1900-1999]
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Wiggenton Farm
F020
Date: 1800-1999
Research notes of Celtic name derived from WIG-EYN-TON; meaning the farm of the woods of the uncultivated land permanent pasture. Also includes ad copy of a map of Wiggenton Farm and a copy of a photograph of workers at the farm
F020/N/005
Date: 1950-1990
