A History of Wargrave
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.
Date
- Fri 16 May 2025
Time
Doors open at 2.15pm for meeting to start at 2.45pm- 14:15 - 16:30
Location
- The New Priestwood Community Centre, Priestwood Court Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1TU
Organiser
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Bracknell Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
bracknell@berksfhs.org.uk
Speaker
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Peter DelaneyAlthough originally from Dorset, Peter came to Berkshire to teach in Wargrave in 1970, and has lived in his present house in the village since 1981. He began researching aspects of 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.Among his other interests, he is a Trustee for the Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust, where he leads the specialist Berkshire based archive team.