History Month Fact 31: Population
31 May 2010
The population of Thatcham was just 250 people in 1066. In 800 years (1801) it increased to 1,995. The population then started to explode increasing first to 2,981 in 1901 and presently stands at 23,000.
Facts
History Month Fact 30: Methodist Church
30 May 2010
The Methodist Church in Chapel Street was established on its present site in 1834, enlarged in 1880 and has subsequently had other extensions.
History Month Fact 29: Monkey Marsh Lock
29 May 2010
Monkey Marsh Lock is a restored turf-sided lock, one of only two originals left on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
History Month Fact 28: TRTS
28 May 2010
Sydney Ashman and Wilfred Street saw an opportunity for business and together they formed Thatcham Road Transport Services (TRTS) in 1921.
History Month Fact 27: Anvil Firing
27 May 2010
In 1838, to celebrate Queen Victoria’s coronation there is the first recorded “anvil salute” or “anvil firing”. This entails packing gunpowder into the “hardie hole” at the opposite end to the beak of the anvil and igniting it with a fuse.