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Bisham maps
Historic maps of Bisham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bisham maps
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Bisham books
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Thames Valley County Memories
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Berkshire Churches Photographic Memories
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Berkshire Photographic Memories
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Memories of Bisham
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My paternal grandmother, Kate Paine Whitbourn, was born in these cottages in 1896. Her father was the head carpenter at Bisham Abbey. The Paine family had lived in Bisham for several generations. When I was little, Gran and I would visit the kirk and 'water' her grandad. He was a great cricketer. We would stop at the monument, the war memorial,... [more]
Shared on 15 April 2007
Buckinghamshire memories
When I worked for Samuel Jones the boys in our office played cricket against a team in Cookham Dean and we girls went along as support. What a great place this is! I remember a lovely village in lovely countryside - must be a nice place to live. I didn't realise at that time the connection with Wind in the Willows... [more]
Shared on 31 May 2007
My parents met in Hurley at the church; my father lived at Rosehill which was a large estate nearby where his father was Head Gardener. My mother was nanny to the children of the Rector of Hurley, and had travelled to various places around the country looking after their children. She was very fond of the Rector and... [more]
Shared on 26 July 2009
I was born in Cookham in 1952. I attended Holy Trinity Primary School and sang in the church choir. One Remembrance Sunday I was given the honour of carrying the cross at the head of the procession from the church to the war memorial. I was extremely lucky to spend my childhood in such idyllic surroundings. My brothers and I, along... [more]
Shared on 20 June 2009
I own a four decanter set, enclosed in a 10.5 " high by 8" square box, of Amboyna wood, with brass handles and edging, possibly Georgian. Also, held by a brass clip in the top of box, is a 3.5 " glass with the name "Skindles" above a large "S" with a line drawn diagonally through it. Thanks to... [more]
Shared on 14 March 2008
My mum Lois and I used to catch the blue bus from Dorney Reach and we would go to Maidenhead to visit the doctor or the dentist and then pop into the library where I would always pick a library book about animals.
Shared on 04 June 2007
Watching the boats in the lock
Summer Sunday afternoons were often spent at Boulters Lock when I was a child. We would have a walk along the river and end up at the lock to sit and watch the boats go in and out.
There would be the people who thought they were the bee's knees in their blazers and straw boaters but who usually... [more]
Shared on 10 February 2007
My friend Jean and I lived at Dorney Reach and we used to go for walks by the river Thames with my dog. On Sunday afternoons we would then cross over the walkway which was on top of the lock gates and buy ice-creams from the
lock-keepers shop. You could hear the roar from the weir. The children from... [more]
Shared on 16 April 2007
Extracts From Bisham & Buckinghamshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bisham, inspired by Frith photos.
Berkshire Churches Photographic Memories
The Hobys dominate the imposing monuments in the south chapel, remembering the deaths of Sir Philip in 1558 and Sir Thomas in 1566. They were erected after Sir Thomas's death. One is of alabaster,and is a tomb chest with the two bearded half brothers relaxed in semi-recumbent poses. Behind is a shallow arch in which is a long poem, worth reading... [more]
This is an extract from Berkshire Churches Photographic Memories.
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Situated between the River Thames and Quarry Woods, made famous in Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', Bisham is one of Berkshire's most historic villages. The Abbey was originally a preceptory of the Knights Templar, and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Queen Victoria is said to have called here whilst out driving in her carriage, but found no-one at home. This photograph captures some gentle activity on the Thames, with the tree-shrouded Abbey and church... [more]
This is an extract from Berkshire Pocket Album.
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Berkshire Photographic Memories
Maidenhead, an affluent Thames-side town, used to be a crucial stage post on the London to Bath road, and the nearby Maidenhead Thicket, an area of over 300 acres of woodland and peaceful glades, is well-recorded as the haunt of highwaymen. Maidenhead's main street was once full of posting houses.
This is an extract from Berkshire Photographic Memories.
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