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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Marlow maps
Historic maps of Marlow and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Marlow maps
Historic map of Marlow
Illustrated Victorian map of Buckinghamshire
Historic Map of any Marlow postcode
Marlow books
Displaying 3 of 4 books about Marlow and the local area. View all Marlow books
North Buckinghamshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
Buckinghamshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
Aylesbury Photographic Memories
Paperback
$26
7 Marlow photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Marlow
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I grew up in Marlow during the 60s. I have wonderful memories of a really free childhood of bike rides, exploring the woods, rowing a very old boat on the river, even swimming which my mum never found out about , and just general messing about! We used to go to Marlow Common and play in the trenches, or trek through... [more]
Shared on 14 January 2009
My father was born in Marlow and mother had already made 2 very good friends before she met and married him. As a result we as children (I was the eldest of 6) found it a wonderful haven to be welcomed at their home on countless occasions as we were growing up. We lived in London, each journey was an adventure... [more]
Shared on 29 December 2008
A wealth of memories flood in:
Saturday morning pictures followed by sausages from Clarkes, the Butchers made by "Uncle" Len Roblett with whom I and my brother were evacuated from London together with his wife "Aunt" Rosie and their sons Goosey & Dadle up Munday Dean.
Visits to the sweet shop in old Dean Street.
Sheltering from the Doodle Bug which... [more]
Shared on 19 January 2009
Buckinghamshire memories
I was born in Little Marlow in 1947 and lived three doors away from the village shop, run by Miss Littlewood. I would go there and weigh the sultanas, currants etc., and put them into little blue bags.
My Mum (Phyllis Wright) waited at table when Queen Elizabeth 2nd came to visit Lord and Lady Ronaldshay at the manor house,... [more]
Shared on 24 February 2008
After joining as aircrew in 1950 and being re-mustered as motor mechanic in 1951, I was posted to RAF Medmenham and attached to the motor pool. It was a wonderful posting with fond memories of walking along the river banks, drinks at the Dog and Badger as well as trying to visit every pub in Marlow and drinking half a pint.... [more]
Shared on 17 June 2008
National Service RAF Medmenham 1956
RAF Medmenham, National Service 1956, arrived, spent the first night in the guardroom, nobody knew I was coming, thought I might be a member of the IRA. First week spent on the rubbish cart, Christmas Day armoury guard, good times though at the Red Lion in Marlow, and the Dog and Badger in Medmenham. Left in 1957 to join the RAF... [more]
Shared on 17 August 2007
Medmenham was a beautiful posting and a happy place.
I attended the local dance hall.... where I was in great demand having danced to Silver medal class beore joining the RAF. Dream on you say !!!!!! Yes indeed.
I am still in touch with some old friends and attended a reunion about 10 years ago. Interesting to see how people change.!!!... [more]
Shared on 07 November 2006
I know I was doing my bit for my country at the time but Medmenham will always be in my memory because of the great friends I made at the RAF station. It was also a beautiful part of the country to be doing my service. I got to meet some of the locals who worked on site at the time... [more]
Shared on 23 August 2006
Extracts From Marlow & Buckinghamshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Marlow, inspired by Frith photos.
Down the Thames Photographic Memories
This view, taken from Lock Island, looks towards the beautiful suspension bridge and the 1832 parish church which replaced the medieval one. This old church had been regularly flooded, particularly after the pound lock was built in 1773, and it partly collapsed in 1831. Here we see the old spire of 1832, a curiously knobbly affair with gigantic crockets.
This is an extract from Down the Thames Photographic Memories.
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Maidenhead Photographic Memories
The popular Complete Angler Hotel lies on the Berkshire bank and looks out across the Thames to Marlow. Originally, the road crossed a bridge to its left, but since 1832 the present superb suspension bridge has taken the road to the right, allowing the hotel to steadily expand towards the western route. Here we look past the hotel and the weir towards Lock Island from the 1832 bridge, before the hotel's 20th-century expansion.
This is an extract from Maidenhead Photographic Memories.
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Maidenhead Photographic Memories
This view looks west towards the Parish church. The pound lock replaced the hazardous flash locks in the middle of the weir in 1773. However this exacerbated the flooding of the churchyard and the medieval parish church partially collapsed. In 1832 it was replaced and here we see the knobbly spire of that date. It was later replaced by the present elegant one by John Oldrid Scott, who also designed the spire of St Luke's in... [more]
This is an extract from Maidenhead Photographic Memories.
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