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Wargrave Local History Society

Founded in 1981

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Next meeting

Tuesday March 11th 2025

Annual General Meeting

A review of the past year and the announcement of the programme for 2025, followed by an item of local history interest

Meeting programme

News

Articles

From the archives - new item added - The re-consecration of St Mary's church in 1916
The Society holds an extensive collection of objects, documents and photographs related to Wargrave and the surrounding area, this new section of the website will showcase a number of these items and will be updated periodically

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January meeting report

The River Thames – liquid history

Graham Horn

14 January 2025

Graham took us to one of the most well-known sections of the river - Windsor and Eton, and told us tales of locks and boats, of swimmers and divers, of bridges and ferries

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February meeting report

The life and travels of the wife of a Bridge Engineer
Julia Freeman

11th February 2025

Julia is a ‘local’, having lived in Wargrave for 43 years. She tells us about her life as the wife of Anthony Freeman, who was the third generation of bridge builders in his family’s highly respected firm, Freeman Fox and Partners

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