Welcome to the home of Shrivenham's history.
Our collection houses all sorts of documents, maps, artefacts and photographs. It is continually growing and is now available online as well as to visitors to our centre in Shrivenham.
From neolithic times to the present ...more
Documents from parish, local and district ...more
The census, baptisms, marriages and ...more
Buildings, roads, streets and ...more
Farms, estates, footpaths and ...more
Local schools, RMCS, Books and ...more
Shops, public houses and ...more
Horse, rail, canal, motor ...more
C of E, Methodist,Catholic churches other churches and ...more
Sports, social and community ...more
Please note that the Heritage Centre is now CLOSED until further notice due to the Coronavirus emergency. However, please continue to use our online catalogue and please Email us with your enquiries. Also we propose to include here some short presentations on the history of Shrivenham village and district for readers to enjoy, comment on and add to if they wish.
The Story of Hazell's Lane Cottages by Neil Maw - to read please go HERE
Shrivenham Church Rebuild - a 17th century mystery by Margaret Andrews - to read please go HERE
The New Bridge at Shrivenham Station - a short Video by SHS - To view the Video please go HERE
The Medieval Church Fabric of St Andrews, Shrivenham - A Tour by Margaret Andrews - To view please go HERE
Little Mill - AKA - Tuckmill by Neil Maw - To view please go HERE
Robert Whitehead, Engineer & Inventor, resident of Beckett - His Story by Vivien Moss - To view please go HERE
Short Story - Coming Home by Neil Maw. To view please go HERE
The Watchfield Heathen Burials by Margaret Andrews. To view please go HERE
The Prize Fights at Acorn Bridge by Neil Maw. To view please go HERE
The Watchfield Anglo-Saxon Cemetry by Margaret Andrews. To view please go HERE
Henry Marten - Shrivenham's Regicide by Bjorn Watson. To read please go HERE
Beckett Houses by Neil Maw. To read please go HERE
John Wildman - Leveller by Bjorn Watson. To read please go HERE
Faringdon at War by Bjorn Watson. To read please go HERE
Shrivenham in the Later First Millenium AD by Margaret Andrews. To read please go HERE
A Study of Chapelwick by Neil Maw. To read please go HERE
Shrivenham 100 years ago by Vivien Moss. To read please go HERE
Shrivenham 100 years ago Video by Neil Maw. To view please go HERE
The Watchfield Horror by John Clements. To view please go HERE
Rimble Knapp - a Shrivenham legend by John Clements. To view please go HERE
Prehistory in & around Shrivenham & Watchfield - Part 1. by Margaret Andrews. To view please go HERE
The Iron Age settlement at Highworth Road, Shrivenham in Context - Part 2. By Margaret Andrews. To view please go HERE
The Barrington Arms Public House, Shrivenham by Neil Maw. To view please go HERE
The story of local girl Vera Leigh - Special Operation Executive by Christine Hinton. To view please go HERE
Some will remember the old railway carriage in Rimble Knapp's yard at Shrivenham. Here is the story of it by John Clements. To read please go HERE
Schooling at Shrivenham in the 1930s, by John Clements. To read please go HERE
The remarkable story of the Claridge Brothers by Bjorn Watson. To read please go HERE
In this fast moving situation with the Coronavirus Emergency, we can only act on government advice and therefore have no idea when we may be able to open our Centre or resume our Quarterly Meetings. However, please look at our series of Mini-Presentations under 'Visit the Centre' on the left hand side of our Home Page.
09 April 2020
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