"Wye Local History" Journal
Wye Local History is the society's journal.
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Latest issue
Spring 2016: Volume VII No. 6
Edited by Maureen de Saxe
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| Editorial |
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| Margaret Pawley (1922-2014) |
David de Saxe |
| Wye Heritage Centre |
Francis Huntington |
| Wye's Jacobean Statues |
Jenny Oram |
| Professor Louis Wain, CBE, FRS |
Lucy Huntington |
| Seeking the Medieval Chancel of Wye Church |
Paul Burnham |
| Ian Coulson (1955-2015) |
John Makey |
| Wye Church Clock |
Maureen de Saxe |
Previous issues
Autumn 1978: Volume 1 No. 1
| Editorial |
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| Recent Finds |
Editor |
| A New Look at Old Kempe |
C. Paul Burnham |
| Old Swan House |
G.A. Worrall |
| Nackholt Tile Works |
H.H. Glasscock |
Spring 1979: Volume 1 No. 2
| Editorial |
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| Romano British Sites in Wye |
J. Bradshaw |
| Questions about Wye's Early Development |
H.F. Wickings |
| The Impact of its Early History upon Modern Wye |
S. Graham Brade Birks |
| Wye in Wartime |
J. & A. Jones, H.H. Glasscock |
Autumn 1979: Volume 1 No. 3
| Editorial |
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| Memories of Wye Characters |
F.P. Lusted |
| The Bailiff's House, Church Street |
A.M. Paterson |
| Bybrook Barn |
H. & E. Nunn |
| Wye in Wartime |
R Jordan |
Spring 1980: Volume 1 No. 4
| Editorial |
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| The Undercroft in Upper Bridge Street |
various authors |
| How People Lived in Seventeenth Century Wye |
G.F. & D.M. Davis |
| Hop Growing in Wye Parish |
F.C. Thompson |
| The Death Railway |
J.D. Mitchell |
Autumn 1980: Volume 1 No. 5
| Editorial |
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| Cakes Yoke, Hunt Street, Crundale |
J. White |
| Bells and Bellringing |
E.F. Wyld |
| Reflections from Olantigh |
F.W.H. Loudon |
| Wye Cricket (1) |
F.P. Lusted |
| Undercroft in Upper Bridge Street |
Appendix (various authors) |
Spring 1981: Volume II No. 1
| Editorial |
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| Crundale House |
E.W. Parkin |
| The Mills of Wye and District |
C.P. Burnham |
| Wye Cricket Club (2) |
J.G. Parker |
| Wye's Early Greatness |
A.M. Paterson |
Autumn 1981: Volume II No. 2
| Editorial |
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| The Peasants Revolt of 1381 |
Sir John Winnifrith |
| Court Lodge, Brook |
C.W.A. Garland |
| Our Disappearing Wildlife |
F.W.H. Loudon |
| The Giants Grave |
J. Bradshaw |
| History from a Small Coin |
Appendix (various authors) |
| Letter to the Editor |
Susan Duffield |
Spring 1982: Volume II No. 3
| Editorial |
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| Canon Stanley Brade Birks: an Appreciation |
F.P. Lusted |
| Coombe Manor, Hastingleigh |
E.W. Parkin |
| The Sawbridges |
Prof. Bryan Keith Lucas |
| Wye Hill Café |
P. McTierney |
Autumn 1982: Volume II No. 4
| Editorial |
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| Early Victorian Wye: Occupations |
Anon. |
| Wye Racecourse 1881-1975 |
P. McTierney |
| The Crown and the College |
T.J. Young |
| Edwardian Recollections |
G.W. Erle Drax |
| Boy Scout Beginnings |
P.F. Lusted and others |
| Maritime Wye |
J.G. Parker |
| Wye during World War II |
Andrew Chenery |
Spring 1983: Volume III No. 1
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| A Rare Treasure at Wye |
E.W. Parkin |
| William Harvey |
A M. Paterson |
| Was Aphra Behn Actually Born at Wye |
H.F. Wickings |
| Hanover Mill, Mersham |
C.P. Burnham |
| The Denne Family |
S. Yeomans |
| Report from the Falklands |
H. Halsey |
Autumn 1983: Volume III No. 2
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| Godmersham Park |
Sir David Smithers |
| Court Lodge Barn in Brook |
R.F. Farrar |
| Private Schools in Wye and Boughton Aluph in the 19th Century |
J. Anderson |
| Wartime Flying over Wye 1916 18 |
R.P. Cue, M.J. Hartley and others |
Spring 1984: Volume III No. 3
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| St. Eustace's Well |
H.F. Wickings |
| Social Services in Wye in the 1700s |
H.H. Glasscock |
| The Oasthouse at Court Lodge, Brook |
R.F. Farrar |
| Wellington and Winchilsea |
P.G. Dormer |
| Wye Parish Council: The First Years 1894-97 |
J.G. Parker |
Autumn 1984: Volume III No. 4
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| Hop Growing at Spring Grove Farm in the 1890s |
Elizabeth Amos |
| Shops before 1300 |
E.W. Parkin |
| Wye Martyrs |
H.F. Wickings |
| Wye Charities for the Relief of the Poor |
B. Keith-Lucas |
| College of Secular Priests, Wye |
Anne-Mary Paterson |
Spring 1985: Volume III No.5
| Editorial |
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| Interesting Finds at Wye Mill |
J.D. Latham |
| Ernest Hubbard |
Prof. B. Keith-Lucas |
| Victory Celebrations 1945/46 |
M. Shea & L. Chamberlain (Letter) |
| Wye Parish Council |
J.G. Parker |
Winter 1985-6: Volume III No.6
| Editorial |
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| William Godseef (Part I) |
J. Bradshaw |
| The Fires of Church Street |
H.H. Glasscock |
| Memories of a Wye Student |
L.P. Haynes |
| Earthquakes in Wye |
C.P. Burnham |
| Health Services in Wye |
Henry Haste |
1988-89: Volume IV No.1
| The Foundation of Wye Historical Society in 1948 |
Michael Nightingale of Cromarty, OBE |
| The Lady Joanna Thornhill Primary School |
Douglas Sewell, MBE |
| 1686 "The Sad News" |
J.G. Parker |
| William Godseef (Part II) |
J. Bradshaw |
| Goal Running at Wye |
A.J. Vinson |
1989-90: Volume IV No. 2
| The Gathering Storm |
J.D. Sykes |
| The Day War Broke Out |
J.G. Parker |
| Under Fire |
Paul Cobb |
| A Naval Occasion |
K.E. Snelson |
| They Also Served |
J.D. Sykes |
| The Church Militant |
J.D. Sykes |
| The Army In Wye |
J.D. Sykes |
Spring 1994: Volume V No. 1
| Olantigh during the Twentieth Century |
Robert Lloyd |
| Interview with Charlie Hayward |
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| Obituary: Herbert Henry Sutton 1895-1991 |
Hugh Bailey & Bill Hancock |
| Obituary: Harold Wickings |
Anne-Mary Wharton |
| Wye and the King over the Water |
Nigel Washington-Jones |
Spring 1995: Volume V No. 2
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| Wye Crown Restored 1991/94 |
Donald Sykes |
| Three Centenaries, 1894 to 1994 |
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| 1 Wye College |
Donald Sykes |
| 2 The Lady Joanna Thornhill Primary School, Wye |
John Parker |
| 3 Parish Councils |
Bryan Keith-Lucas |
| Wye and 'The War to end all Wars' 1914-18 |
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| Introduction: 'The Call to Arms' |
Donald Sykes |
| 'Your King And country Need You': Wye College, 1914-1918 |
Paul Cobb |
| 'The Home Front': Life in Wye in the First World War |
Caroline Spencer |
| Wye and the 'War in the Air': 1916-19 |
John Parker |
| The Aftermath |
Donald Sykes |
| Book Review |
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| The Republican Virago: The Life and Times of Catherine Macaulay by Bridget Hill |
Margaret Pawley |
Spring 1996: Volume V No. 3
| A Wye Carrier and Carter |
Miss Dorothy Coulter |
| The Wye Town Brass Band |
Eric Clayton |
| Book Review |
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| Wye in the Eighteenth Century by Bryan Keith-Lucas |
Geoffrey Allanson |
Spring 1997: Volume V No. 4
| Eighty years of Wye Women's Institute |
Henry Haste |
| Cardinal John Kempe: renowned son of Wye |
J. Donald Sykes |
| Transport of delight |
Jean Ratcliffe |
| Richard Forster and the Crundale Parish Library |
Margaret Pawley |
| Book Review |
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| The Rice Portrait of Jane Austen by Richard James Wheeler |
Bryan Keith-Lucas |
| Bryan Keith-Lucas: an appreciation |
By some of his friends |
| Henry Haste: an appreciation |
H.W.M. 'Jimmy' James |
Summer 1998: Volume V No. 5
| Wye Historical Society 1948 to 1998 |
J. Donald Sykes |
| John Parker - in tribute |
J. Donald Sykes |
| The Story of Lady Joanna Thornhill |
Anne Findlay |
| Daughters of the Soil |
Jean Ratcliffe |
| Nineteenth Century Wye |
H.C.F. Lansberry |
Summer 1999: Volume V No. 6
| The History of the Church Bells of Wye |
Ted Wyld |
| Spring Grove Farmhouse |
Heather Van den Bergh |
| Opening of Wye College Agricultural Museum, Court Lodge Farm, Brook on 20 May, 1959 |
S.G. Brade-Birks |
| The Historical Interests and Associations at Wye of Michael Nightingale of Cromarty |
Donald Sykes |
| The History of Wye Market |
Paul Burnham |
Summer 2000: Volume V No. 7
| Books that Speak Volume |
Jean Ratcliffe |
| A Life of Ninety Years |
Nora Tutt |
| Some Mysteries and Enigmas of Historical Wye: Part I |
Donald Sykes |
| The History of Yew Trees House, Wye |
Ian Coulson |
Spring 2001: Volume V No. 8
| The Coming of the Railway to Wye |
Pete Cleveland |
| Wye High school |
Averil Clayton |
| A Day to Remember |
Jean Ratcliffe |
| Some Mysteries and Enigmas of Historical Wye: Part II and Part III |
Donald Sykes |
| Reminiscences of Wye of Gladys Smith |
Averil Clayton |
Spring 2002: Volume VI No.
| Withersdane Hall 1840 to 1945 |
Anne Findlay |
| (Musical) Notes from the Past |
Jean Ratcliffe |
| A Walk through Wye in 1602 |
Ian Coulson |
| Vignettes of Edwardian Wye |
Donald Sykes |
| Reminiscences of Wye |
Joyce Terry |
| The Undercroft, No. 2 Upper Bridge Street, Wye |
Rupert Austin |
Autumn 2003: Volume VI No. 2
| William Selwyn Morris: Surgeon, Author and Aeronaut |
Donald Sykes |
| Wye Bridge |
Peter Seary |
| The Origins of Taylor's Yard |
Aileen Makey |
| Oral History: Edie Curtis |
Mary Tidnam |
| The Life and Death of Wye Book Club (1755 to 1886) |
Margaret Pawley |
Summer 2004: Volume VI No.3
| Wye's VC Hero |
Donald Sykes |
| The Naccolt Tile and Brick Works |
Maureen de Saxe |
| Laying the Foundation Stone of the New School House at Wye and the Presentation to Mr John Herbert |
The late Frank Lusted |
| Wye Historical Society Archives |
Brian Grantley Smith |
| Godfrey de Lucy: Vicar of Wye (1173 1204) |
Paul Burnham |
| Anne Plumtre: Author and Dramatist (1760 1818) |
Margaret Pawley |
Autumn 2005: Volume VI No.4
| Dr Robert Plot, FRS, LLD |
Donald Sykes |
| Shopping in Wye in the Late 1930s (Oral History memories of Wye residents) |
Mary Tidnam |
| The Old Wye Whiting Industry |
The late Frank Lusted |
| Researching Bertram |
David de Saxe |
| The Revd Canon Edgar Lambert |
Margaret Pawley |
Autumn 2006: Volume VI No. 5
| Obituary: The Right Reverend David Say, KCVO, DD |
Margaret Pawley |
| The Early Life of John Sawbridge (1732 1795) |
Paul Burnham |
| Tithes and the Wye Tithe Map |
Maureen de Saxe |
| 'Corner Croft', 41 Church Street |
John Makey |
| Wartime Wye |
Donald Sykes |
| 'Age cannot wither, nor custom stale' |
Margaret Pawley |
Autumn 2007: Volume VII No. 1
| Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 1400): His Association with Kent |
Margaret Pawley |
| Wye in 1755: As viewed by the 19 year old Sarah Hoole |
Maureen de Saxe |
| What was Gavelkind? |
David de Saxe |
| Evelyn Dunbar (1906 1960) |
Barbara Seth |
| Those were the Days |
Jean Ratcliffe |
Winter 2008: Volume VII No. 2
| Editorial |
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| A queen from Eastwell Manor |
Margaret Pawley |
| The History of Lady Joanna Thornhill (Endowed) School |
Averil Clayton |
| The Autobiography of Sir Charles Wheler |
Paul Burnham |
| The Centenary of Wye Fire Brigade: Notes on the early years |
Maureen de Saxe |
| The Centenary of Wye Fire Brigade: Some Personal Memories of Wye Fire Brigade |
John Morris |
| Book Review |
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Researching the History of a Country House: a guide to sources and their use by Richard Goodenough |
Paul Burnham |
Winter 2009-10: Volume VII No. 3
| Editorial |
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| Wye Heritage Centre: an Initiative |
David de Saxe |
| It's all go in Local History in Kent |
Ian Coulson |
| Memories of: Edith ('Edie') Curtis |
Maureen de Saxe |
| Jean Rosemary Campbell Burton-Brown |
Kinn McIntosh |
| Cornelia ('Corrie') Helena Grindle |
Ton Swaan |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Field |
Averil Clayton |
| The History of Henry Hall's House |
Paul Burnham |
| A Philosopher and Mystic: Simone Weil |
Don Thake |
Winter 2010-11: Volume VII No. 3
| Editorial |
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| Tribute to Peter Cozens |
Mark Deller |
| Wye Parish Church |
Paul Burnham |
| A Caring Society |
Cilla Deeks |
| The Black Death in Kent |
David de Saxe |
| The Historical Context of
Medieval Houses of Brook |
Paul Burnham |
| Brook House |
Graham Bradley |
| The Will of John Combs |
Diane Morphew |
Spring 2012: Volume VII No. 5
Edited by Maureen de Saxe
| Editorial |
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| Donald Sykes |
| A Tribute from WHS |
Averil Clayton & Paul Burnham |
| Donald's Life and Career |
Ian Lean |
| The Birth of Wye Heritage Centre |
Francis Huntington |
| Full Circle: Agricultural Advisory Services (NAAS & ADAS) in Wye 1946-1997 |
Don Thake & others |
| The History of Hops and Wye College Hop Department |
Lucy Huntington |
| The Restoration of the Wye Undercroft |
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| 1: The Elizabethan House |
Maureen de Saxe |
| 2: History of the Wye Wine Shop |
Patrick Keegan |
| 3: Restoration |
Catherine Hughes |
