Landscape Connections forges ahead despite lockdown!
Date: 01st March 2021
The team has been busy working across the farmer cluster, installing fences, planting hedge and much more!
Tag Archive: Chalk Cherries and Chairs
A tale of two furniture factories, Part 1 – West Wycombe
by Simon Cains
Date: 16th February 2021
Piddington village was started as the vision of one man, Benjamin North, furniture manufacturer and devout Wesleyan Methodist.
The Story of my Great-Grandfather Daniel George Thorn (1841-1934) – a tale from Woodlanders Lives and Landscapes
by Graham William Thorne
Date: 25th January 2021
An interesting account that many of us can relate to, as Graham begins to ask himself who his ancestors were and the role they played in the cottage industries of the Chilterns many years ago. The first part of this research, with more to come soon!
The Plough Pub – A Chairmaker’s Tale from Woodlanders’ Lives
by Jane Barker
Date: 17th December 2020
Enjoy this fascinating tale of the Plough Pub in Winchmore Hill and the story of the Pursey family, and how the two were linked with the famous chair-making industry of the Chilterns.
The story of Thomas Gilbert, Lace Dealer of Wycombe
by Susan Holmes
Date: 18th November 2020
Another fascinating tale of Woodlander's Lives and Landscapes, revealed by volunteer Susan Holmes
The Story of Nellie Davis
by Vanessa Worship
Date: 07th October 2020
Another fascinating account of a local crafts person, uncovered by Vanessa Worship, one of the volunteers for Woodlanders' Lives and Landscapes.