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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
Personal Photographs.

TBC/015

A miscellaneous collection of family photographs, birthday and Christmas cards from the 20th century.
St Georges Church.

TBC/012

Photographs, newspaper articles and programmes relating to events involving the family and St. George’s Church. The Taylor-Brown family were involved in many of the activities run by St. George’s church, Frank Harry Brown sang with their choir, the brotherhood, for over 70 years and went with them to the Empire Day concert held for ...
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.
Collection of personal documents relating to Ellen and Charles Green

CEG/004

Collection of personal documents relating to Ellen and Charles Green. Including National Registration Scheme information, National Union of Vehicle Builders Card and bank savings books
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
Collection of Material relating to Sapper Edwin Butler

FWW/001

Collection of items relating to Sapper Edwin Butler and the First World War. These include 1 certificate of transfer to reserve; 2 postcard photographs, one of him in Uniform and one with his wife and daughter; 3 official letters; an employment form; his recruitment pass and a pass for Calais; his demobilisation account; 2 ...
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, ...
William May (1914-c.2000): oral history audio recording.

GST/010

New Bradwell was known as “Little Moscow”. It was socialist and militant, but not in a violent sense. The people worked well together for hospital funds, carnivals and the like. The one divide was religion, between Church of England, Methodist and Baptist. They did not mix, but this was not carried over into work. WM’s father, ...
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.
Days of Pride Collection.

DOP

In 1981 Roger Kitchen and Roy Nevitt wrote a play looking at the impact of World War One on the people of Wolverton and New Bradwell. As part of this they spoke to people alive during this period and recorded their memories. They also gathered photographs, slides and supporting documents. As well ...
Collection of material gathered as part of the Days of Pride Project

DOP/003

In addition to recording memories of World War One the Days of Pride project also gathered additional material. This includes slides, photographs and documents. In particular photographs of the Manoeuvres in Wolverton in 1913 were collected.
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)