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A History of Wargrave Talk
The Centre for Heritage and Family History, 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire RG1 3BQ
Thursday 7 Mar 2024
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A History of Wargrave Talk
The village of Wargrave is on the Berkshire bank of the river Thames between Reading and Henley. The parish includes the hamlets of Crazies Hill and Hare Hatch.
Recorded in the Domesday Survey, the talk will look at people, places and events from over 900 years of its history. The story includes kings, queens and bishops, village benefactors, farmers and many others – some well-known, others less so. The impact of forward-thinking villagers, national events, and its growth in the 19th and 20th centuries will be illustrated with photographs from the last 150 years.
Our speaker, Peter Delaney, began researching aspects of Wargrave village history in 1975, and when the Wargrave Local History Society was formed in 1981, became its first deputy chairman, subsequently serving as chairman, and from 1992 onwards has been the society’s secretary. He wrote on aspects of village history for The Book of Wargrave and The Second Book of Wargrave, being editor for the latter, and was joint author for the Illustrated Book of Wargrave.
After the talk, tea/coffee and cake will be available (included in the price). Pre-booking is preferred, but you can pay on the door, if there are spaces available.
Image: High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire by Oswald Bertram – Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license
This talk is organised by Berkshire Family History Society CIO, a registered charity number 1204390.
Recorded in the Domesday Survey, the talk will look at people, places and events from over 900 years of its history. The story includes kings, queens and bishops, village benefactors, farmers and many others – some well-known, others less so. The impact of forward-thinking villagers, national events, and its growth in the 19th and 20th centuries will be illustrated with photographs from the last 150 years.
Our speaker, Peter Delaney, began researching aspects of Wargrave village history in 1975, and when the Wargrave Local History Society was formed in 1981, became its first deputy chairman, subsequently serving as chairman, and from 1992 onwards has been the society’s secretary. He wrote on aspects of village history for The Book of Wargrave and The Second Book of Wargrave, being editor for the latter, and was joint author for the Illustrated Book of Wargrave.
After the talk, tea/coffee and cake will be available (included in the price). Pre-booking is preferred, but you can pay on the door, if there are spaces available.
Image: High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire by Oswald Bertram – Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license
This talk is organised by Berkshire Family History Society CIO, a registered charity number 1204390.
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