Articles
Below are all the individual articles that have been published on the website.
Remembering Dante Cervi
Dante Cervi (1920-2015) lived in Rowsham for the last 50 years of his fascinating life. The following article, prepared in 2022, is based on his personal autobiography and the memories of his daughter, Rena. Dante...
Was there a Mill in Mill Lane, Wingrave?
There is now no obvious evidence of any ‘mill’ in Mill Lane Wingrave and I initially feared that research would show that there never had been one, just as no trace has ever been found...
The Czech Connection – Update
The villages of Wingrave and Aston Abbotts continue to mark the connection with the Czech Republic and Slovakia which was forged during the Second World War when the Czechoslovak government was forced into exile by...
THE PUTNAMS AND THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS
Many of you will be aware that there is a plaque in the church of St James, Aston Abbotts, commemorating the donation of money in 1929 for the restoration of one of the church bells. ...
Memories of ‘The Red Lion’ public house in Rowsham
The hamlet of Rowsham used to have a thriving malthouse and brewery. There was also a popular pub, ‘The Red Lion’. The Brewery closed in 1939 but the pub carried on trading until 1958. ‘The...
MOUNT TABOR – Wingrave’s Old Manor House
Take the footpath to Crafton from Mill Lane and shortly you will see to your left the handsome country house now known as Mount Tabor House but which was formerly the Old Manor House. A...
Old Customs in Buckinghamshire – memories of an artist in Wingrave
The following is reproduced from an article found in a copy of the Church Times dated November 19, 1948. We would be interested to hear if anyone has any further information about the author &...
Commemorative Plaques in the Wingrave Memorial Garden
In April 2004 the Wingrave United Reform Church was closed and the building was sold to a developer in 2007. The memorial plaques which were formerly in the church are now mounted on the boundary...
WARGAS celebrates 100 years
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of our local allotment society.
Below is a copy of the pamphlet prepared by WARGAS to commemorate this milestone:
Remembering a local environmental campaign
Remembering a local environmental campaign – Fifty years ago the inhabitants of many villages in the Aylesbury Vale became embroiled in a battle for the survival of their communities in the face of a proposal...