Iron Age Hillforts of Marlow and Taplow
The three hillforts in the vicinity of Maidenhead, Taplow Court, Danesfield Camp and Medmenham Camp, are all very different sites. Recently published excavations at Taplow and fieldwork at Danesfield and Medmenham have produced exciting new insights into the construction, dating and occupation of these Iron Age sites. This talk will discuss these recent discoveries [...]
Historic Towns Project
To assist co-ordinator David Green with his efforts on the Marlow section of the Historic Towns Project, we will be inviting both local photographers and collectors of photographs in an attempt to accumulate a selection of new and older photographs that will give an accurate feel for the Town of Marlow. So why not come [...]
Anglo-Saxon Marlow
Tony Reeve is a well know local historian, who has published leaflets and booklets and also leads town walks for the Marlow Society. This talk was Part 1 and covered the period up to Domesday. The second part of the talk, about Marlow in Domesday Book, will be given to the Local History Group, on [...]
The History of Local Charities
On Thursday 12th June we were delighted to receive Rachel to illuminate us on the history of local charities. Rachel informed us that a law passed in Elizabeth the first’s reign (1597/8) introducing the ‘poor rate’, was the first complete code of poor relief. The poor rate was administered by Overseers appointed by the Vestry [...]
Buckinghamshire’s Industrial Heritage
On Saturday the 6th of October, the BLHN had their Local History Fair and Conference at the Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe. Four members of AIM attended this event which was entitled Buckinghamshire’s Industrial Heritage.
The day was split in to three sessions with two speakers giving presentations in each session.
Dr David Thorpe started with [...]
AIM Brick Survey
18 months ago AIM embarked on its Brick Survey project. During this time nearly 80 buildings and walls in Marlow had their bricks measured.
The object was to date buildings and walls of unknown date by comparing the size of their bricks with brick sizes from buildings of known dates.
On the 22nd of July 2007, we [...]
A History of Marlow
Talk given by Dr Rachel Brown
