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Bracknell maps
Historic maps of Bracknell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bracknell maps
Historic map of Bracknell
Illustrated Victorian map of Berkshire
Historic Map of any Bracknell postcode
Bracknell books
Displaying 3 of 8 books about Bracknell and the local area. View all Bracknell books
Thames Valley County Memories
Paperback
£15
Berkshire Churches Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Berkshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
2 Bracknell photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Bracknell
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Oh, what a joy to find this photograph. Between the Market Inn and the shop was a little unmade lane called Searl Street. I was born at number five, at my grandparents' house, in October 1945.
Over the years I returned to Bracknell on many occasions to visit relatives, the last time I visited was in the 1980s and I was... [more]
Shared on 21 July 2009
Berkshire memories
I used to go to the school here - St Michaels. Every week we walked up to the church, two by two, past the farm where Wild Ridings is now. I remember when there were cows grazing there and harvest festival service was relevant to the farmers.
Later I worked at Church Hill House on Ward 4 (1973). The Hospital has... [more]
Shared on 02 January 2007
White Cottage (Blacksmith's Cottage)
My family and I lived in the White Cottage (known to us as the Blacksmith's Cottage) from about 1962 to 1964, whereafter we emigrated to Canada. I have fond memories of the cottage and its low ceilings, the Aga in the kitchen, the huge garden which bordered a school (St. Michael's?), and of course the church up the road where we... [more]
Shared on 02 January 2007
I moved to Binfield with my parents Rose and Cyril Richardson and my brother Brian in 1946. We lived in Rose Hill at a house called “Athlone”. It isn’t there any more, it was demolished and six houses built on the site.
At the age of 30 I finally left Binfield but the memories of growing up there have... [more]
Shared on 03 November 2008
Extracts From Bracknell & Berkshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bracknell, inspired by Frith photos.
When this photograph was taken, Binfield was no more than a sleepy village. The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.
This is an extract from Berkshire Pocket Album.
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Berkshire Photographic Memories
More than 50 years before this photograph was taken, Bracknell was described in the county directory as 'a small village consisting of a long, narrow street, inhabited principally by small shopkeepers, who supply the surrounding neighbourhood.'
This is an extract from Berkshire Photographic Memories.
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Some time during the second half of the 19th century, Bracknell became a town, helped by the coming of the railway in 1856 and the development of market gardening and brick-making.
This is an extract from Berkshire Pocket Album.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
