Interview with Jenefer Farncombe, who is Lord of the Manor, she oversees the running of Estate which includes the weekly market and annual fair and as well as shooting and fishing held in the grounds of Hall Barn
P-L/A/002
Date: 01/04/2001
Information about official positions in the town received from Dick Smith. Also includes details of the annual fair, weekly market and other customs.
P-TC/N/002
Date: 2000-2006
Article detailing the history and career of Dick Smith, the Town Crier whose family dates back to the 1600’s in Beaconsfield. Includes a photograph.
P-TC/NC/006
Date: 2009
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
Collection of articles, letters, research notes, maps etc. relating to Davenies Farm
F007
Date: 1510-2000
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Seeleys Farm
F009
Date: 1792-2018
Research Notes titled Woosters of Seeleys Farm – home to a Wooster family from around 1850. Details some historical detail of Beaconsfield, local families and the Wooster family of Seeleys Farm.
F009/N/003
Date: 2018
Translation of the extract from the Domesday Book. It mentions Lude Farm, Bishop Walter of Buckland and Wooburn; the lands, properties, slave, money and animals that he owns. It also gives the same information for the Bishop of Bayeux, who is also the Bishop of Dinton, Weston Turville, Bierton, Chalfont St Peter, Taplow and Horsenden.
F023/N/001
Date: c2000
Photocopy of an email from Wolfgang Ansorge to Michael Churn requesting information on the history of Bottom Farm.
F025/R/004
Date: [2005]
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Glory Hill Farm.
F029
Date: 1900-2011
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Overs Farm.
F030
Date: 1828-2001
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Gregories Farm
F008
Date: 1890-2000
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc, relating to the Curzon family, extracted from various sources and passed to the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society.
P-C
Date: 1995-2002
In the interview Frederick Curzon, the present Earl Howe talks about Admiral Howe, the history of the family in Penn, the history of the house and estate in Penn. The introduction mentions the fifth Earl who took up motor racing in 1928.
P-C/A/002
Date: 2001
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Lillyfee Farm.
F031
Date: 1925-2000
Extracts on Lillyfee farm and Wooburn Manor. Including details of ownership and boundaries in history Many references shown. Appended slips of paper about origin of names
F031/A/001
Date: c2000
Collection of articles, letters and research notes etc. relating to Home Farm
F021
Date: 1880-2000
Collection of articles, letters, research notes etc extracted from various sources and passed to the Beaconsfield and District Historical Society relating to the Day family or given to the archive by members of the Day family.
P-D
Date: 1880-2001
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
Booklet titled A Beaconsfield Sketchbook by Trevor Crompton FCSD consisting black and white sketches and historical narrative of Beaconsfield. 2 copies
P-TrCr/B/001
Date: 2005
Series of books and pamphlets realting to Edmund Waller and the Waller family
P-EW/B
Date: 2006
Series of letters and attached items relating to Edmund Waller and the Waller family
P-EW/L
Date: 1968-2006
Series of research notes relating to Edmund Waller and the Waller family
P-EW/N
Date: [1900-2015]
Includes handwritten notes on the sketch, including a description of the arms.
P-EW/N/009
Date: [1900-2015]