Well written typewritten article about the development of local churches. Local meetings date from 597AD at the local dignitarys house. Ministry priests moved between villages but soon burials, weddings and christenings became so numerous one priest could not manage everyone so the Lord of the Manor appointed village priests who would build the village churches. ...
P-HC/A/162
Date: 1968
Making the most of Buckinghamshire canals. Several firms hire out canal boats to enjoy the canals. They move at 3-4mph. Locks, fishermen on the banks and peace and quiet are promised. A map of the canals in Bucks is on the reverse.
P-HC/A/161
Date: 1966
Article details the proposed canal development and opposition to its creation by numerous people even by the Dean and Chapter of St Pauls Cathedral. The Thames at this point flooded regularly, and had low water during the summer. The new canal would halve the journey time along the tortuous Thames. The canal was never built ...
P-HC/A/160
Date: 1968
The last working water mill on the Rye. It marks the beginning of the old town of Wycombe looking across the Rye meadows. The mill dates from the 16th-17th century. The mill site part of Panells or la Pennell in 1166 on the estate of Roger Pinel, a Crown Tenant of Henry II. the mill ...
P-HC/A/159
Date: 1967
4 sheets showing different versions of plans of Pann Mill for sale in 1900.
P-HC/A/158
Date: 1900
Two sided article detailing with sketch map and photograph the route of the Grand Union Canal. Article details the path from the Aylesbury Arm and the Ship pub. Details like the bridge number plates are discussed. Smooth cast iron corner plates for the smooth passage of ropes. Puttenham bridge way marker stone. The sixteen locks ...
P-HC/A/157
Date: [1990]
Two sides of details about wall paintings from the medieval period in churches. 80% of wall paintings have now gone however there is still a fair representation of each type. Paintings were for two reasons to teach and be devotional. There are four categoriesof medieval church paintings The Bible story, single figurs of saints, lives ...
P-HC/A/156
Date: 1968
Three sides of article detailing the fire brigade and its changes over the years. The risk of fire was very great. Fighting fire equipment was minimal. In Oxford, Aylesbury and Abingdon the livery companies kept buckets of water with ladders and squirters available. The Great Fire of London led to the development of fire insurance ...
P-HC/A/155
Date: 1968
Article detailing the meanings of pub signs. Details of The Walnut Tree, the Old White Swan, The Bull Inn, The Earl Howe, The Disraeli, The Red Lion, The Saracens Head, The Plough, The Bricklayers, The Kings Head, Cross Keys etc are all mentioned and their context.
P-HC/A/154
Date: [c2005]
Rough map with detail of windmills in Buckinghamshire. Detail mentions the two mills in Brill and Pitstone. These mills are of older design. The smock mill at Lacey green built in 1650, the oldest of its kind in England as well as the fine tower mill at Quainton are examples of later mills.
P-HC/A/153
Date: 1967
Black and white picture of flowers on the banks of the River Wye in front of the chapel and old houses in High Wycombe
P-HC/A/152
Date: [1970]
Black and white photograph of the countryside at West Wycombe.
P-HC/A/151
Date: [2000]