Amongst the archives of the High Wycombe Society are a number of items that have been used on exhibition boards over the past fifty years. One of these is a reproduction of a pamphlet announcing "A Glorious and Happy VICTORY" in 1642. Historians will immediately recognise this as a propaganda pamphlet of the period. There is no reason to believe that the events described within it … [Read more...]
High Street Chatter
A newly created "trial" edition of an Old Guide to Old Wycombe is available as a pdf via the link below. Incorporating material originally published in the Bucks Free Press, and illustrated with contemporary photographs drawn from the SWOP collection, Jackie Kay has updated the Guide to make it accessible to a modern reader. She invites you to imagine yourself strolling along the High … [Read more...]
Golden Anniversary
On 5th August 2018, over 150 mainly local people, mostly (but not all) drawn from the membership of the High Wycombe Society, came to Wycombe Abbey for an event to celebrate the Society's Golden Anniversary. Attendees were offered welcoming pre-lunch drinks in the Fisher library, a room named in honour of Miss Fisher, whose portrait hangs there. She was the headmistress of Wycombe Abbey at the … [Read more...]
All Saints – A Short History
Visitors to the Parish Church of All Saints in High Wycombe, will find, amid the range of postcards and souvenirs available for purchase, a newly revised "Short History" booklet compiled by High Wycombe Society Trustee, David Snoxell, with a foreword by the Rev'd Hugh Ellis, Vicar and Team Rector. The cover price just one pound (£1) Condensing over 900 years of history into the limited space … [Read more...]