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Halton, near Wendover, is dominated by Alfred Rothschild and the Royal Flying Corps camp (later RAF station) that was first based there in WW1. The photographs were taken in July 2008.
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Halton, near Wendover, is dominated by Alfred Rothschild and the Royal Flying Corps camp (later RAF station) that was first based there in WW1. The photographs were taken in July 2008.
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The village, lying between Marlow and Henley-on-Thames, is close to the river and is well-photographed and filmed. Roman remains have been found in the area which is a favourite with walkers. The photos were taken between 1958 and 2017.
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Great and Little Hampden are hamlets between Princes Risborough and Great Missenden. PhotoGroup members visited the area in September 2006 and took these pictures.
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Formerly an isolated hamlet on Wycombe Heath, Hazlemere's growth began with the arrival of a turnpike road (now the A404), followed in the mid-19th century by the railway with a station in nearby High Wycombe. Ribbon development during the 1930s based on indiscriminate building changed the village's rural character when it became a suburb of High Wycombe. The 1960s and 1970s saw a big surge in planned housing developments. An active Residents' Association helped establish the leisure and sports facilities, including a library and community centre opened in 1976. In 1986 Hazlemere gained its own parish council. Unless otherwise stated the photos were taken by Barry Hunt in August 2015 and he supplied the captions.
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In the Domesday Book Hamelhamstede had c100 inhabitants. Developed after 1947 as a New Town, Hemel now has a population of c90,000. The photographs were taken in 2010 unless otherwise dated: they show the Old Town as well as the new neighbourhoods.
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The community atmosphere of Hemel Hempstead Old Town derives from the mile-long High Street with its diversity of period pubs, retro cafés, specialised shops and services. Many are located in Grade II listed Georgian and early Victorian buildings that reflect the town's long and varied history. The town also boasts a magnificent Grade I Norman parish church. The images were taken in late 2022 and follow the plan of the Old Town Heritage Trail in a south to north direction. An illustrated map published by the Dacorum Borough Council provided invaluable caption details.
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Gadebridge Park, in the north of Hemel Hempstead, is Dacorum’s principal park of 32 hectares. The River Gade that runs through it is one of the very few chalk streams that exist in the world. Hemel New Town dates from 1947 and was one of the first wave of new towns in the South East. Each was created to house Londoners displaced by the German intense bombing campaign in 1940-41. Architecturally, some of the structures now show their age, so prompting huge investments in repairing decaying infrastructures.
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Very much a commuter town, Henley's growth since the 12th century is due to its position on the Thames and to the bridge crossing the river. The regatta photographs were taken in 1985, the remainder in 2006 and in 2019.
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Travellers going to and from High Wycombe along the A40 may be aware of The Rye, a large expanse of parkland at the town’s east end that runs parallel with the road. Other than locals, many people are likely to be unaware of what lies on the other side. In fact there is the Wycombe Lido, tennis courts, a children’s adventure playground and The Dyke. This long, tree-lined stretch of open water offers boating and a good deal of nature that makes for a pleasant circular walk. The photographs were taken by Barry Hunt in 2021.
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The River Wye has been all-important in HIgh Wycombe's history: it powered the paper and corn mills that used to flourish in the town. These industries were followed by lace and furniture making (see The last Chiltern chair bodger).
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Michael King writes “I was delighted to be invited to put together a collection of photos of High Wycombe. I have lived in the area for 50 years and I like to watch and attend many local events. Most of the pictures were taken in 2021, dodging Covid lockdowns, but a few older pictures have been added to ensure that a particular event is covered or for comparison purposes. I was asked to include some pictures that highlight Wycombe’s multicultural background. This diversity, along with its interesting history, is one of the key elements that makes Wycombe a fascinating town to explore. It has had to reinvent itself from its reliance on the furniture trade and some of these photos show it is certainly doing that at present.” Additional albums show more of High Wycombe: High Wycombe Rye, photographed in 2021 The High Wycombe Trail, photographed between 2006 and 2009 High Wycombe Furniture, photographed in 2005-6
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On the northern edge of the Chilterns is the medieval market town of Hitchin. In King Offa's time it was a settlement called Hicce and part of Mercia. Today, the town retains its market town feel and has many fine Grade II listed buildings, particularly around Market Place and St Mary's, the largest parish church in Hertfordshire. Its size reflects Hitchin's prosperity from the wool trade and later from grain trading, helped by its location on the Icknield Way, a medieval trade and pilgrimage route. During the 17th century Hitchin was also a staging post for London-bound coaches. The photographs were taken in May 2015 unless otherwise stated.
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What later became known as Holmer Green began as a series of tracks and working farms with origins connected to the long-disappeared medieval manor of Holmer near Little Missenden in South Buckinghamshire. Reflecting the post-Domesday population growth, people migrated from the Misbourne Valley to the high plateau of ancient heathland known as Wycombe Heath or Holmer Heath, bounded by ancient woodland.
The names of some roads and houses reflect a centuries-old dependency upon sheep and pig farming, which from the mid-19th century also included cherry orchards. From the mid-1960s a steep rise in the building of private and public housing estates, together with schools and shops, radically transformed the demographics of Holmer Green. The surrounding farmland and woods form a major part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Most of the photographs were taken in 2012.
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An additional album shows more of the village: Holmer Green in 2018-21, see here
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Michael King writes “Holmer Green is named after the manor of Holmer, the exact site of which is not known. In 2008 the village formally celebrated 800 years of recorded settlement. More recently it became known for its cherry orchards. Holmer Green is the village where I have lived for over 35 years and I have tried to illustrate as many aspects of it as I can in this album. During the Covid lockdowns I spent lots of time photographing village activity for my pleasure, for Village Society promotion and to use social media to endorse the good stuff that goes on locally. This album could easily have been twice the size, but I have tried to restrain myself! I hope that viewers appreciate the range of images and that, with the related commentary, they prove informative too.”
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An additional album shows more of the village: Holmer Green in 2012, see here
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Hughenden (formerly called Hitchendon) is just to the north of High Wycombe. The photographs were taken by M Bowker between 2005 and 2010, and by J McGee.