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Charlie Wynderbank Collection

BCH/007

A collection of documents and scans of pages from books donated by Charlie Wyndebank. Majority are related to the First and Second World Wars
Medical Card

BCH/007/007

A Medical card issued by the Buckinghamshire Insurance Committee, Lloyds Bank for the Prudential. Issued to Mary Godden, Squirrel Lane, High “ycombe, Bucks. Dated 11.11.84 and stamped ‘REINSTATED 1? NOV 1945’. Inside the section for the doctor has been completed and dated 14/3/47 and there are the instructions for use
Photographs of Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Chapel

BCH/010

Photographs of Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Chapel in its old premises on Aylesbury Street before it moved to the Water Eaton Church Centre in 1975
The Mumford Collection of postcards

FWW/006

A large collection of postcards from various members of the Pittam family dating from the first two decades of the Twentieth century. Some predate the First World War and concern domestic arrangements and conversations. Many are from the first World War including a good selection of embroidered postcards from France and Belgium illustrating various sentiments ...
Personal Photographs.

TBC/015

A miscellaneous collection of family photographs, birthday and Christmas cards from the 20th century.
Charles Edward Green Collection

CEG

Collection relating to the life of Charles Edward Green; Ellen Green (nee Axten); Ronald Green and G. Green. This includes material relating to the First World War; his school life and personal documents
Charles Edward Green Collection relating to Wolverton Works

CEG/003

Collection of material relating to Charles Edward Green and his work and training at Wolverton Works where he was a carriage builder.
All Change

ALC

‘All Change’ is a collection of oral history audio recordings, still images and research process documents, relating to the coming of the railways and the creation of the railway towns of Wolverton and New Bradwell in Buckinghamshire, during the years 1832-1865. Topics include the Captain Swing riots, disputes with the canal company and the building of ...
Eric Mobbs Collection

EMC

A collection of Royal Family Postcards, Wolverton Works and McCorquodales photographs and local miscellaneous leaflets which all belonged to Eric Mobbs
General Strike

GST

‘General Strike’ is a collection of 12 oral history audio recordings relating to the 1926 General Strike and the lives of the interviewees in the years before and after. Topics include the General Strike, Wolverton Works, McCorquodales, World War One and World War Two.
Fred Church (1911-c.2000): oral history audio recording.

GST/002

[To be added].
Elsie Ada Sinfield (1905-c.2000): oral history audio recording.

GST/004

EAS’s childhood home backed on to the Wolverton Works’ Laundry and the children used to talk to the laundresses, who included her sister-in-law, through the railings. Her brother George worked for the Stony Stratford Ambulance and joined the Royal Medical Corps at the start of World War One. He served in Egypt and, whilst there, ...
Viva Chappill (1905-c.2000): oral history audio recording.

GST/005

[To be advised].
Percy Mundy (1908-c.2000): oral history audio recording.

GST/008

When PM was a child, there was no place called New Bradwell, just Stanton High, Stanton Low and Stantonbury. The old club in New Bradwell remained the Stantonbury Social Club. There was another club called the Progressive Club. He remembered the Hospital Fetes, which had “marvellous” processions of vehicles and the boys and girls dressed ...
Eva Hall (1902-c.2000) and Betty Hall (1904-c.2000) Hall: oral history audio recording.

GST/011

The sisters’ aunt was 1 of the first 9 employees when McCorquodales started in Wolverton (1878). They worked in a disused railway carriage producing envelopes: the men cutting shapes and the women folding and gluing. As children, they received 3d pocket money. Sweets cost 1d per 2 ounces and bananas were 2d each. They received a ...
Marriages.

TBC/005

Collection of newspaper articles, photographs and documents relating to various weddings and wedding anniversaries in the Taylor Brown family. The majority of the material relates to the wedding of Frank Harry Brown to Beryl Louise Taylor in 1939.
Bridge Street, decorated, with street party

SMC/007/026

Bridge Street, decorated, with street party (on the back is written Ray Bellchambers, Bridge St.)
Bridge Street, decorated

SMC/007/028

Bridge Street, decorated. (On the back is written Bridge St.)
Bridge Street, decorated, with street party

SMC/007/029

Bridge Street, decorated, with street party (on the back is written Bridge St. Bill West).
Trophy on display in the street

SMC/007/031

Trophy on display in the street
The Foresters Arms, decorated with bunting

SMC/007/042

The Foresters Arms, decorated with bunting. (On the back is written Mrs West)
Wolverton to Newport Pagnell Train Line, Bradwell Station.

SMC/009/001

Wolverton to Newport Pagnell Train Line, Bradwell Station. (on the back is written LAST TRAIN W. MAY)
Train at Bradwell Station

SMC/009/002

Train at Bradwell Station. (on the back is written LAST TRAIN W. MAY) Published in’ A Century of Life in New Bradwell’, by Sylvia Mead, p125.
Bradwell windmill

SMC/011/001

Bradwell windmill. Colour photograph.