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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
Photograph of Newport Road

BCH/009/004

Black and white photograph from a book with caption. It is of Newport Road at the Bradwell Road junction looking east c. 1930. On the left is the building that used to be Mr Nutt’s blacksmith shop
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.
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 ...
Miscellaneous documents and objects.

TBC/014

A miscellaneous collection of photographs, diaries, family letters, newspapers and documents relating to various members of the Taylor-Brown family including family trees for the Brown family. There are also items related to the funeral of King Edward VII and the coronation of Edward VIII, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. In addition ...
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.
Mrs Dickens (c.1900-2000): oral history audio recording.

GST/001

[To be added].
Fred Church (1911-c.2000): oral history audio recording.

GST/002

[To be added].
Harry Winsor (1920-c.2010): oral history audio recording.

GST/003

[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].
Eric Bellchambers (1908-c.2000): oral history audio recording part 1.

GST/006

[To be added].
Eric Bellchambers (1908-c.2000): oral history audio recording part 2.

GST/007

To be added.
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 ...
Ivy Johnson (1922-c.2010) & Catherine Ager (c.1920-2010): oral history audio recording.

GST/009

IJ’s father and grandfather continued to work through the General Strike, whilst their neighbours did not. She remembered a horseshoe being thrown over the wall into their premises and also a neighbour telling her that her father was being “set upon”. Also in the twenties, she remembered young boys taking lunches to their Fathers at ...