Biography
I give illustrated talks related to the history of Newbury and the surrounding area. These include general talks, such as:
The History of Newbury
Some favourites include:
Donnington Castle
Jack of Newbury
The Donnington Castle talk covers this medieval castle and its Civil War siege. Jack of Newbury was a wealthy Tudor cloth producer and exporter who led Newbury men to war during Henry VIII’s reign. Other talks illustrate a wide range of periods, places and themes
Talks
Prehistory of the Newbury area
The Seven Barrows at Lambourn
The Newbury area in the Roman period
Newbury’s Roman Cemetery
Roman Roads in the Newbury area
Anglo-Saxons and West Berkshire
The place-names of West Berkshire
Norman architecture around Newbury
Medieval churches in West Berkshire
St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Newbury
The Tudor Cloth Industry in Berkshire
Tudor Architecture around Newbury Tudor Newbury
St. Nicolas’ Church, Newbury
The Battles of Newbury (Civil War)
The First Battle of Newbury 1643
The Second Battle of Newbury 1644
17th-cent. architecture around Newbury
Shaw House
Padworth House
Sandleford Priory
Donnington Grove
Georgian architecture of Newbury
Newbury Wharf
The History of the River Kennet
Speenhamland
The Swing Riots in the Newbury area
Early Victorian Newbury
Late Victorian Newbury
Newbury Almshouses
Newbury Town Halls past and present
James H. Money – Newbury architect
WW1 Stained Glass (around Newbury)
Greenham and the Baxendales
The architecture of Newbury
West Mills, Newbury
The development of Newbury
Sources for local history