Buckingham Shire Collection (page 2)

The Domesday Book, Buckinghamshire
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Buckinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

Scenery near Hawridge, Buckinghamshire
Sketch of the countryside about a quarter of a mile from Hawridge Church towards Chesham, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

The Old Ford, Weston Turville
View of the Old Ford, Weston Turville near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire by Alexander Jamieson (1873 - 1937). Date: 1939

Sketch of Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1846

St Marys Church, Hawridge, Buckinghamshire
Sketch of St Marys Church, Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. The church dates back to the 13th century. 1859

Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, with church and common
Sketch of Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, including St Marys Church and the common, as viewed from the Rectory, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Hawridge Rectory, Buckinghamshire
Sketch of Hawridge Rectory, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Curious Window Shutter
A curious window shutter on a private house in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 19th century

Marlow Suspension Bridge
The suspension bridge at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. Designed by William Tierney Clark, the bridge was built between 1829 and 1832, reconstructed in 1965. Date: 1960s

England / Quainton
At Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England, is this fine example of a cobbled pavement, extremely rare, in these days of asphalt and concrete. Date: 1950s

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

Stoke Bruerne Locks
A pair of narrow boat, converted for holiday cruises by Messrs. Street of Leighton Buzzard, swinging round a bend in the Grand Union Canal, near Linslade, Buckinghamshire. Date: 1960s

Nutley Abbey, Buckinghamshire
The ruins of Nutley Abbey, in Buckinghamshire Date: circa 1770

Stowe Corinthian Arch
The fine Corinthian Arch of Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, England. Designed by Thomas Pitt in 1764 -65, completed 1767 as the focal point of the vista from the south front. Date: 18th century

England / Chenies
The pretty village of Chenies, in the most easterly part of south Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1939

Emberton Church
All Saints Church, Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1960s

Shardlows Park
Cattle grazing in Shardlows Park, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1939

Newly Built M1 Motorway
A stretch of the newly-built M1 Motorway, near Little Linford, Buckinghamshire, England, looking south, towards Bow Brickhill, No crash barrier or traffic! Date: 1959 - 1960

English Model Village

Double-Step Stile
A double-step stile, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1930s

Icknield St. Roman Road
Icknield Street, a Roman Road, said to have run from Derby to Bourton-on-the-Water, where it joined the Foss Way. Seen here at Lewknor, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1930s

Nursery Greenhouses
A fine row of nursery greenhouses near Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, England, with the well-wooded ground of the Bow Brickhill district in the background. Date: early 1960s

Vintage & New Cars
A vintage car parked among modern cars at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1950s

Burnham Beeches
Motoring at Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, a forest of ancient trees, and a famous beauty spot. Date: 1950s

Radiochemical Centre
Process boxes for the production of tritium compounds at the Radiochemical Centre, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: December 1964

Amersham Village Pump
The old village pump at Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, which dates from 1785. Date: 1785

Marlow Sunset
Sunset over the River Thames at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, with the spire of All Saints Church on the horizon. Date: 1960s

Swans & Bridge
Swans on the River Ouse and the bold sweep of the arch in the bridge, leading to Tyringham House, Tyringham, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1960s

Young Princess Elizabeth at Bekonscot
A 10-year-old Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) at Bekonscot in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - the oldest original model village in the world - April, 1936. Date: 1936

Boating on the River Thames, 1909
A group of happy boaters in the Edwardian era, waiting for the locks to open at Bourne End in Buckinghamshire as they row along the River Thames. Date: 1909

Stream at Brill
Spring flowers decorate the banks of this little stream at Brill, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1920

Milton home Walker
JOHN MILTON his home at Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire Date: 1608 - 1674

Temple of Ancient Virtue at Stowe
The Temple of Ancient Virtue at Stowe, in Buckinghamshire

Railway bridge construction, Great Western Railway
A railway bridge under construction somewhere on the Great Western Railway network, possibly at Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire

Grays Monument - Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
Grays Monument - Stoke Poges. The inscription reads: This Monument In honour of Thomas Gray was errected A.D. 1788 among the scenes celebrated by that great lyric and elegant Poet

RAF camp with Hurricanes
Royal Air Force Camp, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire with parked Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

An artist at home
The artist Ethel Walker out painting near her home in Buckinghamshire, accompanied by her dog, Boy David

Hall Barn, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
A view of Hall Barn in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, at the time of the photograph the home of Lord Burnham -- Sir Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baronet, owner of the Daily Telegraph

Medmenham Abbey, Buckinghamshire -- when it was the residence of Sir Francis Dashwood, the house was notorious for meetings of the Hellfire Club

Fossils found in Buckinghamshire
A deposit of fossils discovered in a bed of clay on the farm of Mr Greaves at Tingwick, Bucks, excited considerable curiosity and speculation as to their nature and origin

Ashridge Bucks
Ashridge House, Buckinghamshire, the seat of viscount Alford

THE HEART IN HAND INN
The striking inn sign of The Heart in Hand at Bourne End, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Fingest Church
St. Bartholomews Church, Fingest, Buckinghamshire, England, which has one of the finest Norman towers in England and has a rare double saddleback roof

St. Giles Lychgate
The elaborate lychgate of St. Giles Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England. The church and its churchyard are immortalised in Thomas Grays Elegy

Chenies Village, Bucks
A man reads a map while his bicycle leans against one of the beech trees in the quiet village of Chenies, Buckinghamshire

Olney Watermill
The fine old watermill at Olney, on the River Ouse, Buckinghamshire. It has associations with the poet William Cowper (1731 - 1800), who loved to stroll nearby

England / Waddesdon
The lovely village of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire. A A boy stands on a pavement, hand on hips, passing the time of day with the driver of a horse-drawn carriage

Miltons Cottage
JOHN MILTON This small cottage, in Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, was home to John Milton during the Great Plague of 1665

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