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Photos from George Egglestone

Ref: 2019/124/P

collection of 33 photos and postcards, including George VI coronation celebrations 1937, George V Silver Jubilee celebrations 1935, 1896 floral parade, the bank broad campden, fancy dress, decorated vehicles, ox roast, Wayside Sheep St
Photos from Jill Wilson

Ref: 2019/123/P

collection of 16 photos and postcards, including 2 drawings by Constance Sparling. St James Church 1957, Market Hall 1946 4 postcards by Judges of Hastings, High Street photos of the Fish Inn, court barn , new vicarage, maypole dancing, charabanc outside LygonAarms, Elsley ironmongers
180 Years of Gloucestershire Police

Formation of Gloucestershire Police Sir Robert Peel’s 1839 Constabulary Act enabled counties to set up police forces paid out of the ...
Order of Service

Ref: 2019/125/B

Order of service for a celebration of the life of Bob Wilber, with newspaper obituary. Died 4 August 2019
Meet The Archers

Ref: 2019/122/B

Souvenir booklet ‘Meet The Archers’, with photos and biographies of the main actors in the radio series.
'The Archers' connection with Campden

We have just been given a souvenir booklet about people in ‘The Archers’. You might wonder about its relevance to ...
Joseph Arch visits Campden

Joseph Arch, the charismatic leader of the new National Agricultural Workers Union, came to Campden in 1872. In common with other ...
Nicholas Feild, apothecary, and Mary his wife

Our item ‘From the Archives’ in September was a document dated 1765. It has been in the Archives for many ...
"At the sign of the White Bear"

Robert Hicks, Baptist Hicks’s father, established his mercer’s business at the sign of The White Bear at 33-35 Soper Lane, ...
Minutes of Campden Almshouses Trust

Ref: 2019/121/DI

Digitised Minutes of the Sir Baptist Hicks Almshouses Trust 1943-2014
Campden Probus 1 Papers

Ref: 2019/120/DI

Digitised papers (minutes, accounts, programmes) of Campden Probus 1, 1972-2018.
Billy Bird

Ref: 2019/119/B

Book of stories about a parrot, written by Dorothy Boyesen (ex-Campdonian) and edited by Rob Grove. With memories of childhood in Chipping Campden.
Womens Institute WI programmes

Ref: 2019/118/DS

Collection of WI annual programmes for the years: 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930 – 40, 1985. For hanging on the wall.
Orders of Service

Ref: 2019/117/B

Orders of Service for Thanksgiving Servies for: Ron Caswell 28.03.2019 Phoebe Haines 24.06.2019 Geoffrey Lusty 15.07.2019
Chipping Campden Visitor Guide

Ref: 2019/116/B

Two Town Visitor Guides, 2018 and 2019
Samplers

In the Archives we have four lovely samplers with a family connection, although the final link is not yet made. ...
Campden Police Station in view

The history of Campden Police Station has a new look! Sam Fogarty Boyce, a Year 10 student at Chipping Campden Academy, ...
Memories of Lockheeds 'Shadow' Factory in WWII

Does anyone remember the ‘shadow’ factory? We recently had an enquiry from the son of one of the workers who came ...
Scrapbooks

Two contrasting scrapbooks In the Archives we have several scrapbooks that have been donated over the years. They usually contain photographs ...
Campden Market Hall

The Market Hall was not a Wool Market as is sometimes said, but a Produce or Butter Market. It was ...
The Coneygree

Ref: 2019/115/DI

Description of the origins of the Coneygree
Letters Patent from Henry VIII ref Campden 1546

Ref: 2019/114/DI

Transcription of Letters Patent concerning Campden going back to 1273. At the request of Sir Thomas Smyth who wanted to prove his ownership of the manor. Lists holdings in Campden, by various people.
J. J. Warmington, builder, documents

Ref: 2019/113/DI

Schedule of documents prepared by J J Warmingotn for Mr Greasley, Westington Manor, relating to Shepherds Close and Island House. 1939-43 WWII
Jonathan Hulls

Ref: 2019/112/DI

Life of Jonathan Hulls, with illustrations. By Jill Wilson