Wargrave Local History Society
The Second Book of Wargrave
The Wargrave Local History Society published in 1999 a reprint of the earlier volume "The Book of Wargrave".
'The Second Book of Wargrave' - a companion volume to the 'Book of Wargrave'- was published on September 25th 1998. The launch event took place in the Woodclyffe Hall, when many of the authors were present, and other people connected with the book production.The standard edition is available for purchase at a price of £16 for this 328 page hardback book with 116 illustrations. The first 'Book of Wargrave' sold out its initial print run in a few weeks, so make sure that you buy the latest book NOW! The content of the book is complementary to 'The Book of Wargrave', but it includes a background history, so it can be read without reference to the earlier volume.
Copies of the book are available in the village from Victoria News or Village News, or Sheeplands Farm Shop; also from local bookshops or by ordering through the book trade. We can also provide a limited mail-order service.
Standard Edition ISBN: 0 9511878 3 X
Contents
| I | EARLY HISTORY | Wargrave - a Brief Background History; Life in Mediaeval Wargrave; The Black Death in Wargrave; The Wargrave Area in the Civil War Period; The Wargrave Workhouse; Wargrave District School; Rebecca's Well |
| II | WARTIME HISTORY | Wartime Wargrave; Twin Evacuees Remember |
| III | THE CHANGING VILLAGE | Adapting to Change; Local Farming - Spot the Difference |
| IV | VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS | Village Social, Cultural & Recreational Activities; The Wargrave Guides; The Wargrave Scouts; The Youth Club; The Village Theatre Groups; The Wargrave Womens Club; The Bowls Club; The Cricket Club; The Football Club; The Tennis Club |
| V | HARE HATCH | History of Hare Hatch; Hill House; Old House; Scarlett's Farm; Memories of Hare Hatch |
| VI | PEOPLE AND PLACES | Boating and the River; The Wynmalens and Kingswood House; Nurse Olive Cameron; Alfred James Beckford; Clifford Maidment and W H Easterling's; The Croft; The London Children's Hospital Link; Tussaud in Wargrave |
| VII | COMMUNICATIONS | Whither that Old Grove by the Weir?; Bus and Coach Services Through Wargrave |
| VIII | PERSONAL REMINISCENCES | The Diary of George Beck; Memories of the Sansom Family; Story of a Car Crash ; But I Remember When ...! ; High Cockett |
| IX | HISTORICAL DATA | Lay Subsidy Roll, Hearth Tax and Land Tax; The Value of the Pound; Wargrave Scout and Cub Leaders; Wargrave Rangers; Wargrave Roll of Honour |
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