History Month Fact 2: Village fairs
2 May 2010
In 1847, fairs for cattle, etc., are held on the second Tuesday after Easter week and the first Tuesday after the 29th September.
Facts
History Month Fact 1: A Murder Mystery?
1 May 2010
Whilst working in the bell tower of St. Mary’s Church in 1929, Mr Maskell discovered a small coffin. An infant’s remains were discovered inside and an inquest followed.
BBC Berkshire Bus
17 September 2009
One of our committee members, Dr Nick Young, spent part of this morning with BBC Radio Berkshire on the BBC Berkshire Bus with Mary Green and Malcolm Langford. We had a short, live talk, on the history of Thatcham, highlighting the fact that there have been finds made in and around Thatcham that provide dates through almost every period of history …
Thatcham: an historic town in a changing world
21 July 2009
A new publication on Thatcham’s heritage is to be launched this October. The publication is a direct result of a study that was instigated by Peter Allen under his role as the Thatcham Vision Project Manager and has been undertaken jointly by Thatcham Vision and Thatcham Historical Society. Sadly Peter passed away in May. The whole team has …
History Month Fact 31: Spelling of Thatcham
31 May 2009
The earliest spelling of Thatcham is Thæc-ham : it is so spelt in the copy of a will belonging to the latter part of the tenth century ; while in the Domesday Survey of 1086 it is spelt Tace-ham. The name may originate from the Saxon settlement, possibly from a chief called Tace. Thus creating …