Pangbourne is a thriving village and civil parish with a wide variety of shops and businesses. It has long acted as a retail and meeting hub for surrounding communities and also attracts visitors from even further afield because of its popular pubs and restaurants and the scenic rivers Thames and Pang. 

Discover Pangbourne’s varied businesses and shops in this image rich talk and how they have changed over the last almost two centuries. The talk will begin by looking at the occupations in Pangbourne between 1830 and 1900, with some comparisons to nearby villages. The second and main part of the talk covers the period 1949 to present, and the many different shops in Pangbourne over the last 75 years. 

This is the first of three talks in the Shops and Businesses Talks Series. The other talks take place on 21st May and the 18th June. You may book tickets for any talk individually or for all three in the series for a reduced price.  

Please note the Centre’s face-to-face talks are now being held at a new venue – Reading’s Abbey Baptist Church. The full address of the church is given to the right. The venue has disabled access and a disabled toilet. The talk begins at the slightly later time than previously of 2.30pm. 

Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available (included in the price). Pre-booking is preferred, but you can pay on the door, if there are spaces available.  

Image above: courtesy of Jim Bradhsaw. 

Location image: Abbey Church – Gazamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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