2 page article with 4 photographs. Detail of walking on the ancient tracks around Wendover on the Icknield Way. Mention is made of the 1450 Wellwick House lived in by Judge Jefferies. Combe Hill Monument with photograph commemorates those who were killed in the Boer War. More detail describes walks locally including the 30,000 acres ...
P-HC/A/120
Date: [1950]
Article with photograph and details about Wendover and 16th century Bosworth House.
P-HC/A/119
Date: [1965]
Horsenden was on the London to Oxford road, near Princes Risborough. The Manor House in Horsenden was a royalist house surrounded by a moat. Detail is given about the Grubb and later Denham family who lived there. Both created various stories one of murder another of the Green Lady ghost but mainly reference is made ...
P-HC/A/118
Date: 1967
2 page article about John Hampden at the time of the 360th anniversary of his death in 1643. Includes Photographs and details of his statue, church, plaque, and many more 8 in total. His mother was Elizabeth Cromwell the aunt of Oliver Cromwell. He was born in 1594. He had 9 children and his wife, ...
P-HC/A/117
Date: [1960]
A drive around Amersham detailing Amersham on the Hill, Chesham, Chartridge, Hampden, Lacey Green, Hughenden Manor back via Hazlemere, Coleshill, Chalfont St Giles and Penn including details of the countryside and churches, Disraeli and Hampden.
P-HC/A/116
Date: 1967
A tour highlighting places linked to the Hampdens. Great Hampden church, photos of John Hampdens statue and plaque in Aylesbury as well as Hampden House and Great Kimble Church.
P-HC/A/115
Date: [1960]
Photocopy of census details of the Day Family in 1891- Uriah (53years), Sarah (48yrs) Augustus (24yrs), Florence (25yrs) Evelyn (24yrs) and Frederick (14yrs)Day. Drapers, Drapers assistants and Milliner. They had a 20year old servant to help.
P-HC/A/114
Date: 1891
Town Centre enhancement scheme.
P-HC/MP/195
Date: 1997
Copy of hand drawn map of St Mary & All Saints Churchyard showing location and type of graves.
P-HC/MP/194
Date: 1900
An article about lace making,an important occupation in local areas. The centre was at Olney (Laceland, North Buckinghamshire). Many women supplemented their husbands incomes supported by daughters. Lace schools educated on the different designs and making lace. They closed in 1880. Lacemakers rose at 6.30am Embers kept feet warm, Each lace maker had to make ...
P-HC/A/113
Date: [1960]
Map and brochure showing places of interest in Beaconsfield Old Town.
P-HC/MP/193
Date: c1980
This manor was Isaac D’israeli’s tenancy for 19years. Benjamin Disraeli lived here in childhood. The D’israelis were jewish but converted to christianity and therefore changed their name to ‘Disraeli’. After 1848 when Isaac died his son Benjamin Disraeli bought Hughenden Manor. Benjamin was a politician and novelist by then. The article details the property and ...
P-HC/A/112
Date: 1967