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  • Lord Reith of the BBC

    Lord Reith of the BBC

    John Charles Walsham Reith, 20/7/1889-16/6/1971
  • Battle site is saved from developers

    Battle site is saved from developers

    Newspaper article about the potential development of Holman’s Bridge where the Battle of Aylesbury may have taken place.
    P-HC/NC/009
    Date: c1980
  • An earthquake shakes the Chilterns Hills

    An earthquake shakes the Chilterns Hills

    A historic report of an earthquake in 1884.
    P-HC/NC/008
    Date: c1980
  • A watery setting for Clapton Mill

    A watery setting for Clapton Mill

    Small cutting about the sale of Clapton Mill via Raffety Buckland.
    P-HC/NC/007
    Date: c1980
  • Historical documents saved by local donations

    Historical documents saved by local donations

    3000 deeds relating to the former Shardeloes Estate have been bought by Buckinghamshire Record Office at an auction.  Cutting is glued on the back of a drawing of the Market Hall Amersham
    P-HC/NC/006
    Date: c1980
  • Little has changed in charm-laden village

    Little has changed in charm-laden village

    Extensive newspaper article about West Wycombe including photos and map.
    P-HC/NC/005
    Date: c1980
  • Not a coffee table type history book

    Not a coffee table type history book

    Cutting regarding the publication of the History of Buckinghamshire by Michael Reed.
    P-HC/NC/004
    Date: c1990
  • Landlord Ray finds village photos

    Landlord Ray finds village photos

    Cutting regarding Ray Bristoll landlord of The Firefly public house, Bourne End, inherited a set of photographs of various places in Bourne End which are reproduced in the article.
    P-HC/NC/003
    Date: 1970-1980
  • Five Bucks banks earmarked for closure after 60 branches axed

    Five Bucks banks earmarked for closure after 60 branches axed

    Lloyds Bank is to close its branch in Beaconsfield as well as 4 others.  Includes photo of banks
    O-LB/NC/001
    Date: 25/3/2022
  • Newspaper cuttings relating to Lloyds Bank

    Newspaper cuttings relating to Lloyds Bank

    O-LB/NC
  • Wilton Park is back on the map

    Wilton Park is back on the map

    Show homes at Wilton Park have been opened formally by heads of Inland Homes, Bewley Homes and the mayor Alistair Pike. Includes photographs
    B-WP/NC/050
    Date: 4/2/2022
  • Service station tops poll

    Service station tops poll

    Beaconsfield has once again been named one of the best service stations in the UK, scoring 9.28 out of 10.
    B-SS/NC/007
    Date: 18/2/2022
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