These images of paintings of Major William Congreve and Lady Pepperell-Congreve were kindly provided by their owner Peter Jr Hanley of New Hampshire, USA. Peter provided the following information during a conversation on Facebook 2018-2019 Transcript of Facebook conversation {Lady Pepperell-Congreve picture} Lady Pepperell-Congreve in the old manor before present structure was built. Notice the old stairway parts and ...
Catalogue record: AH.0107
This is a page from the French daily illustrated newspaper "Excelsior" of 21st August 1916. It shows teenagers as junior soldiers being "tossed in the blanket" at a camp held at Aldermaston Court in 1915.
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Press cutting from Newbury Weekly News Thursday 26 July 2007 covering flooding in West Berkshire
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Report in the Evening Post of damage caused by flood on 6th July in Aldermaston, mentioning Bob Jones, Barbara Barrett, Dr Cedric Brown, Vera Jolliff and Sue Allen.
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Portacabin delivery on 30 August 2007 to Aldermaston School to provide temporary classrooms after the flooding
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Press cutting from Newbury Weekly News, Thursday 26 July, dealing with response to the previous week's flooding
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Detail from the window commemorating Mr Higford Burr.
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This view of the top of The Street, facing south, shows to the front the Eagle Gates to Aldermaston Court, to the right The Loosey with Well House behind, and to the left Tile Cottage and the shop. The postcard is from a series produced by Rightons of Newbury. The photographer J W Righton of Newbury ...
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Letter by Admiral Parry4 of Aldermaston to H.J. Westbrook, who then used it in his article for the Warrington Guardian. Transcript of the letter: The Candle Auction "The 'Candle Auction' will be held on Monday December 12th at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall." Such was the brief announcement in the Parish Magazine concerning a very old custom, ...
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2013 Candle auction held for the 1st time in the Hinds Head.
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Letter from H.J. Westbrook to the Vicar of Aldermaston, dated 16th July 1932. Article from Warrington Guardian by H J Westbrook on "Candle Auctions" 6th May 1933
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Aldermaston Court was designed during the period architectural historians refer to as the Early Victorian (1837-55), when Gothic Revival was ...
Heavy downpours on Friday 20 July 2007 caused flooding in many areas of the country, including Berkshire and North Hampshire. ...
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) in Reading, part of the University of Reading, has over 200 items relating ...
The 2016 Aldermaston Candle auction was held for the 2nd time in the Hinds Head, but for the 1st time in the newly created Officers Mess function room. Top Table Rector - Revd Becky Bevan Lord of the Manor - Andy Hall Churchwardens - Chris Newman and Teresa Thomas
Catalogue record: AH.0176
This view indicates the location of the detailed views.
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A group of prize-winners
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Judging some of the competition entries.
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Aldermaston Signal Box in 1968. The signal box is at the western end of the southern platform.
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Historically, right up till 1939 most of this country was owned by a small number of families. Here is a ...