Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
Great Brickhill maps
Historic maps of Great Brickhill and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Brickhill maps
Great Brickhill photos
We have no photos of Great Brickhill, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Stoke Hammond, Fenny Stratford, Bow Brickhill, Bletchley, Woburn, Woburn, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Woburn Sands, SimpsonGreat Brickhill books
Displaying 3 of 4 books about Great Brickhill and the local area. View all Great Brickhill books
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Memories of Great Brickhill
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I lived at the family home at the Three Locks, which was about one mile out of Stoke Hammond. Every Sunday from around five years of age, I walked to St Luke's Parish Church, Stoke Hammond to attend Sunday School. In later years I was the Sunday School teacher for a time. I was also confirmed here.
Along with my... [more]
Shared on 25 April 2008
I lived at the house just at the top of photo. The outbuildings can clearly be seen in the adjoining field to the family home. I spent all my childhood years playing with my brother and friends here. I used to love watching the working barges going through the locks. My grandfather kept the Three Locks (known then as The New... [more]
Shared on 25 April 2008
my roots from birth to 50years
2008 and this shop is still here. It has changed very little in looks. It was owned by the same family Bonner from my early memory of about 1950 for many years. Today it remains a post office/shop
Shared on 25 April 2008
I was born at number 8 Woodbine Terrace; in attendance was nurse Brinklow the local midwife and Dr Gleeve. My parents were Jim and Vera Cusack.
Just after the begining of the war my mother, sister and grandparents moved to Fenny Stratford to be near my auntie Doris (mother's sister) and to... [more]
Shared on 09 September 2009
When I was about 4 or 5 I moved from Water Eaton to Fenny. We lived with my gran, Mrs Gibson, in Church Street. We - my two brothers and myself, used to go to the Salvation Army Sunday School, we were only few doors away, and felt grown up walking the few yards away. I used to play the tambourine... [more]
Shared on 22 June 2009
My uncle John Cooke owned the gravel pit mentioned along with the brush factory. We lived in Staplehall Road and used to go across Farmer Howard's field to the pits and go on the very same beach. In the winter my brother Colin used to take me, a five year old, across to ice skate on the frozen lake, it was great... [more]
Shared on 17 January 2010
RAF Bletchley, Bucks. in the 1950s
I was stationed at Raf Bletchley 1950-1953 and wonder if anyone out there had a similar exdperience. At that time Bletchley was a signals station with most of the occupants working at RAF Stanbridge but having quarters at Bletchley. It was rather a small outfit - I worked at the Education Centre and for a short time at RAF Stanbridge. We often... [more]
Shared on 08 January 2010
I can't see what all the fuss is about, about having an 'inland seaside', its a bit 'old hat'! US LOCALS had a real one, well over 50 years ago, it was great, wherever you dug there was almost pure white sand, where was it? BEACON LAKE, we used to swim or just walk across to a lovely clean 'beach'. You... [more]
Shared on 25 July 2009
Extracts From Great Brickhill & Buckinghamshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Great Brickhill, inspired by Frith photos.
High Wycombe - A History & Celebration
In the foreground is Wycombe Wanderers' first ground, Adams Park, seen here in its early days. (Martin Andrew) This was taken from a similar viewpoint to 70598, but higher uphill. The Swan Theatre is on the right.
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High Wycombe - A History & Celebration
What might be called 'Greater Wycombe', the built-up area, stretches from Wycombe Wanderers football stadium in the west to Loudwater in the east, and south from the M40 down into the valley and north to Terriers.
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High Wycombe - A History & Celebration
Famous Citizens: The Council's Commemorative Plaques Attached to a number of buildings in the town are circular Westmoreland green slate plaques erected by the council; they are carved by the nationally renowned Martin Cook, whose studio is a converted chapel in Loudwater.
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