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28 November 2024
The next Quarterly Meeting will be held on Thurs 28th November in the Memorial Hall - Doors open 7pm for a 7.30 start. The talk will be by Phillip Garrahan entitled 'Why does Heritage Matter'
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We are always on the look-out for more information about Shrivenham and district. If you have old photos, know of historical facts, old documents (especially deeds) please contact us...
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Stainswick Farm Canal Feeder
– When the Wilts & Berks Canal was abandoned
Wilts & Berks Canal Packet
– A bundle of informative papers on the canal
The Cottage at the Memorial Hall - Shrivenham
– It stood there before the Memorial Hall was built
The Wilts & Berks Canal
– First & Second Editions by L.J. Dalby
OS Map centered on Longcott 1899
– Berkshire Sheet 13.
Traction Engine in the Canal at Shrivenham
– Traction Engine goes through the wooden bridge
The Wilts & Berks Canal about to open 1794
– A public announcement in the newspapers
Bourton Wharf on the Wilts & Berks Canal
– History of the Wharf & what it looks like today
Tragedy at Uffington in 1892
– Boy killed by a Traction Engine
Two maps of Shrivenham & district
– Both are copies
Watchfield House & matters concerning
– Articles and documents
Fryers Mill and Bridge
– Copies of documents
Longcott Wharf - The Wilts & Berks Canal
– The history of the Branch & Wharf
Logging/Timber trackway from Stainswick
– An explanation for the solitary barns
The Prize Fights at Acorn Bridge near Shrivenham
– Newspaper articles describing the events
Victorian and Edwardian Canals from old photographs
– Lots of photos of Canals
The Jolly Waterman public house - Longcot Lock
– On the Wilts & Berks CanalEvents