Wargrave Local History Society
The Society has published three books and two
booklets.
The Book of Wargrave Originally published in hardback in 1986; reprinted in softback in 1999; currently out-of-print ISBN:978 0 9511878 4 5 |
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Price £10 |
The Second Book
of Wargrave Originally published in hardback in 1998 ISBN: 978 0 9511878 3 8 |
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Price £9 |
The Illustrated Book of Wargrave Originally published in hardback in 2011 ISBN 978 0 9511878 5 2 |
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Price £6.95 |
A Brief History of Wargrave Originally published as booklet in 2019 ISBN 978 0 9511878 6 9 |
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Price £2.50 |
Historic Wargrave Walks Booklet Originally published in 2001 |
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Price
£2.50 |
A copy of the Booklet describing four Historic Village Walks can also be downloaded free from Dropbox as a PDF file by clicking on the cover image below: The Illustrated Book of Wargrave
The views include events, people and places in the village, with
aerial photographs, the High Street, church, schools, boating and the river, all
being featured. A number of the photographs come from the personal albums of
Harriette Cooke Smith, and are published here for the first time. Harriette, the
daughter of a one-time Vicar of Wargrave, was one of the most generous
benefactors the village has ever had, giving us the Woodclyffe Hostel,
Woodclyffe Hall, Recreation Ground, Almshouses, Allotments, all named after her
home in the village. Many other old photographs have only been discovered
recently, and the Society is pleased to be able to share them by including them
in this book. The
Illustrated Book of Wargrave has about 200 images attractively presented in its
112 indexed pages, and printed on good quality paper. It will appeal to all who
love and have an interest in Wargrave.
How to obtain
these books
Copies of the books are on sale at meetings of the Society.
The Brief History is available at Newberrys in Twyford,and
they can also be ordered through the book trade,
and we can provide a limited mail-order service.
The Illustrated Book of Wargrave is a collection of historical
images, showing the village over the past 140 years.
A Brief History of Wargrave
A brief introduction to the history of the village and how it has developed, particularly over the last 200 years, including over 40 early photographs from the history society's archives and a sketch map to help locate the places of interest. The topics include the local rivers, notable buildings, the railway, the schools, shops and businesses, Wargrave at war and notable people connected to Wargrave.
The Book of Wargrave
I | EARLY HISTORY AND GROWTH | The landscape and geology; Origins and development; Village buildings; St. Mary's Church; The Chapel; The Roman Catholic Church. |
II | BENEFACTORS | The Piggott Family; Mrs Smith and The Woodclyffes. |
III | THE SCHOOLS | Foundation and growth; Life in school. |
IV | WORKING THE LAND | Changes in farming at Upper Culham; George Bayliss and the Chalk Pit; The Floral Mile. |
V | VILLAGE LIFE | Markets, fairs, shops and tradesmen; Domestic servants; Doctors, nurses and health. |
VI | THE RIVER THAMES | The river and riparian houses; Willow Lane. |
VII | COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES | Railways; Public Services. |
VIII | RECREATION | Inns and Alehouses; Wargrave and Shiplake Regatta. |
IX | MAJOR EVENTS | The Church Fire; World War II. |
X | PERSONAL REMINISCENCES | Dorothy Pring; Edie Fry; Peter Dover; Queenie Rideout. |
XI | PEOPLE AND PLACES | Folklore; Sir Moris Ximenes and the Wargrave Rangers; Jane Austen; Thomas Day; Hare Hatch; The Remnants and Bear Place; Sir Morell Mackenzie; Henry Kingsley; Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edwin Lutyens; Eccentric Vicars. |
Cont The Second Book of Wargrave
I | EARLY HISTORY | Wargrave - a Brief Background History; Life in Mediaeval Wargrave; The Black Death in Wargrave; The Wargrave Area in the Civil War Period; The Wargrave Workhouse; Wargrave District School; Rebecca's Well |
II | WARTIME HISTORY | Wartime Wargrave; Twin Evacuees Remember |
III | THE CHANGING VILLAGE | Adapting to Change; Local Farming - Spot the Difference |
IV | VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS | Village Social, Cultural & Recreational Activities; The Wargrave Guides; The Wargrave Scouts; The Youth Club; The Village Theatre Groups; The Wargrave Womens Club; The Bowls Club; The Cricket Club; The Football Club; The Tennis Club |
V | HARE HATCH | History of Hare Hatch; Hill House; Old House; Scarlett's Farm; Memories of Hare Hatch |
VI | PEOPLE AND PLACES | Boating and the River; The Wynmalens and Kingswood House; Nurse Olive Cameron; Alfred James Beckford; Clifford Maidment and W H Easterling's; The Croft; The London Children's Hospital Link; Tussaud in Wargrave |
VII | COMMUNICATIONS | Whither that Old Grove by the Weir?; Bus and Coach Services Through Wargrave |
VIII | PERSONAL REMINISCENCES | The Diary of George Beck; Memories of the Sansom Family; Story of a Car Crash ; But I Remember When ...! ; High Cockett |
IX | HISTORICAL DATA | Lay Subsidy Roll, Hearth Tax and Land Tax; The Value of the Pound; Wargrave Scout and Cub Leaders; Wargrave Rangers; Wargrave Roll of Honour |
Historic Wargrave Walks
Want to know more about our village? If so, you need the Local History Society booklet with its selection of walks covering most of the interesting places within easy walking distance of the centre. Each takes an hour or less to complete and there are four to choose from:
Learn about interesting buildings and features along the way, hear about major happenings and 'meet' notable villagers from long ago.
Written by local historian, Peter Delaney, the booklet also
has a brief history of the village, three sketch maps and numerous pen and ink
illustrations by David Ball.