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Cecil and Ken discuss the schools which existed in the first half of the 20th Century. Cecil: "In 1914, when… Read more…
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Wokingham Remembers articles for The Wokingham Paper
A heritage page was launched in March 2015 with the title Wokingham Remembers with the objective of telling the Wokingham… Read more…
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Incredible website to incredible maps!
Arborfield historian Steve Bacon, sent a link to an incredible website which overlays old maps onto new ones ! The… Read more…
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Cecil and Ken in Conversation 1996. By Jim Bell
Jim Bell: "Cecil’s reminiscences are taken from three interviews by his old friend and historian, Ken Goatley. The first two… Read more…
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Great Britain: Changing into the 20th Century (Part Two).
One of the lesser known stories of the changes which took place in Britain during the 20th century, was the… Read more…
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Winnie the Pooh and The Great War
Written by Mike. I'm not sure why we did it, but in 2003 my wife and I drove across Canada… Read more…
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The double life of Arthur Hill, 6th Marquess of Downshire
By Jim Bell. This article first appeared in 'The Wokingham Paper', 24th April 2015 A young man sits holding the… Read more…
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1830 – Wokingham fights back against arson attacks
By Jim Bell (this article first appeared in the Wokingham Paper 24th April 2015) When I first started to research… Read more…
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1856: Cholera arrives in Wokingham
Flush the loo, turn on the taps and wash your hands; a simple act which came from decades of debate… Read more…
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1919 Victory ! Wokingham celebrates.
Local Historian, Jim Bell unearths this extensive coverage of Wokingham's Armistice Celebrations: "On Saturday, Wokingham duly celebrated the peace. The… Read more…
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The following WW1 names appear on the memorial inside Wokingham Town Hall. Click on a name to discover their biography:
Henry Sadler : James Sadler : James W Sadler : Frederick A Sargeant : Robert Sargeant : Victor Sargeant : Arthur Sharp : Ernest Shuttle : Alfred G Smith : Norman H Smith : Richard Smith : Francis A Stanley : Frank C Stokes : George Street : Harold S Street : William Sturgess : Edward J Swadling : Frederick J Swain : H V Surman : Frank Sutton
Thank you for this very informative website. Richard Smith was the brother of my grandmother, Ellen. I had already managed to find information about Richard from The Commonwealth War Graves website but to see the details you provided in the biography and of course the photograph, was very moving but greatly appreciated.