Collection of photographs, books, research documents, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc. relating to the funeral of King George VI.
E-GVIF
Date: 1952
A small article stuck on A4 paper. Detailing Hedsor, Hedsor Wharf and Cliveden. Brief details only.
P-HC/A/223
Date: [2000]
Order of Service at St Mary & All Saints Church held on 12th June 2016.
E-E90B/B/002
Date: 12/6/2016
Booklet celebrating the Queen’s 90th Birthday. A special edition for schools and includes information about the Coronation, the Queen, her work and her faith.
E-E90B/B/001
Date: 2016
Article about a new park created in Maidenhead. Guards Club Park created on a 2 acre site. Originally in 1974 the Maidenhead Society wanted to save a bridge and as it worked eventually reclaimed an area of wilderness as well. Volunteers worked through 2 years to save the bridge and landscape the reclaimed wilderness land. ...
P-HC/A/222
Date: 1974
1 page article detailing the riots at Lane’s Mill about 1800. The magistrate, Dr Scobel incited the riots. Other mills were damaged. 44 men and boys were found guilty of destroying machinery. Most illiterate and young. 42 were sentenced to death but eventually 22 were given life transportation and the rest imprisoned. 2 were reserved ...
P-HC/A/221
Date: [1960]
Collection of books, photographs, articles, newspaper cuttings and documents etc. relating to the 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
E-E90B
Date: 2016
Beaconsfield MP Joy Morrissey is concerned about the closure of banks in Beaconsfield and vows to try to help by meeting representatives of the banks and the post office.
P-JM/NC/006
Date: 8/4/2022
Account of the opening of the new relief road which was known locally as the “road to nowhere”.
O-BCC/NC/019
Date: 8/4/2022
2 page article detailing Amersham’s history. Known as Agmodesham in Saxon times. In 1086 the Domesday book note it is called Elmodesham. At this time there were 3 watermills, a right to a fair and market granted around 1200. A centre of dissent in the 14th century, supporting the parliament against the catholic church. It ...
P-HC/A/220
Date: 1976