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Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire
Henley-On-Thames photos
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Henley-On-Thames maps
Historic maps of Henley-On-Thames and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Henley-On-Thames maps
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Henley-On-Thames books
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Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories
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Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
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Abingdon Photographic Memories
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4 Henley-On-Thames photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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Henley on Thames Grammar School
Nobody seems to have mentioned memories of the grammar school. I attended the school during the Second World War when it was shared with a London school who were evacuated there, we used the classrooms in the mornings and the others used them in the afternoon. I remember taking Avril Harrison, a classmate to the cinema one day - my first... [more]
Shared on 24 July 2009
I was also a pupil at Friar Park from 1955 to 1962. I have nothing but wonderful memories of this amazing school. As a little girl the endless drive with rhododendron bushes eventually opening into this huge circle where an Edwardian Gothic mansion stood, will always be etched in my memory. The incredible sweep of the lawns on the West Terrace... [more]
Shared on 23 June 2008
Before becoming the home of George Harrison of the Beatles, Friar Park was run as a school by sisters of the St. John Bosco order. This was my first school and I remember having to walk all the way to the main door along the winding drive each morning, passing by the huge rhododendron bushes which lined each side. As I... [more]
Shared on 03 March 2008
Oxfordshire memories
My best friend and I attended Suttons Secondary Boys School in Hornchurch Essex, and both of us were fortunate to be chosen to attend a two month summer term at Kennylands, situated at Sonning Common Berkshire. Actually we were both lucky twice and attended two years in succession. The Camp was beautifully laid out in two seperate halves, divided by a... [more]
Shared on 06 December 2007
I remember coming to Nettlebed in 1993 to play my piano accordian at this pub (and several others!) for Whitethorn Morris.
It was a gorgeous sunny summer day and crowds gathered round to watch the entertainment. Whitethorn Morris is a women's clog morris team from Harrow and they always look smart in their scarlet and blue kit with... [more]
Shared on 03 October 2008
We lived in a council house adjacent to the Star Brush factory where my father worked for some years before we moved to Peppard. While our house was very modern by some standards, we had no electricity for some years, but we did have flush toilets. I remember the beech trees being hauled into the factory for cutting up for making... [more]
Shared on 24 July 2009
Regarding the statement of Percy Bonner and his wife Rennie Bonner, written by Ken Crammer:
These people were my aunt and uncle.
Uncle Percy and Aunt Rennie went on to have 2 children, Louisa and Percy aka Penny, both married and continued to live in Crays Pond with their children and grandchildren near by.
In 1966 Uncle Percy was in a... [more]
Shared on 11 August 2009
I was evacuated to some wooden bungalows in Goring Road and lived with Percy and Renee Bonner. Renee's relations were Romany gypsies who lived in Woodcote. The photo shows The White Lion and the village shop which I believe was "Pointers Stores". Percy ran a log delivery business, and these were delivered by horse and cart to surrounding areas by Percy,... [more]
Shared on 05 September 2008
Extracts From Henley-On-Thames & Oxfordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Henley-On-Thames, inspired by Frith photos.
Oxfordshire Photographic Memories
Records indicate that there has been a bridge spanning the Thames at Henley since 1234. The present bridge was built by William Hayward: it is decorated with carved masks on the keystones showing Father Thames looking through bulrushes downstream and Isis looking upstream.
This is an extract from Oxfordshire Photographic Memories.
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Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories
These views show each end of the bridge - two were taken in 1890. Photograph looks from the Berkshire side, from the balcony of the Carpenter's Arms landing stage towards its rival, The Angel, whose tall 18th-century bay-windowed river elevation and riverside terrace are a well-known and very popular landmark; the Angel is perhaps the most photographed building in Henley. The other two views show the Carpenters... [more]
This is an extract from Henley-on-Thames Town and City Memories.
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Down the Thames Photographic Memories
It all started when the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race was held here in 1829, but the first Regatta proper was held in June 1839. This scene shows the 1890 crowds lining the course, which started at Temple Island in the distance. The Firs on the left, with its oriel window, is at the end of Riverside, now private parking for... [more]
This is an extract from Down the Thames Photographic Memories.
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