tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34050459451226828962024-03-20T08:07:43.012-07:00Horton's HistoryA place to record all the historical records available about Horton ParishHorton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-11882665864989685082023-12-19T07:10:00.000-08:002023-12-19T07:10:54.851-08:00Church photos<p> Diane Maskrey sent these photos to St Michael's church. She says </p><p>"I have been going through some of the <span class="il">photos</span> left by my Grandmother Lilian Josephine Lipscombe Nee Hill. She grew up in 5 Bell Lane Horton with her Father William & her Mother Sarah also known as Jenny. She loved St Michaels Church." </p><p>Thank you Dianne:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi38ckB1BLpjkOGDwyS8MhQJO2dyaCOCb2VIXSD8PWZNmug8RqzL79mQLCXba14KlVkOF4c_478sG6OFtUK2rGbHPVCrgb-TgZJklRtg87rTHejacjbUGtPt6aUlVCgMJpfo1Eg5Xo6F5d1J5OD1JQulnfEBh_XJPR7weUTruVi5d3GgTbOVNrSDhYyJza/s1080/FB_IMG_1701617564213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1080" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi38ckB1BLpjkOGDwyS8MhQJO2dyaCOCb2VIXSD8PWZNmug8RqzL79mQLCXba14KlVkOF4c_478sG6OFtUK2rGbHPVCrgb-TgZJklRtg87rTHejacjbUGtPt6aUlVCgMJpfo1Eg5Xo6F5d1J5OD1JQulnfEBh_XJPR7weUTruVi5d3GgTbOVNrSDhYyJza/s320/FB_IMG_1701617564213.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Mothers Union Horton</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="984" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL72fxpZk0Z39MxTGU-9fFote7qq0Zq1Oq1-vG3sfHwwVSzgtopEEuJdte_X_H71qcUmIeIC7GKpdwqeStVsuKPZFQFdQ6TE6I1NjgJ31CzgyY4XjJ1_1Ws_AZ7Cxujw4yQNAIvRbC4BNOgu9BjQHhWhmlVQWDGAjRcrbR03X6lOAc4mB7S0Rp2lE-qeoW/s320/FB_IMG_1701617577706.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Possibly Rev Thomas Read Davies</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5muBbPG2P3sY-rFJBsWQje2XFDI9abTj8ttoaWPok35u-bmOJSDNZsuCPPBwaCtsea5RlQulZ65WxiAZNt5yDiM7CmKm3wbRQAQ5Amu3ycuPdy1e190rk-v25YCAeBLIlUpR8BxDlvZ9_R41ezZskQALbVuvU7CTQprZYeihO4-vLpOOwOFCL-akIkXQu/s1080/FB_IMG_1701617581893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="788" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RWn7rfmrf8na6FKow5j9Cj8HSUhU1gatKWtjJR0zACAr6IFSSuvl9VrYtWgsjuE3jENIt0XMHmCPjrLXjTm6AjflLUnnm1I_NwlyuLztaNyy7AWgJcB3KIh_qd1ufA0yeUMI9xuGYZeiiDHY7RdMgROGJNVmsXztAal0zrMftQkIieBChRxteNtjrUlj/s320/FB_IMG_1701617585335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">St Michaels Church Horton</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_leS8coB9D5bFpzJZZnYtnssMVCur8-cRtTI9d1I-6dCV-OsEjtOafahZyz7GHvaiNRDM2VYNAR1OD2_GApZE-Mz404yTRP2bIGVDlqzDOYjiVgjsIybyIY-9KzxMc0ehKsK925s7yO7kPCDf_VY6m_SVovRg4LikmjmEa6Ju4oHfHtbPj15qxadnPdU/s1080/FB_IMG_1701617588981.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1080" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_leS8coB9D5bFpzJZZnYtnssMVCur8-cRtTI9d1I-6dCV-OsEjtOafahZyz7GHvaiNRDM2VYNAR1OD2_GApZE-Mz404yTRP2bIGVDlqzDOYjiVgjsIybyIY-9KzxMc0ehKsK925s7yO7kPCDf_VY6m_SVovRg4LikmjmEa6Ju4oHfHtbPj15qxadnPdU/s320/FB_IMG_1701617588981.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Inside St Michaels Horton</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFqkndXxSVPFnf2GxIwLIT4blQ5nOJe66kpty4hnI_eq-c7PW1NXR2xeVrf78Adg-qKEOFST8qfhO2WRbWeQRbl124vFUoPAKCNFsuD9KcbxKM2ymgZK6JvgmljFvQrMIdgey96XXRFPrVlA6YOEvw2b6v6VNWy2Olu0HzKdmoqwUexYtSMTfGMy6dgzG/s1600/FB_IMG_1701617592873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFqkndXxSVPFnf2GxIwLIT4blQ5nOJe66kpty4hnI_eq-c7PW1NXR2xeVrf78Adg-qKEOFST8qfhO2WRbWeQRbl124vFUoPAKCNFsuD9KcbxKM2ymgZK6JvgmljFvQrMIdgey96XXRFPrVlA6YOEvw2b6v6VNWy2Olu0HzKdmoqwUexYtSMTfGMy6dgzG/s320/FB_IMG_1701617592873.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">Mother’s Union banner made for St Michael’s by Miss Ella Foster</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_YUS9exTcKsamObTpUp-eJvt2VH9K46MyGiHyb4qQfVeiN2ZlaKHhEDVGje3dJHV86yZmmNpHHf5gXT7LnHac_LI8emPm97VP72B_KHcLWdsVjli25AyXq0FKwA4GuSvp9RRxjOa3BrdAhtKAK9BNqDmsKly0wf9RUSKoMxjg3efq-0kRjgWfbXR4t2z/s1584/FB_IMG_1701617596988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_YUS9exTcKsamObTpUp-eJvt2VH9K46MyGiHyb4qQfVeiN2ZlaKHhEDVGje3dJHV86yZmmNpHHf5gXT7LnHac_LI8emPm97VP72B_KHcLWdsVjli25AyXq0FKwA4GuSvp9RRxjOa3BrdAhtKAK9BNqDmsKly0wf9RUSKoMxjg3efq-0kRjgWfbXR4t2z/s320/FB_IMG_1701617596988.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">In remembrance to Rev Thomas Read Davies</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXwt3q3-JUEbuKqcd4ZNFNcbfjcNLO_AXwRivBGQuOFttnz3ydeseprLBNUb7Liy14EmwKK_hatdFcxtFaGERbqd0yNUIvzQT188N4e4ICrKgsjPFCkpsO_ltk-iEO9u7FDAGDGTi_U8h-Cn7wtJLmbTDlnsK_d_TwjcSSP3dKJrti06T2TRvSWw8AMV0/s1616/FB_IMG_1701617600798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXwt3q3-JUEbuKqcd4ZNFNcbfjcNLO_AXwRivBGQuOFttnz3ydeseprLBNUb7Liy14EmwKK_hatdFcxtFaGERbqd0yNUIvzQT188N4e4ICrKgsjPFCkpsO_ltk-iEO9u7FDAGDGTi_U8h-Cn7wtJLmbTDlnsK_d_TwjcSSP3dKJrti06T2TRvSWw8AMV0/s320/FB_IMG_1701617600798.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">In memory of those of this parish who fell in the Great War 1914-1918</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnZQi2lp_oybDh1Uyl_kyIhAsoRmngRmcyTG0b99z7scHKxVwZnPktwZgdxnMaIm3ZD5uCGRlrWqoyIkwKKVKQs4XZmCBBCxOfjbHGvxjcmsJ2qIlLlKM0fvTDH4PMrgfFntWJKSLlqv_Yst6js8t78oaxB_VtitrLviZ8UZn_wf3Wug-SC6B_MwNkvcT/s676/FB_IMG_1701617606142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">5 Bell Lane Horton </span><span style="text-align: left;">possibly 1918</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4flyPrNLnjeY9OrRxfsie_-Irl76tjEOPad0d2ruNltHGQj56ApuuE_qadI38lQR4SHlUKW2cGutS9HFGUGRQPklJcY6yzyEXm4paqpLGZCYCYoXNRDNvf9GQOWtBQ8fkXrDd-KmwWCOZDe7IQoi50-sd3xyT30mZyy46M87-g5Jyk6I10iZj-ol_CpgZ/s1080/FB_IMG_1701617621024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1080" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4flyPrNLnjeY9OrRxfsie_-Irl76tjEOPad0d2ruNltHGQj56ApuuE_qadI38lQR4SHlUKW2cGutS9HFGUGRQPklJcY6yzyEXm4paqpLGZCYCYoXNRDNvf9GQOWtBQ8fkXrDd-KmwWCOZDe7IQoi50-sd3xyT30mZyy46M87-g5Jyk6I10iZj-ol_CpgZ/s320/FB_IMG_1701617621024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Mothers Union pin</span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-41320706274217866202023-09-13T03:45:00.001-07:002023-09-13T03:45:14.455-07:00Sale of land in Horton, Wraysbury and Stanwell 1905<p>These documents make fascinating reading.</p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1moKE5TvpKkEycPGijAU9TicfkbaRdaPY?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1moKE5TvpKkEycPGijAU9TicfkbaRdaPY?usp=sharing</a></p><p>More to follow</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQc8bKMZZxmyySy6aJwRCihFc4YYraMkbyGvixfCL3PjpJJDeYzzZ6_ecuoCy8NH_Lf2U_I2JhCwwyMcmcE5OLyactVhhn3wp8ry5aw3W0sqSOEbJ_szMFdCQefhHBndz2_sVrbehEZnjBIjh-x6yaF8uMjKvLUwBghDyMbkBsg9Pvyd9oNs45iXF6i7f/s689/auctions.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQc8bKMZZxmyySy6aJwRCihFc4YYraMkbyGvixfCL3PjpJJDeYzzZ6_ecuoCy8NH_Lf2U_I2JhCwwyMcmcE5OLyactVhhn3wp8ry5aw3W0sqSOEbJ_szMFdCQefhHBndz2_sVrbehEZnjBIjh-x6yaF8uMjKvLUwBghDyMbkBsg9Pvyd9oNs45iXF6i7f/w452-h640/auctions.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-13112409138126681422023-05-19T08:42:00.005-07:002023-09-13T02:13:10.469-07:00Horton's War Graves (By Carolyn Wheeler)<p> full report is available here: <a href="https://wraysbury.com/home/st-michaels-war-graves/">https://wraysbury.com/home/st-michaels-war-graves/</a></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoGb5P6e8Hq1aDp5bpejDg60R6UTGNsQByR7HadcGvmweh2bm9DQ6wBFC3a2aV702OSubvwxl7b4X-OdJ7RqMN4BGPYgS8k11hGf4Kq8HFH9IbrcDTt1tJGWgsoMdzpqgUm3-fnTvYYXCB2K-RhjKhqEWaILXANc4K_kM9CRJXsonvPBGoA7NXmj_3tw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoGb5P6e8Hq1aDp5bpejDg60R6UTGNsQByR7HadcGvmweh2bm9DQ6wBFC3a2aV702OSubvwxl7b4X-OdJ7RqMN4BGPYgS8k11hGf4Kq8HFH9IbrcDTt1tJGWgsoMdzpqgUm3-fnTvYYXCB2K-RhjKhqEWaILXANc4K_kM9CRJXsonvPBGoA7NXmj_3tw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Did you know that St Michaels Church in Horton has 12 war graves?</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I have stumbled into being the village archivist, and this along with my role as a church warden has lead me to do some research and to uncover the stories behind some of the graves…</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzYnGBME2aSe2biM_v9i3etIr1j_OkU-FKVwKEe1-S9dJYhja2q2jOoHsw_b8qNtPdYJ0Np7jLz2cOqRUg91W9VzNKhpqk1dVKci_ksZJgI4V0XUC1zvSFttHbzQwu8-mT6E3EmoRnzf33QxqUVMwVT1Ix0tKJo0FAdAxusY0u5jsYq68DjTWDi6Jr8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzYnGBME2aSe2biM_v9i3etIr1j_OkU-FKVwKEe1-S9dJYhja2q2jOoHsw_b8qNtPdYJ0Np7jLz2cOqRUg91W9VzNKhpqk1dVKci_ksZJgI4V0XUC1zvSFttHbzQwu8-mT6E3EmoRnzf33QxqUVMwVT1Ix0tKJo0FAdAxusY0u5jsYq68DjTWDi6Jr8A" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I created the plan below to help people find the graves, it is taken from the entrance into the graveyard extension</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Plan showing Extension Churchyard</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKWbyQD0uYcSUu7spOuQHfb4FgM9Q0Zdqqm7_NNWl94dT3zqukPSbGOUujyJa7ApCWjyg4voe3Qsw4ak_3M3BRIZWAXv8bSTEZhexGRxwVK1cUR2s6BcFJR-A3D5SMw_zXq0Y9PiqCwUfhZ-hsDJIviXsEx0iy1YRAniGVWa4oFLMJ-V8CkR3KoZ10zg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="663" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKWbyQD0uYcSUu7spOuQHfb4FgM9Q0Zdqqm7_NNWl94dT3zqukPSbGOUujyJa7ApCWjyg4voe3Qsw4ak_3M3BRIZWAXv8bSTEZhexGRxwVK1cUR2s6BcFJR-A3D5SMw_zXq0Y9PiqCwUfhZ-hsDJIviXsEx0iy1YRAniGVWa4oFLMJ-V8CkR3KoZ10zg" width="155" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">War Graves – WW1 </span></p><ol style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">William Henry Oxlade</u>, Private 3651, 3/1<sup style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">st</sup> Bucks Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, who died of wounds on 23 July 1916, aged 18. William was the son of James (Isaac James) Oxlade and his wife Rebecca Springle. This grave has a CWGC headstone. <a href="https://wraysbury.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Print-William-Henry-Oxlade5.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #16cfc1; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here for more</a>.</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">George Arthur Scott</u>. Private 8150, Bedfordshire Regiment, who died on 9 November 1918. Son of Arthur Edgar Scott, and his wife Mary Ann. His grave is immediately behind that of his brother Edgar but does not have a CWGC headstone as his parents had already added a curb edge to the grave. <a href="https://wraysbury.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Print-Scott2.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #16cfc1; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here for more</a></li></ol><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the main churchyard there is a memorial, as part of a family grave, to <u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Percival John Barrott,</u> Stoker First Class, who died on HMS Aboukir when it was sunk by submarine U-9 commanded by Lt. Otto Weddigen when part “Live Bait Squadron” on 22 September 1914. Remembered with honour on the Chatham Naval Memorial <a href="https://wraysbury.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Print-Percival-Barrott1.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #16cfc1; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here for more</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Also in the main churchyard, on the headstone of his grandparents’ grave, there is a memorial to <u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reginald Albert Cosson</u>, Private G/1363 of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, who died on 25 January 1915 aged 26. He is also commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial in Pas de Calais, France. He was the only son of William James and Ellen James Cosson and grandson of George and Emily Barker of Horton.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Civilian War Dead – WW1</span></p><ol start="12" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dorothy Moss, aged 16, she was killed in a massive explosion in the Powder Powder Mills in Poyle in April `1915. Her grave is marked with a wooden cross <a href="https://wraysbury.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Print-Dorothy-Moss5.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #16cfc1; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here for more</a></li></ol><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjalX2Jox4lasXRkZ0YAGIJLWnuUavv8ZrxhTRoFGaYNkxp1ZuaFguC0bxWWW7aB-DslnqCO-UP-YnqBDuP2IPMaaDgGB0iIyGp6qHdH0JGodaCvzVicDWXU4wtKMY8HZ2XuCflrjfwi6ssLlj8-sW2jpgTQciPCjP1eTdO1Sr_BC-KYbMe8z3n21nLIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjalX2Jox4lasXRkZ0YAGIJLWnuUavv8ZrxhTRoFGaYNkxp1ZuaFguC0bxWWW7aB-DslnqCO-UP-YnqBDuP2IPMaaDgGB0iIyGp6qHdH0JGodaCvzVicDWXU4wtKMY8HZ2XuCflrjfwi6ssLlj8-sW2jpgTQciPCjP1eTdO1Sr_BC-KYbMe8z3n21nLIQ" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Civilian War Dead – WW2</span></p><ol start="3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Henry Floyd</u>. was killed in an air raid in May 1941 at the LCC Weights and Measures Office, Harper Road, Southwark, the floor collapsed and killed all those who were in the basement. Robert was buried in St Michael’s Churchyard on 16<sup style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup> May.</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">William Isaac Challis</u>. Was killed by the bomb dropped on Park Lane Horton in 1941</li></ol><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOVaKXL6GUt042QIkj0wnXxSyLctRgLX6ct0XtdE1mQY5o9iQ6JZPKhCv-ST5fdTYwWlHhpPoflYqHNx2BXxYBAv0svOZtPMkkPxJZ3Md7mk3PXphEezclEE4be3-IKVWg3IDqpZ1s15tqzhClynCZxXfv4bis8ui-e72agb5rkh3aK1F05QFw71QPmA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOVaKXL6GUt042QIkj0wnXxSyLctRgLX6ct0XtdE1mQY5o9iQ6JZPKhCv-ST5fdTYwWlHhpPoflYqHNx2BXxYBAv0svOZtPMkkPxJZ3Md7mk3PXphEezclEE4be3-IKVWg3IDqpZ1s15tqzhClynCZxXfv4bis8ui-e72agb5rkh3aK1F05QFw71QPmA" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Five members of the Brown Family were killed by the same bomb on 3 April 1941 at No.2 Park Lane, Horton.</p><ol start="5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary Elizabeth Brown, </u>aged 47 of 2 Park Lane, Horton, widow of Arthur J W Brown.</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arthur James William Brown</u>, aged 21, Son of the above Mary Elizabeth Brown.</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Doris Linda May Brown</u>, aged 19, daughter of the above Mary Elizabeth Brown</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gwendoline Brown</u>, aged 20, daughter of the above Mary Elizabeth Brown.</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alice May Morris</u> (neé Brown) wife of Leonard W Morris and daughter of the above Mary Elizabeth Brown.</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hetty Margaret Golledge</u>, aged 13, daughter of the late James Golledge and his wife Harriet. She was living with Mrs Eleanor Trotman at 1 Park Lane, having been evacuated from Stepney.</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">William Robert Golledge</u>, aged 6, brother of the above Hetty Golledge</li></ol><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJBitTaIUTWKPVz31q4Qq_6Wfcbl1fdNJhwVU34oq-Lvy032GSLcfQpud1NI394jB_vPxdA7jTx-c-tzi2klhg0-H9q26aB_94wk49tuAjfi_TGpFyA8ZrbadThuhpMrusMWlFhx4c0uDu01h3B8IEqU-S3UGplnS7BZEZIY7I7qdxBCyCLmdYQg95g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJBitTaIUTWKPVz31q4Qq_6Wfcbl1fdNJhwVU34oq-Lvy032GSLcfQpud1NI394jB_vPxdA7jTx-c-tzi2klhg0-H9q26aB_94wk49tuAjfi_TGpFyA8ZrbadThuhpMrusMWlFhx4c0uDu01h3B8IEqU-S3UGplnS7BZEZIY7I7qdxBCyCLmdYQg95g" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Titillium, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Compiled by Carolyn Wheeler 2023 from various sources</span></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-11161865913953674302022-12-16T08:57:00.005-08:002022-12-16T08:58:36.646-08:00Arthur Jacob<p>I have been researching Arthur Jacob - trying to find out why <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/arthur-jacob-nature-reserve/" target="_blank">Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve</a> was given his name. I haven't yet been able to answer that question but I have found a lot of information about his life in Windsor (Thank you Carolyn)</p><p><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">Taken from: </span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/theroyalwindsorforum/arthur-jacobs-of-jacobs-island-t733.html">https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/theroyalwindsorforum/arthur-jacobs-of-jacobs-island-t733.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> - o O o -</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="background: white; color: #000099; font-size: 22pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Arthur Jacobs (1863 - 1928)</span></b><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 22pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 22pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><a href="https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/theroyalwindsorforum/arthur-jacobs-of-jacobs-island-t733.html?sid=3651c0902420349c1b97ee748aa268a2" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;"><span style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #191b1f;">Arthur Jacobs of Jacobs Island</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="background: white; color: red; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvLETxY7QpSEIDP1lKs6nKJjUnddPWqJuhONnWNcfRR8RSEuxKTle6luduaQtGupTfkF-DYvZuOvmNNiy2KfMnadBf-OwWRPGi4WJ6pJXjpI-rD1Si_HiRHCJRZq4UpjftNtJ9vAB76V16Bbh76WONXUhzmyP8MKsRB7u2j-527B7mjrMmDXjU65NTQ/s292/AJ%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="292" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvLETxY7QpSEIDP1lKs6nKJjUnddPWqJuhONnWNcfRR8RSEuxKTle6luduaQtGupTfkF-DYvZuOvmNNiy2KfMnadBf-OwWRPGi4WJ6pJXjpI-rD1Si_HiRHCJRZq4UpjftNtJ9vAB76V16Bbh76WONXUhzmyP8MKsRB7u2j-527B7mjrMmDXjU65NTQ/s1600/AJ%201.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt; text-align: left;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Arthur Jacobs was born in 1863 at the old Anglers Rest, an inn
which stood on the site occupied by the Thames Hotel, built around 1906-1907,
and of which he was to become proprietor for 22 years. Prior to that he was
licensee of the Watermans Arms at Eton. As a boy he attended Eton Porny School
and from his earliest days to the close of his life he was either a swimmer or
took the greatest of interest in it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">At the age of ten years Arthur Jacobs went to Eastbourne to take
part in a high diving competition, an open event in which some of the best
divers in the world took part. He won the contest and this was, perhaps the
beginning of a wonderful career in the swimming world. Even before this, when
he was but eight years old, he assisted in the saving of the lives of two
little girls off the Cobbler. His next exploit was to participate in the saving
of the lives of two boys at Athens, across the river from Windsor Racecourse,
and he also figured in the rescue of a gentleman whose boat had upset.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">It was on 7th January 1894, that Arthur Jacobs performed one of
the bravest deeds of his life. He gallantly saved a young woman named Elizabeth
Burridge who fell into the river when the ice across the Thames to the Brocas
gave way. For this act of conspicuous courage, which involved diving under the
ice, risking of his own life, he was the recipient of a testimonial from over
200 townspeople who subscribed to the presentation. The gift, which included a
cheque for over £21, was made on behalf of the inhabitants by the Mayor of the
Borough of Windsor.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">On another occasion he saved a Mr Wells and his two daughters when
they fell through the ice, and he rescued two girls when he was just eleven
years old.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">Some years ago a Limehouse man, visiting Windsor, had the misfortune
to fall into the river and was in peril of drowning. Arthur Jacobs without
hesitation dived into the water and rescued the man. Subsequently there was a
remarkable demonstration at Limehouse Town Hall, where Arthur Jacobs's bravery
was suitably honoured by a well-earned testimonial.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">It is said that if anyone ever got into trouble in the water he
would never rest until he got them ashore, without thought to himself. The list
of his exploits is too numerous to record, but it is thought that during a lifetime
spent by the river he had been instrumental in rescuing over sixty people. He
received three certificates from the Royal Humane Society and also the gold,
silver and bronze medals for deeds of bravery.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">Arthur Jacobs came from a family of established carpenters, his
mother Sarah was a daughter of Roger Tolladay, a successful boat builder, who
originated from Lambeth, and ran his own company in Eton, building racing boats
for Eton College.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">It is not surprising with that background that Arthur Jacobs began
his passenger boat company. In his capacity as a riverside hotel and boat
proprietor he was one of the most popular and familiar figures on the upper
reaches of the Thames. Arthur Jacobs was never afraid to advance with the times
and the building of the New Windsor Castle, one of the largest and most up to
date of up-river steam launches, was a big venture that he undertook in 1923.
The steamer was constructed using the latest methods on Jacobs Island,
adjoining the promenade. The launching of the vessel created quite a stir in
the town at the time, with children being given the day off school to watch.
The 'New Windsor Castle' was launched stern first from the slipway which was
built facing upstream because the area downstream of the island was used for
mooring and letting small craft. Some years ago, David Pickin rediscovered the
slipway and restored and recommissioned it. It was in use up to the 1960's.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><i><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A
view downstream from Jacobs Island showing the rowing boats for hire and the
earlier promenade beyond<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrZBZ1DdU432SXheIvZ6kmY0kwLwYxzEAWTNvUqbi4sAZQfshcFbTLVopUnGRC86Uxo9BEpOZM391nG2qc0yaNI-5Et359smNllSbE9MNgxkuPfRDpZkeEFYJslBzfaRI3Bdn3fsV0A2As3cJmKGoTbJyIbHiJNJkmg9bVTyMrWEYZN341Zey24ARcw/s450/AJ%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="450" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrZBZ1DdU432SXheIvZ6kmY0kwLwYxzEAWTNvUqbi4sAZQfshcFbTLVopUnGRC86Uxo9BEpOZM391nG2qc0yaNI-5Et359smNllSbE9MNgxkuPfRDpZkeEFYJslBzfaRI3Bdn3fsV0A2As3cJmKGoTbJyIbHiJNJkmg9bVTyMrWEYZN341Zey24ARcw/s320/AJ%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">An interesting little tale... When Lance Summers, boat builders,
arrived to build the Windsor Castle and the Grand Duchess they asked for
assistance to carry their anvil onto the island. Clifford Davey the captain of
the Empress of India, who was a tremendously strong man, picked up the anvil
and put it on his shoulder and walked across to the island. When the boat
building had finished Cliff was asked to take the anvil back. His comment was
"I carried it over, you take it back!" The anvil was so heavy that
two of us had difficulty lifting it so the anvil was left there and the company
still has it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">A double-fronted boat house was first built on the
banks beside Corporation Island in Victorian times and it is here that the
Windsor Belle was built in 1901 by Edward Burgoine for Arthur Jacobs. Records
show that she was built on Corporation Meadow (Clewer Meadow) which was to
become Alexandra Gardens and Barry Avenue. Subsequently the boat houses were
moved to the island, probably in 1905 when Barry Avenue was constructed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Circa
1913: The promenade with the rebuilt boathouses beyond on Jacobs Island. In
later photographs the boathouses are seen to be striped.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif""> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqBvywHKYbm5ugytTreDB01IkvHC9V2BTXJfPCkA7yHpRzQlA00VcLeNMnb5pNss1MwNNdh71S52xx-bMwJi6Cu0sOU1e6hF4euMFEloX_hm8tK09vBavmoXSvXF6qipY-pvPdXeiS0aTY5VX17O3MEjDCvQQtapfghGMJgtuzo4Gs63z6tSxX0sAng/s350/AJ%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="350" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqBvywHKYbm5ugytTreDB01IkvHC9V2BTXJfPCkA7yHpRzQlA00VcLeNMnb5pNss1MwNNdh71S52xx-bMwJi6Cu0sOU1e6hF4euMFEloX_hm8tK09vBavmoXSvXF6qipY-pvPdXeiS0aTY5VX17O3MEjDCvQQtapfghGMJgtuzo4Gs63z6tSxX0sAng/s320/AJ%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif""><v:shape alt="Description: Promeande and boathouses circa 1913" id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_i1028" style="height: 159.75pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 263.25pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
<v:imagedata o:title="Promeande and boathouses circa 1913" src="file:///C:\Users\wca\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg">
</v:imagedata></v:shape></span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif""> </span><i><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
New Windsor Castle</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3bZOO64bHj-B-gmGf8oX9tWOlPCJnSWlC0l0F_aKlkBmgc05Sp3B5aqsq5jB4K-sC2YNNCh1p8gifqL0-WsG3DYBpA2brz76y4GRFUEI0YlgT7ObFqvstV4Ym1IcOZoNaXurxypnbW5encCM5oDVMKVOUDTgeegvpaZcuGG7HiZJt0V8GWCAUotptg/s350/AJ%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="350" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3bZOO64bHj-B-gmGf8oX9tWOlPCJnSWlC0l0F_aKlkBmgc05Sp3B5aqsq5jB4K-sC2YNNCh1p8gifqL0-WsG3DYBpA2brz76y4GRFUEI0YlgT7ObFqvstV4Ym1IcOZoNaXurxypnbW5encCM5oDVMKVOUDTgeegvpaZcuGG7HiZJt0V8GWCAUotptg/s320/AJ%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape alt="Description: The New Windsor Castle turns in" id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" style="height: 134.25pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 262.5pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
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</v:imagedata></v:shape></span><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><i><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
New Windsor Castle turns in to Windsor Promenade</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><i><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
boathouses on Jacob's Island where she was built are beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGizp-1WnKdCMvCD-2V2wR_zJVrWuxoOZEIh88tFIk16Bp2gJA9PYgf666qiE_lcBpXpFVV8NRtpNiKcAoAO7TCD-bCDx_c4jvTrzBFpIbCTjH_ymTvg443pFnQS9M277jL8U_vfL07vmzq3EvldLoi45aSjFcdfrIIQlYrFzX9KKkKOF41HJY-FEGZw/s400/AJ%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="400" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGizp-1WnKdCMvCD-2V2wR_zJVrWuxoOZEIh88tFIk16Bp2gJA9PYgf666qiE_lcBpXpFVV8NRtpNiKcAoAO7TCD-bCDx_c4jvTrzBFpIbCTjH_ymTvg443pFnQS9M277jL8U_vfL07vmzq3EvldLoi45aSjFcdfrIIQlYrFzX9KKkKOF41HJY-FEGZw/s320/AJ%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><i><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
Windsor Belle in 1901<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><i><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Other
boats in the Jacobs fleet were the Woodland Lily, The Duchess and The Welbeck
as well as many rowing boats and punts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSNjoR8HI8CFoNQrO9ntUqAjazftZDijlky9nYUVVoXWw3D6FtHsvLw1FEGqUezjDO3Zq9187x6iKhHyaK2H52LbNAaa0SBgTZy65p3oc-h8WrlTDvBmcymYYwr5bxqVFrazvpqGQsd3gCJmrugQXZy3-bT63TnMy4lwUpXyQYgEWJb4Uzmnj9y967g/s440/AJ%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="440" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSNjoR8HI8CFoNQrO9ntUqAjazftZDijlky9nYUVVoXWw3D6FtHsvLw1FEGqUezjDO3Zq9187x6iKhHyaK2H52LbNAaa0SBgTZy65p3oc-h8WrlTDvBmcymYYwr5bxqVFrazvpqGQsd3gCJmrugQXZy3-bT63TnMy4lwUpXyQYgEWJb4Uzmnj9y967g/s320/AJ%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape alt="Description: Thge Windsor Belle in 1901" id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" style="height: 210pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 330pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
<v:imagedata o:title="Thge Windsor Belle in 1901" src="file:///C:\Users\wca\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image006.jpg">
</v:imagedata></v:shape></span><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 5.65pt;"><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"">In addition to his Thames steamer and boat hire business, Arthur
Jacobs was chairman of the Windsor Conservative Party and for nine years a
member of Windsor Town Council. He died in 1928 at the age of 65. It is fitting
that the former Corporation Island has long been known as Jacobs Island,
probably since the 1920s and the construction of The Windsor Castle. The name
serves to remind us of a famous name from not only Windsor's history but that
of the River Thames also.</span></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-43009474146173525532021-05-12T07:32:00.006-07:002023-05-19T08:47:47.056-07:00Links to info and photos of Berkyn Manor<p> </p><p><b><span style="color: black;">Berkyn Manor (Urban
Exploration and Guardian article)</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/page/edit/3405045945122682896/446240424432082500"><span>https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/berkyn-manor-horton-berkshire-january-2013.77286/</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/page/edit/3405045945122682896/446240424432082500"><span>https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/oct/23/john-milton-berkyn-manor-paradise-abandoned-photographs-former-home</span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-59120933547626660922021-05-12T07:21:00.006-07:002023-05-19T08:48:02.446-07:00Links to Listed Buildings in Horton<p> </p><p><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">Listed Buildings in Horton</span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">LITTLE COURT, BELLS LANE,
Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117642">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117642</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">THE OLD RECTORY, HORTON ROAD,
Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117643">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117643</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, STANWELL
ROAD, Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117644">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117644</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">THE FIVE BELLS PUBLIC HOUSE,
STANWELL ROAD, Horton (now known as THE HORTON ARMS) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117645">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1117645</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a href="https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101117645-the-five-bells-public-house-horton#.YewKenrP07p">The Five Bells Public House, Horton, Windsor and Maidenhead (britishlistedbuildings.co.uk)</a></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">HORTON CEDARS, DATCHET ROAD,
Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1135929">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1135929</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">LYCH GATE TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF
ST MICHAEL, STANWELL ROAD, Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1135966">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1135966</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">DAIRY OF BERKYN MANOR AT NORTH
EAST CORNER OF HOUSE, Off STANWELL ROAD, Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1312996">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1312996</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">H</span><span>ORTON LODGE, HORTON ROAD,
Horton</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313011">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313011</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">ASHGOOD FARMHOUSE, STANWELL
ROAD, Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313015">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313015</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">THE CROWN PUBLIC HOUSE AND
ATTACHED BARN, THE GREEN, Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313048">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1313048</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">BROOKFIELD, DATCHET ROAD,
Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319361">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319361</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">MILDRIDGE FARMHOUSE, HORTON
ROAD, Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319362">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319362</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">CHURCHYARD WALL, WEST OF CHURCH
OF ST MICHAEL, STANWELL ROAD, Horton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319363">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1319363</a><o:p style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></o:p></span></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-38672764766194561122021-05-12T07:16:00.005-07:002023-05-19T08:48:31.204-07:00Links to info on Parish Council and St Michael's Church<p> </p><p><b><span style="color: black;">Parish Council website</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.hortonparishcouncil.gov.uk/">http://www.hortonparishcouncil.gov.uk/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;">St Michael's Church
(website, history and 3D imagry)</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.stmichaels-horton.org/horton/horton-home.php">http://www.stmichaels-horton.org/horton/horton-home.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.stmichaels-horton.org/horton/horton-history-building.php">http://www.stmichaels-horton.org/horton/horton-history-building.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/12922971/LIDAR-3D-Scanning-St-Michaels-Church-Horton">https://www.behance.net/gallery/12922971/LIDAR-3D-Scanning-St-Michaels-Church-Horton</a><o:p style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></o:p></span></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-82121514283197959482021-05-12T07:14:00.001-07:002021-05-14T02:56:51.488-07:00Links to village pubs' history<p> </p><p><b><span style="color: black;">Village pubs:</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The Crown, and the Five Bells
(aka Horton Arms, Koppa Kitchen)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://pubwiki.co.uk/Buckinghamshire/Horton/index.shtml">https://pubwiki.co.uk/Buckinghamshire/Horton/index.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-51788262460020154942021-05-12T07:12:00.009-07:002022-04-29T06:00:14.358-07:00Links to History and Geography of Horton<p> </p><p><b><span style="color: black;">About Horton (brief history,
geography etc)</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton,_Berkshire">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton,_Berkshire</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.windsor.gov.uk/information/product-catch-all/horton-p281741">https://www.windsor.gov.uk/information/product-catch-all/horton-p281741</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp281-286">https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp281-286</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://wikimili.com/en/Horton,_Berkshire">https://wikimili.com/en/Horton,_Berkshire</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Horton In the Wars</b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/64447">Accident de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide R5927, 14 Feb 1942 (aviation-safety.net)</a></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p><b><span style="color: black;">Prehistoric Horton</span></b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.berksarch.co.uk/index.php/an-update-on-kingsmead-quarry-horton-berkshire/">https://www.berksarch.co.uk/index.php/an-update-on-kingsmead-quarry-horton-berkshire/</a><o:p style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-70088438615690030732021-04-06T13:08:00.005-07:002023-05-29T00:03:32.977-07:00Village Maps<p> Parish Boundary</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiqc4NNN065-Xhhcm8WVKmIExyidpqBum8C1XA9Xlz6VX3EOqAJr6VVe0WgczUbggS0T1iZvEB6W8iGawZakFiRvzlKSlFgCuUR96uWNym-dZvQ3AD5AvMWLNhwyfE3aRmN3W_vNVVrKU/s809/2021+01+parish+boundry.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="764" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiqc4NNN065-Xhhcm8WVKmIExyidpqBum8C1XA9Xlz6VX3EOqAJr6VVe0WgczUbggS0T1iZvEB6W8iGawZakFiRvzlKSlFgCuUR96uWNym-dZvQ3AD5AvMWLNhwyfE3aRmN3W_vNVVrKU/s320/2021+01+parish+boundry.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevFR2yWFnomyfY_lw8frmoCGeShSliOII9chf0sC5QANZR0RyeMNnGtHdqCJScBVHHAnLgmarY7T5TMPE8jhDx8kykPzZqYIvbcjFpkXcBq5XWSj2BUww2praMaYzAIc-78MvKNqfO-S6/s478/Berkyn+Manor+mineral+site.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevFR2yWFnomyfY_lw8frmoCGeShSliOII9chf0sC5QANZR0RyeMNnGtHdqCJScBVHHAnLgmarY7T5TMPE8jhDx8kykPzZqYIvbcjFpkXcBq5XWSj2BUww2praMaYzAIc-78MvKNqfO-S6/s320/Berkyn+Manor+mineral+site.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cemex land on Welley Road and Horton Gardens (Datchet Road)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqun6HrxMg2P3Mqgz28xRz8Kb__uzfHfiq54EqPW8KqFeMTkRZnIizmnKdw3uCR_YXYBqZ6nzdiCgolaYSt7VThucVthWlKtDSNLHUmkSMSJq9d0_PMkqjIUtZgWV2w0d2sxWLp7TpyiH1/s805/Cemex+land+on+Welley+%2526+Horton.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="594" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqun6HrxMg2P3Mqgz28xRz8Kb__uzfHfiq54EqPW8KqFeMTkRZnIizmnKdw3uCR_YXYBqZ6nzdiCgolaYSt7VThucVthWlKtDSNLHUmkSMSJq9d0_PMkqjIUtZgWV2w0d2sxWLp7TpyiH1/s320/Cemex+land+on+Welley+%2526+Horton.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Horton and Wraysbury drains<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3T83z0DS5iVq4cwv8lftwwubhXYjOTDBaoIJvRn55-fYiclnJW7sDFF8YNaF-ayvH-Wquj1vluBiVmyyAtfvb9-SGVP4ifi3bVAXkJtRWK-2_JAgvupgzsKN9fmPfj5gYIStkPa5UWrhyphenhyphen/s822/Horton+and+Wraysbury+Drains+2011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3T83z0DS5iVq4cwv8lftwwubhXYjOTDBaoIJvRn55-fYiclnJW7sDFF8YNaF-ayvH-Wquj1vluBiVmyyAtfvb9-SGVP4ifi3bVAXkJtRWK-2_JAgvupgzsKN9fmPfj5gYIStkPa5UWrhyphenhyphen/s320/Horton+and+Wraysbury+Drains+2011.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Horton Bridleways 4 and 5<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAyQuxU-yWWWc5JJASXYOFOPX30Dxs1tn0fnPkuxinIEG55D6cWcIFEI-qNpCJAVSH0uSvUB9FL85_HKWsa0j14VNnK8FgO9vEoCnTALPY8IllCsKUNWQsy0WTwmVTo-9i8Sgd9jIjr0R/s828/Horton+bridleway+4+and+5+2019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAyQuxU-yWWWc5JJASXYOFOPX30Dxs1tn0fnPkuxinIEG55D6cWcIFEI-qNpCJAVSH0uSvUB9FL85_HKWsa0j14VNnK8FgO9vEoCnTALPY8IllCsKUNWQsy0WTwmVTo-9i8Sgd9jIjr0R/s320/Horton+bridleway+4+and+5+2019.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pIKHd2N3AG7wBWojqm_mDr2N0ueFuURW0RMHPsv_ErXq8iUU3Oq_BpLX70KrRsckxJEM8yMl-RQLaLdwouuGwX_-FXeH28Ossxb0jUP4edUhdgxDHd7DQWAR-MwtWQzkRjv5v9Rfp8dm/s1115/Horton+1816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pIKHd2N3AG7wBWojqm_mDr2N0ueFuURW0RMHPsv_ErXq8iUU3Oq_BpLX70KrRsckxJEM8yMl-RQLaLdwouuGwX_-FXeH28Ossxb0jUP4edUhdgxDHd7DQWAR-MwtWQzkRjv5v9Rfp8dm/s320/Horton+1816.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Parish Boundary (pre reservoir)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVh2qAluf5qdX56NnGWbjC0rRu60ysCwuMLkApnsOUZiWwg5XPiq2rAwfwFuRXr33PNfvTIfpiQ3yv9_nK4SMWIs8NzyScmPiObRTgaZBHoMKjpS0DDkPUezeGXA6aj7HxcYmhK_QfN-Y/s1234/Parish+Boundry+pre+reservoir+%2528from+church%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1234" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVh2qAluf5qdX56NnGWbjC0rRu60ysCwuMLkApnsOUZiWwg5XPiq2rAwfwFuRXr33PNfvTIfpiQ3yv9_nK4SMWIs8NzyScmPiObRTgaZBHoMKjpS0DDkPUezeGXA6aj7HxcYmhK_QfN-Y/s320/Parish+Boundry+pre+reservoir+%2528from+church%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Details of St Michael's Church works<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FIwY8ysFLtK9lpgkAqSWbbLEg6VyyCnqIQj60oRfrolCkWitif_uRY5GCRZ1RbmcFIqEpeezC6izSSOsbQRdIDWrlFFFYFoxNyIixzrF-KFMdhMUKAIXDXeHo9pvHMGK4AIN7J460xit/s1234/Plans+for+St+M+12th%252C+15th+16th+and+19th+century.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1234" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FIwY8ysFLtK9lpgkAqSWbbLEg6VyyCnqIQj60oRfrolCkWitif_uRY5GCRZ1RbmcFIqEpeezC6izSSOsbQRdIDWrlFFFYFoxNyIixzrF-KFMdhMUKAIXDXeHo9pvHMGK4AIN7J460xit/s320/Plans+for+St+M+12th%252C+15th+16th+and+19th+century.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Datchet Village Society have a large scale map which covers Datchet and some of <a href="https://i0.wp.com/datchethistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5-Welley-Rd-far-east-of-village.jpg?ssl=1">Horton</a> from 1868: details are here: <a href="https://datchethistory.org.uk/historical-maps/ordnance-survey-1868-folding-map/">Ordnance Survey 1868 large-scale map (datchethistory.org.uk)</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTPPQvoESpWYqKa1p4JTXF1vioFl40hDNTSN4Oo--4RUwuSnhjRqTM6KvpITNONjatd_fZFrQhb888Fgl1IK3t8xNK16WT07lKt6XB9cAplwp4uh8npIlE3Bi0T7gne_4Exlx0C0ZQKuv-RST6X5EzUD3wjSGtUWsPTZlTc0i8NBYh_hDi7lDbFqHaA/s1127/Datchets%201886%20map.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTPPQvoESpWYqKa1p4JTXF1vioFl40hDNTSN4Oo--4RUwuSnhjRqTM6KvpITNONjatd_fZFrQhb888Fgl1IK3t8xNK16WT07lKt6XB9cAplwp4uh8npIlE3Bi0T7gne_4Exlx0C0ZQKuv-RST6X5EzUD3wjSGtUWsPTZlTc0i8NBYh_hDi7lDbFqHaA/s320/Datchets%201886%20map.JPG" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-54912760133894813082020-08-14T02:30:00.001-07:002020-08-14T02:33:15.167-07:00Horton Remembers - VJ Day<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="" style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The weekend of 15th August 2020 we commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ day</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="" style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Carolyn, Church Warden at St Michael's, has put together an amazing collection of facts, local memories, newspaper articles and photos - the PDF is available from St Michael's website<a href=" http://www.stmichaels-horton.org/horton/horton-remembers.php"> </a></span></span></span><span style="color: #385898; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px;"><a href=" http://www.stmichaels-horton.org/horton/horton-remembers.php">http://www.stmichaels-horton.org/horton/horton-remembers.php</a></span></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. or from <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15KLsk8OXj9GWE2eg0PqHlbGrYiVJnAUP/view?usp=sharing">Google Shared Drive</a>. If you can add anything please let us know!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">NB </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The research was started to provide a display for the VE Day Celebrations.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Covid-19 disrupted all our plans so this booklet is an attempt to utilise the research<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">that has been carried out over the past 18 months.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">There is sure to be much more information available, </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">which many residents will know and we would be delighted to hear about any stories/information you have </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">about Horton in the Second World War.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQj06dz1-Xirain-Yxgi4F6uups2SOFeagNrihoeibDf3PuJG-gnJpV0lUq2rCXM6SwobG00h86VI6yE_f_q8nJlpKBJYdrjVDy2E49OYyFUVRaGM21VaYlk2Mo-0EOZDgUQq-QwHcpns/s345/VJ+day+poster.PNG" style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQj06dz1-Xirain-Yxgi4F6uups2SOFeagNrihoeibDf3PuJG-gnJpV0lUq2rCXM6SwobG00h86VI6yE_f_q8nJlpKBJYdrjVDy2E49OYyFUVRaGM21VaYlk2Mo-0EOZDgUQq-QwHcpns/s0/VJ+day+poster.PNG" /></a></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-45338264044240161912020-08-11T23:49:00.003-07:002020-08-12T13:07:47.704-07:00Parish History<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7nfNQ9bzdUK3ygng114La_N9yttN2pfSjfIPbHSXMgkPbLXaBFQs1vxLhgsqnAJ-y7z37kQ_-PaEkap6ePJ3VoBz94e98wSs4fy-2cBV1ZlG4qLcsWSkYZTiuHwbQ-Lth4SCBxzx_tqD/s360/Parish+History+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7nfNQ9bzdUK3ygng114La_N9yttN2pfSjfIPbHSXMgkPbLXaBFQs1vxLhgsqnAJ-y7z37kQ_-PaEkap6ePJ3VoBz94e98wSs4fy-2cBV1ZlG4qLcsWSkYZTiuHwbQ-Lth4SCBxzx_tqD/s0/Parish+History+1.png" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It is recorded that
one John Berkyn, who died in 1458, was the fourth Provost of Eton College. This
Provost was of celebrity in his day, and his merit was strenuously and
successfully to oppose the union of Eton College with Windsor College, proposed
by King Edward IV.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">To the east of the
village is Berkyn Manor, which stands in a small park, was built about the
middle of the 19th century on the site of an old house, supposed to have been
that rented by Milton's father in 1632, and pulled down at the end of the 18th
century with the exception of a red brick dovecote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A large elm tree
was planted on the village green in 1726. It was planted to commemorate the
death of the son of John Ashton, then the Innholder (landlord) of the Crown
Inn, who was accidentally killed by the fall of the maypole on this spot.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Elizabethan
mansion known as Place House which was adjacent to the south side of the church
tower, having been allowed to fall into decay, was taken down in 1785.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Horton parish was
inclosed by Act of Parliament in 1799. The award map allows for three gravel
and clay pits and 8 acres of land for the poor and for cottage allotments, and
260 acres for the lord of the manor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The old road from
Horton to Wraysbury was closed in 1800. The remains of the road now roughly
follow the path of Park Lane.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It is recorded that
the Public House, the Five Bells, was let by the church to a George Taylor in
1832 for the sum of £29 per year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The church stands
on the south side of the village street in a large churchyard, where there are
two ancient yew trees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Milton wrote his
earlier poems at Horton, where he lived for six years. The impressions which
the scenery of the neighbourhood produced upon his mind may be found in l'Allegro
and II Penseroso. The poet's mother died at Horton in 1637 and was buried in
the parish church. Recently, in 2008, there were civic and parish functions in
Horton to commemorate 400 years since his birth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">John Milton<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlKmBknkMFmh7UMwIZJdcDNYdDk0hj3gZlSwWkth6gOAbaMI4hqMX6DRsgAIt0tpObr88A3nD3AYaql22lBWYSmFn8ylV-9hxwNt_4gZjP38NAbMXJC8FXbSOANDBCrgHkjDEK5eeKuX5/s200/Parish+History+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlKmBknkMFmh7UMwIZJdcDNYdDk0hj3gZlSwWkth6gOAbaMI4hqMX6DRsgAIt0tpObr88A3nD3AYaql22lBWYSmFn8ylV-9hxwNt_4gZjP38NAbMXJC8FXbSOANDBCrgHkjDEK5eeKuX5/s0/Parish+History+2.png" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">(9 Dec 1608 – 8 Nov 1674) was an English poet, author,
polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost and for his
treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Milton lived in Horton between 1632 and 1638.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">On 11 November 2008 Deputy Mayor Cllr Catherine Bursnall
unveiled signs in Stanwell Road highlighting the poet’s connection with the
village.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-88382991634182336532020-08-11T23:45:00.012-07:002024-03-19T08:40:35.914-07:00Champney Hall and Recreation Ground<p> A potted history of Champney Hall and the Recreation Ground</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8Cg8YHbWr6QzF8fu3KsVntoI0kNV5CmzvrtzVju9EQ80l6yu2VVavVHwNdnlHxsdIfByfvIQn6HR1KbyEtlVNid7ARaw4sT7ThyOa5rlDhMUobADm10OdFDkvKy3qr40gGjnr7-p2M4g/s239/CH+1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8Cg8YHbWr6QzF8fu3KsVntoI0kNV5CmzvrtzVju9EQ80l6yu2VVavVHwNdnlHxsdIfByfvIQn6HR1KbyEtlVNid7ARaw4sT7ThyOa5rlDhMUobADm10OdFDkvKy3qr40gGjnr7-p2M4g/s0/CH+1.png" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA4ZLCmi5nKj35EL4l06AIxaZBgv-gejSwerEkJyN3cC94eBPihcBXzNXWBAF6s3k7XaVOJkH-aXkXMYE7QI_snf9LrXOx8XUEv1sSVdS0cCSDdSlyjMmEjdz0N3JuQGG1jTzuZl59SxK/s0/CH+2.png" style="text-align: left;" /></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: left;"><b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1905
Land Purchase. (Of what is now Champney Hall and the Recreation Ground) </span></b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
In 6th June 1905 the land was sold by the executors for the estate of General
Owen Williams. It formed Lot 14 in the sale of 1,215 acres within
Horton. The lot was purchases together with Lot 18 (Horton Cottage) by
Mr. John Edward Champney, a benevolent Quaker who lived in the cottage till his death in
1929</span></p><p><span style="color: #2f669e;"><br /></span><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>1909 Purchased by Public Subscription (Site for a Village
Hall) </b></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
Lot 14 formed two parcels of land. The plot to the east was purchased for
a nominal amount from Mr. Champney about 1909. Funds being raised by
public subscription for the site of a Village Hall </span></p><p><span style="color: #2f669e;"><br /></span><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Circa 1910/11 </b></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
Mr. Champney observed that despite considerable effort fundraising to cover
building cost was progressing slowly. He also observed that the children of the
village were making full recreational use of the ground. He and his wife
therefore decided that they would donate the second parcel of land within Lot
14 and would also build on it a Village Hall.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl-GZomdsbiaopRcZqVLQX9OAnkqSsuiwHV3VBksPJK10r76ZqSmWoYtx6neGRME1KTFHs1mPleci6R4ALW9-zdwb8QbsArK9sunjNpp4iMtOa5mV6Wua4VKePwncScnKfa85glgmm2v4/s1097/IMG_7989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl-GZomdsbiaopRcZqVLQX9OAnkqSsuiwHV3VBksPJK10r76ZqSmWoYtx6neGRME1KTFHs1mPleci6R4ALW9-zdwb8QbsArK9sunjNpp4iMtOa5mV6Wua4VKePwncScnKfa85glgmm2v4/s320/IMG_7989.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcetCkUUW2NK_BEj_Pvl9hCwdnPbRabMkjSInAy0f524wAuLiav_FJt6qCTt8nKGnMZ13LeUT56m7S4A0-O8BnytuRTEiQcr2Zsr_PUwdD4-9UGgrg-03FAw7XwG_NsFZu7Wqb6BkSdJG0/s1463/IMG_7990.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcetCkUUW2NK_BEj_Pvl9hCwdnPbRabMkjSInAy0f524wAuLiav_FJt6qCTt8nKGnMZ13LeUT56m7S4A0-O8BnytuRTEiQcr2Zsr_PUwdD4-9UGgrg-03FAw7XwG_NsFZu7Wqb6BkSdJG0/s320/IMG_7990.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>22nd October 1913 - Opening of a Village Hall.</b></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
An extract from the press report of the Opening of the Hall on 22nd October
1913 states the </span><br /><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
Rector said . . ."for many years past the people of Horton have been dreaming
about a village hall..... Mr. Champney came to the rescue with a promise that
he would build that hall, before he made that promise he saw that the people of
Horton were in earnest in trying to raise funds."</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2f669e;">Mr. Champney stated
that he “made that promise because he did not wish to spoil the enjoyment he
had observed by those using the area as a recreation ground"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: left;"></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><i>(Note: Local memories state that Mrs. Champney made the curtains herself and
personally donated the full sized snooker table that used to be in the rear
hall. The rear hall was apparently an after-thought built some months
later We understand that Mrs Champney took the view that the men
needed a place of their own away from the children.)</i></span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">Local resident Joan Mildenhall wrote (in October 1986)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 5.65pt 0px 0px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 5.65pt 0px 0px;"><i>The Champney Hall was built on land owned by Mr Champney and paid for him only for the men and boys of the village at first, and later shared by everyone. Mr Champney thought that the women and girls should stay at home! </i><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 5.65pt 0px 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 5.65pt 0px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 5.65pt 0px 0px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;">Christie Willetts wrote this for a </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">Village Fete programme:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 5.65pt 0px 0px;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 5.65pt 0px 0px;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Horton was exceptionally fortunate that it was acquired by Mr John H Champney, a very benevolent gentleman. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">He realised that village life could be greatly enriched if there were a village hall and in 1911 he joined with the rector of Horton and Mr Cunningham, of Horton Manor, acting as trustees to buy (for £85) the present recreation ground as a site for a village hall.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mr Champney soon felt it would be better to leave that field, of about an acre, as a recreation ground and he generously promised to build a hall on adjacent ground.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">This he promptly did.</span></i></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">For more documents see end of this article</span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpY4ZEarsnEcMw503r7Lf947aG8Fti4GwsPZXLEC8ZylAqw_9qB6IQUYdgitpYYDGmWxl-udchQxSuARfzmI9NJJuetURj8iUQHx-k9CyVGPdpbTMQLeu1RuOwJAJgdkic5ZQPsbY_FKHz/s771/Parish+magazine+Nov+1913.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpY4ZEarsnEcMw503r7Lf947aG8Fti4GwsPZXLEC8ZylAqw_9qB6IQUYdgitpYYDGmWxl-udchQxSuARfzmI9NJJuetURj8iUQHx-k9CyVGPdpbTMQLeu1RuOwJAJgdkic5ZQPsbY_FKHz/s320/Parish+magazine+Nov+1913.png" width="222" /></a></span></div><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4bLvYED_H7J_1l_JPNK1UKgpTGGZpcvM6hebMvGJMQDzIiUjiGcw2_bzW4OWqXl-le0Gp6DW0wI4_4SiTl4CZZ1-0WVXKE9qXZ4_SqN95PDD7WcW9GeNqvBc_2i9bMdT9xDPKtbjTdQE/s771/Parish+magazine+Sept+1913.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="611" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4bLvYED_H7J_1l_JPNK1UKgpTGGZpcvM6hebMvGJMQDzIiUjiGcw2_bzW4OWqXl-le0Gp6DW0wI4_4SiTl4CZZ1-0WVXKE9qXZ4_SqN95PDD7WcW9GeNqvBc_2i9bMdT9xDPKtbjTdQE/s320/Parish+magazine+Sept+1913.png" width="254" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Death of Mr. Champney 1929</b></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
In his will dated 13th November 1926 Mr. Champney left </span><span style="color: #2f669e;">an endowment of £1,200 to the YMCA</span><span style="color: #2f669e;"> to cover maintenance, upkeep and improvement of the hall</span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDA5rRlDyKdlCvFElD8PovuTddyiI_xSJTzXLerypSnGXueppW_pa-owhpkx4ldnmzTWns10mdtgwsxC7JUI6AXT3tTMrSGYy5vUwtV7HGtBXZqSaCz-W0WrHwTt44lcnnpYfW8keoxJqoDsF0CkWmclhJRa7XIw3fbwfvrwxBDx-e4WrL3MmajmWmZg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="1405" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDA5rRlDyKdlCvFElD8PovuTddyiI_xSJTzXLerypSnGXueppW_pa-owhpkx4ldnmzTWns10mdtgwsxC7JUI6AXT3tTMrSGYy5vUwtV7HGtBXZqSaCz-W0WrHwTt44lcnnpYfW8keoxJqoDsF0CkWmclhJRa7XIw3fbwfvrwxBDx-e4WrL3MmajmWmZg=w640-h195" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />Notes made in 1980 by a parish Councillor state that "The Parish Council at the time used the School House and their view was the Village Hall was for the 'workers recreation and social welfare'.</span><p></p><p style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2f669e;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">A copy of his will is available from the Gov probate search service. The link is <a href="https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#calendar">https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#calendar</a> and the cost (at the time of writing) was £1.50. To complete the form you will need the following information (folio 742):</span></p><p></p>
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Verbal history states that the reason the hall was donated to the YMCA was because
Mr. &. Mrs. Champney were Quakers and had a disagreement with
the Vicar because he spend a considerable time in the local 'public
houses' when he should have been administering to his flock).</span></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Horton Cottage</b></span><br /><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
Title records also show that in his will Mr. Champney also instructed that his
dwelling known then as Horton Cottage be used as a "Home of Rest"
Later known as the "Gardeners Home" which in the 1970 became offices
for Lloyds Bank with Dawn Redwood Close being built on the orchard to the
rear. The original but extended building being demolished and
rebuilt in 2003/4 .<b> </b> The Caretakers cottage is now known as
“Freshfield”.</span></p><p></p>
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Hall 1913 to 1974</span></b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
Information gained shows that the hall was well used by the community, it also
served as the sports hall and dining room for the village school, a doctors
clinic and baby clinic. These all closing together with the village
school about 1974. This loss of community provision appears to be the
result of the change in local authority from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
<b>1970/73 Files</b><br />
Files held by Bucks Education Dept relating to the transfer from Bucks to Berks
County Council, indicate that the hall did not meet current education
requirements and was in need of considerable internal and external repair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
<b>1975 - 1980</b><br />
Records show that during these years a small committee of residents continued
to manage the hall but although the hall was still well used, it was not
covering running costs and funds to upgrade were difficult to obtain. A
number of public appeals were made with little or no response or interest from
the village as a whole.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
<b>Early 1980</b><br />
Betty Marlow, Barbara Hearne and others with young children applied to start a
number of clubs for children/ young people in the hall. Legislation
having moved forward prior to starting they were required to obtained a Fire
Officers report. Unfortunately the Fire officer declared the hall a fire
risk and instructed instant closure for public events (excluding meetings)<br />
<br />
As the Hall was legally held by the YMCA they had to be consulted.
Although the hall had always been locally managed, the YMCA instructed that a
new committee be formed and an improvement plan put in place.<br />
<br />
New Management members were appointed: Richard Tillyer, Betty Marlow, and Clive
& Barbara Hearne alongside previous members David Bartram, Bob Spennywyn,
Michael Ardley and June Lucas.<br />
<br />
During the next two/four years over 40K was raised through loans and grant aid
allowing the hall to redesigned and upgraded. Through the efforts of Richard
Tillyer national companies also contributed manpower or materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
<b>1985 YMCA changes - Proposal to Sell</b><br />
Unfortunately in 1985, due to a change within the charitable structure of the
YMCA, the custodianship of holding the hall in trust fell outside their
charitable remit and an application was made to sell the hall. The
local committee after much discussion with the YMCA agreed to go to the Charity
Commission to see if a compromise could be reached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
<b>1987/88.</b><br />
Over the next two years suggestions and possible charity schemes were discussed
and rejected, but a solution was found on 12th November 1988<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1989
New Charity Scheme</span></b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
On the 4th January 1989 a scheme was sealed by the Charity Commission where 5
residents of Horton (Richard Tillyer, Betty Marlow, Clive Hearne, Bob Spennewyn
and David Bartram) became the managing trustees for one year. They also
committed that at the end of that year a full management committee would be
established. All five provided personal financial guarantees thus
accepting a considerable personal financial liability to ensure Horton retained
a Village hall. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1990
Full Charity Scheme established.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">(a) The Parish Council by formal
resolution would act a Custodian Trustees and underwrite any losses.<br />
(b) A Committee of Managing Trustees as detailed within the scheme was
established.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1991
to 2016.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
Since 1991 Managing Trustees have come and gone, some were very committed and
others helped as and when they could. Through their collective efforts
the hall is currently well maintained and covers its running costs. Two
of the original trustees still remain and have been supported since 1993 by
Freda Bovington. During this time Samantha Beldom took on cleaning, then
bookings and then invoicing responsibilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Trustees
for Life</span></b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
A public meeting in 2000 wished to recognise the dedication of the remain two
trustee and passing a resolution to amend Clause 7 of the Charity Scheme
and appointed Mrs Betty Marlow and Mr Richard Tillyer as Trustees for
Life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><i>Betty Marlow prepared this above potted history of Champney Hall on the halls 101st birthday to ensure that its history is not lost</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2016
and forwards</span></b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
Sadly Betty Marlow died in 2016. Without the commitment of Samantha
Beldom the day-to-day running of the hall would not work as smoothly as it
does. A new committee was established comprising of the original stalwarts
Richard Tillyer and Freda Bovingdon, plus Stuart Ingar, Samantha Beldom and
Benta Hickley. If anyone is interested in joining the committee or can
offer any assistance please do not hesitate to email <a href="mailto:ChampneyHall@gmail.com">ChampneyHall@gmail.com</a> </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What
is the Future?</span></b><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
Village life has also changed, legislation for public buildings has become
complicated and expensive, and the original social needs for the hall have
declined.<br />
<br />
Unfortunately Champney Hall never has nor never will be able to complete with
its near neighbours. To remain financially viable Champney Hall does not
have the income to pay full time caretakers or repair companies. It will
always need "can do" volunteers and they are very hard to find. If
you can attend a meeting every few months, or have the time or commitment to be
on call 24/7, or anything between, please let us know. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b style="color: black;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2020 and forwards</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2f669e;">Stuart Inger has put in a huge amount of work ensuring the fire detection system and the electrical systems is up to date and ensuring regular inspections are carried out as well as running the accounts and ensuring bills are paid etc. He moved out of the village early 2021 and therefore left the Committee. Sadly Richard Tillyer passed away in 2024. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2f669e;">As of spring 2024 there is a committee of the following: </span><span style="color: #2f669e;">Jayne (Chair), </span><span style="color: #2f669e;">Benta (Clerk), C</span><span style="color: #2f669e;">arly (Treasurer), </span><span style="color: #2f669e;">Daveena and John (Facilities and statutory inspections), </span><span style="color: #2f669e;">Sam (Bookings) and </span><span style="color: #2f669e;">Freda. Regular hirers are also invited to committee meetings. The committee aims to meet about 4 times a year</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2f669e;">The Committee volunteers can be contacted by email: ChampneyHall@Gmail.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2f669e;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2f669e;"><b>In the news</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Newspaper articles regarding the opening of the hall: Click on the image to enlarge. Unfortunately they are poor quality</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP11-QFeBpmydesj8F4iJbbMJgXG3K5gWDoeXD26bCpueVaf1ysjsybq9Q2PfaTqASw2tnPWcJkESnQjQX_UTsEfAMXZZDhu6AMhpsNQ-jLjNj_8ZtqEenBx6jT_b_sPyV63zUpGC-ELz/s991/1912+10+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="513" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP11-QFeBpmydesj8F4iJbbMJgXG3K5gWDoeXD26bCpueVaf1ysjsybq9Q2PfaTqASw2tnPWcJkESnQjQX_UTsEfAMXZZDhu6AMhpsNQ-jLjNj_8ZtqEenBx6jT_b_sPyV63zUpGC-ELz/s320/1912+10+2.JPG" width="166" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep08oQkztVWRnEbRX-M9x3kgRccCHj_wpf-mN8HJ1e7Kb5sFuEmRaBzXioRXGFlNMnF0YU-qtpAHiiDjKcsWhKuOkH6wybG-EP6xkL4IRIZSDDa7q2tuZgmzJLZXZ0F4mgeV-hhrxRA6c/s970/1912+10+3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep08oQkztVWRnEbRX-M9x3kgRccCHj_wpf-mN8HJ1e7Kb5sFuEmRaBzXioRXGFlNMnF0YU-qtpAHiiDjKcsWhKuOkH6wybG-EP6xkL4IRIZSDDa7q2tuZgmzJLZXZ0F4mgeV-hhrxRA6c/s320/1912+10+3.JPG" width="159" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RAGdkwkD9IxkoLHf5_Z5DgB2I6KmWOPGKGlbkVz3VaUn3KrWt1Wc-zEf8ZyB1qKaRgE3zX9c2tDrIgkWQjG4wY6Zs4VzqCsrrTKK1vgXc3kk2t9qOsbJz2kidIQigayq6MnUHRR_Uzwi/s763/1912+10+26+Windsor+%2526+Eton+Express.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RAGdkwkD9IxkoLHf5_Z5DgB2I6KmWOPGKGlbkVz3VaUn3KrWt1Wc-zEf8ZyB1qKaRgE3zX9c2tDrIgkWQjG4wY6Zs4VzqCsrrTKK1vgXc3kk2t9qOsbJz2kidIQigayq6MnUHRR_Uzwi/s320/1912+10+26+Windsor+%2526+Eton+Express.JPG" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yu6cZeAmDv52IPSK52iQLzkbadpt8TIlhqZ1w-BcfUx-wSLDDVEw_Yf7KoC2qedSCTamBUdjLk_upOJs-MPxEG7Icy0eo2iu1sNUkYFPSoAzIHkyC_mbMjU_Fy0QpTLpYIVpQW3ZNk5R/s915/1912+10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yu6cZeAmDv52IPSK52iQLzkbadpt8TIlhqZ1w-BcfUx-wSLDDVEw_Yf7KoC2qedSCTamBUdjLk_upOJs-MPxEG7Icy0eo2iu1sNUkYFPSoAzIHkyC_mbMjU_Fy0QpTLpYIVpQW3ZNk5R/s320/1912+10.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><p></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-77101266412574295872020-08-11T23:42:00.003-07:002020-08-12T13:09:44.686-07:00Open Spaces<p> </p><h4 style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The Arthur Jacob Nature
Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">The wetland reserve is owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and
Maidenhead and is situated adjacent to the Colne Brook river in the village of
Horton.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">The site covers 4.6 hectares and has been created following
gravel extraction from the previously derelict land.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">There are four lagoons, some with islands, and the site has been
extensively planted with trees, shrubs, wildflower meadows and aquatics.
Dipping platforms and a bird hide are provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">The site has been open to the public since May 1996.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Pedestrian access is from Poyle Poplars Community Woodland,
Stanwell Road, where a small car park is situated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PZJgKsFtYFj88CAk-H0qAUFutFXJmuqh8tPPW-3jvc28qgenzoBgSaTjRFh6xHxwsqGhRmidTNDS9bgbXkbwWaVhnpKzUzx-Y_-1nRxSFFWofH5WfOwpV1E3g0s4d4Axr-mD7kpxgI-6/s239/AJNR+blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PZJgKsFtYFj88CAk-H0qAUFutFXJmuqh8tPPW-3jvc28qgenzoBgSaTjRFh6xHxwsqGhRmidTNDS9bgbXkbwWaVhnpKzUzx-Y_-1nRxSFFWofH5WfOwpV1E3g0s4d4Axr-mD7kpxgI-6/s0/AJNR+blog.png" /></a></span></div><p></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405045945122682896.post-61600256900573041732020-08-11T23:41:00.004-07:002020-08-12T13:10:26.564-07:00About the Parish<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The village of
Horton lies in the central part of the Thames Valley on a broad, flat
floodplain east of the River Thames and between Windsor to the West and
Heathrow to the East. The parish has developed from farming settlements and has
grown over time as people migrated from London.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Horton dates back
to the Domesday Book of 1086, listed as "Hortune" (believed to be
derived from "ort" or "wort" for herbs and vegetable, and
"tun" for and enclosed garden). A number of historical landmarks
include The Old Rectory, Horton Lodge, The Cedars, Brookfield, Milton's Cottage
and St Michael's Church. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It has been recorded that a foundry located at the end
of Coppermill Road was the source for the copper that made the famous Copper Horse at the end of the
Long Walk from Windsor Castle. A number of historical houses can still be found
in the village, including the Grade II listed Old Rectory, believed to have
been built at the end of the 16th Century/early 17th Century.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Perhaps the most
significant landmark today is the 12th Century church of St Michael's, with its
Norman arch over the north door. Indeed, the name most associated with the
village is that of poet John Milton (1608-74), whose family rented Berkyn
Manor, a house that belonged to Sir John Egerton between 1632 and 1640. Milton
wrote many of the literary greats, including Comus, Il Penseroso and L'Allegro,
whilst living in Horton. The chancel of St Michael's also contains the grave of
Milton's mother Sara, and a 19th century stained glass window which
commemorates Milton's poem Paradise Lost.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Through the Horton
parish flows the Colne Brook which runs to the Thames from the River Colne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The agricultural
floodplain that once lay south of Horton was mined for gravel during the
post-war period and later filled with water, forming large artificial water
storage reservoirs, which result in restricting expansion of development. This
network of mature gravel pits is now used as lakes for emergency water supplies
and recreational purposes; mainly angling, sailing and bird watching. Both
Horton and its neighbour village of Wraysbury were transferred from
Buckinghamshire to Berkshire in 1974.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="" style="color: #2f669e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-xBBtQL0VhaRmhXX71AeswcRAQNxmgai-BJjnk_jcMx09xcM0a4exKqnT3Lnjr3C78rj4NerO0BiFRxdAqOSf345UeuaDyZAFytHIcoB96NnTEPMOMXEtXr3reu-3BnWUTk39EHWJGvr/s239/village+sign.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-xBBtQL0VhaRmhXX71AeswcRAQNxmgai-BJjnk_jcMx09xcM0a4exKqnT3Lnjr3C78rj4NerO0BiFRxdAqOSf345UeuaDyZAFytHIcoB96NnTEPMOMXEtXr3reu-3BnWUTk39EHWJGvr/s0/village+sign.png" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p>Horton's Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536965658408695828noreply@blogger.com0