| D.51 |
A Collection of Radley Recipes, compiled by Jane Heritage, with a cover designed by Catriona Braybrooke. |
| D.52 |
Copy of Abstract of Title (incomplete) of Albert Edward Allen to freehold premises at Radley, Berks, 1935. (Recites Bowyer title and mortgages of the Radley Estate and Indenture of 29 November 1889 by which the Estate was sold to Josephine Dockar Drysdale). Presented by Rita and Brian Ford. |
| D.53 |
Transferred to Section PU – Publications, Cat. Ref. PU.4. |
| D.54 |
A Holiday Camp for Boys, Big Wood, Radley, Berkshire. 1938. 4pp. Also Information Sheet by W. Dockar Drysdale, founder of the camp, and a Booking Form and five photographs (Presented by Patricia Groser). |
| D.55 |
Abingdon Soup Kitchen - List of Subscribers and Statement of Accounts, Dec - Jan 1890-1. (Copy document presented by Brian and Rita Ford). |
| D.56 |
Transferred to D. 113. |
| D.57 |
Copy of List of Vicars of Radley 1610-1808, copied from a document in the Berkshire Record Office. (Presented by Brian and Rita Ford). |
| D.58 |
Copy of Order in Council 31 October 1990 creating the United Benefice of Radley and Sunningwell. |
| D.59 |
Documents presented by Christine Wootton:
(i) Extracts from the 1881 Census for Abingdon St. Helens, in respect of the Staff and Inmates of the Abingdon Union Workhouse.
(ii) Extracts from the 1881 Census for Radley listing the Heads of Households. |
| D.60 |
Extracts relating to Radley and Kennington from Enclosures in Berkshire, edited by Ross Wordie, published by Berkshire Record Society, Vol 5, 2000. (Presented by Robert Sephton). For a full copy of this book see Books B.80. |
| D.61 |
Hearth Tax Returns for Radley and Northcourt, 1662. (Negative photocopy presented by Brian and Rita Ford). Also transcript of the document and and description of Hearth Tax (prepared by Stanley Baker). |
| D.62 |
Transferred to D.113. |
| D.63 |
List of Vicars of Radley from 1606 to present day, with supporting documents. |
| D.64 |
Transferred to Books B.72. |
| D.65 |
Radley (newspaper cutting in Berkshire Villages Series by Nigel Hammond, c.1970). (Presented by Heather Calvert-Fisher). |
| D.66 |
Extract from Abingdon Herald 30 June 2005 re Bowyer Exhibition by Radley History Club at Radley Fete on 25th June 2005. |
| D.67 |
Copy of New Valuation List for the Parish of Radley, as amended by the Assessment Committee. March 8th 1894. (Presented by Patrick Drysdale). |
| D.68 |
Extracts relating to Radley, Kennington and Sunningwell from The Place Names of Berkshire by Margaret Gelling. English Place Name Society, Vol.XLIX. Cambridge University Press 1973. |
| D.69 |
Extracts relating to Radley from The Church Bells of Berkshire by Frederick Sharpe, F.S.A. Bath, Kingswood Reprints 1970. |
| D.70 |
Extracts from The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Archaeological Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, Spring 1925, being Notes on the History of Radley. |
| D.71 |
Extracts relating to Radley from Coats of Arms in Berkshire Churches, by P.S. Spokes, M.A. Reprinted from The Berkshire Archaeological Journal . |
| D.72 |
Extracts relating to Radley from Two Cartularies of Abingdon Abbey, Vol. II. Edited by the late Gabrielle Lambrick and C.F. Slade. Oxford Historical Society, Vol. XXXIII. |
| D.73 |
Copies of Annual Statements of the Chairmen of Radley Parish Council from 1966 to 2004/5. Presented by David Buckle. |
| D.74 |
Extract from The History of Radley College 1847-1947 by A.K. Boyd, showing the College Land in 1947. (For the complete book see Books B.14 and B.15). |
| D.75 |
Reproduction in booklet form of the Bowyer Exhibition of documents and pictures mounted at Radley Fete by the Radley History Club on 25th June 2005 (2 copies). |
| D.76 |
(i) Minute Book of the Radley New Village Hall Committee 1969-1972. (ii) Charity Commissioners’ Scheme for the Radley Village Hall Charity, 21st April 1972, and Supplemental Order, 18th May 1979. (These documents were presented by Alan Clark, Secretary to the Committee, and are held on permanent loan). |
| D.77 |
Extract from Radley Church and Parish by Sydney E. Allso, 1971. |
| D.78 |
Photocopy of an Indenture dated 8 March 1556 between Richard Smythe of Abingdon and John Tyndale of Abingdon, being a Lease of the tithes of Corn Avile field in Radley for 21 years. (Recites Title of Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth to the Manor of Radley. Also a transcription of the Deed by Stanley Baker). (Presented by Rita and Brian Ford). |
| D.79 |
Photocopy of a Bond or Obligation dated 7th July 1813 between George Gardner of St, Clements, Oxford and Sir George Bowyer of Radley re Arbitration Award to be made by Francis (?) Jones of Woodstock to settle disputes between them. (Also transcription by Stanley Baker). (Presented by Rita and Brian Ford). |
| D.80 |
Copy of Notes on the History of Radley written by schoolgirl Agnes Frearson (1900–1987) in about 1910–1912, copied from the original owned by Dick Frearson. |
| D.81 |
Newspaper Cuttings from the Abingdon Herald, 2005, re proposal to fill two lakes at Radley with fly ash from Didcot Power Station. (Ongoing matter to which additions will be made from time to time). |
| D.82 |
Transferred to D.145. |
| D.83 |
Copy Documents relating mainly to the Bowyer Family presented by Robert Sephton, a member of the Radley History Club, as follows:
(i) Extract from the Radleian (Radley College Magazine), 1986, being an article by Hugh Cardwelf (retired Science Teacher at Radley College) entitled Capability Brown at Radley - Part 1, His Work at Radley.
(ii) Extract from the Radleian, 1987, being a continuation of Hugh Cardwell’s article referred to in (i) above, entitled Capability Brown at Radley ~ Part II, The Influence of his Work on the Subsequent History of this Estate. This article gives detailed information of Sir George Bowyer’s failed project to find coal at Bayworth and build a canal to the River Thames across his land in 1813-14. Includes a map.
(iii) Article by Robert Sephton on the Bowyer Family and Sir George Bowyer’s dealings in 1813-14 with Sutton Thomas Wood, the engineer for the abortive coal and canal project detailed in (it) above.
(iv) Notes by Robert Sephton on Treatise on Gypsum on the Various Uses and on its Application as a manure by Sutton Thomas Wood, 1807 (see (iii) above).
(v) Extract from the Catholic Encyclopedia 1907, being the entry for Sir George Bowyer, 1811 - 1883 (with a note by Robert Sephton that there is no similar Bowyer entry in the new (2003) edition).
(vi) Extract from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) 2004, being the entry for Sir George Bowyer, 1s1 Baronet of Radley, 1740-1800. |
| D.84 |
Radley (and other) Wills: see Wills. |
| D.85 |
Extract from the Victoria County History for Berkshire, Vol. 4, as follows:
(i) Radley and Kennington (copied from a copy in the Radley Church archives loaned to the Club by Denis Standen, Churchwarden, 1998)
(ii) Bagley Wood
(iii) Sunningwell
(iv) Abingdon St Helen's
Items (ii) to (iv) downloaded by Stanley Baker from the British History Online website, October 2010
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| D.86 |
(i) Account Book of Mrs Rose Hook at F.G. Dunsdon, Radley Stores, from 13th January 1933 to 20th June 1936, for meat, fruit and vegetables.
(ii) Wolf Cub’s Enrolment or Membership Card of Harold Parcel of Gooseacre, Radley, in the 5th North Berks (Radley) Pack, joined on 21th June 1926, aged 7.
(Both items presented by Barbara Hook of 35 Stonhouse Crescent, Radley). |
| D.87 |
Copy of Yearly Tenancy Agreement dated 29th October 1892 between St. Peter’s College, Radley and Mr Charles Taylor of Church Farm, Radley, in respect of 79 acres 3 roods of pasture land adjoining Radley Park, coloured pink and blue on the plan annexed. Presented by Nancy Homewood of May Trees, Ferny Close, Radley. |
| D.88 |
Copy of a Research Report relating to ‘Halshanger’, Bagley Wood Road, Kennington, once owned by Bertrand Russell. Compiled and published by Robert Sephton for the Kennington History Society, 2006, and presented by the author. (For Robert Sephton’s book Bertrand and Alys Russell in Bagley Wood, published by the author 2007, see Books B.57). |
| D.89 |
Copy of Agricultural Return 1917 for Walsh’s and Minchin’s Farm (re Lower Farm, F.F. Bertteridge), Radley. Presented by John Homewood. |
| D.90 |
Transferred to Books B. 72. |
| D.91 |
Newspaper cutting re Catherine Court, Radley, advertising for sale five one-bedroom and five two-bedroom apartments being built on site of former shops. |
| D.92 |
Genealogical reports for 18 Radley Families, printed from a compact disc prepared and presented by Christine Wootton (see CD C.2.29) as follows: |
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(i)Badcock (ii) Castleton (iii) Cook (iv) Deane (v) Godding (vi) Comley (vii) Dawson (viii) Gibbens (ix) Grace (x) Hook (xi) Leach (xii) Pocock (xiii) Silvester (xiv) Smewin (xv) Stimpson (xvi) Villebois (xvii) Weston (xviii) Woodley. |
| D.93 |
Copy of Part of Land Tax document relating to the Liberty of Thrupp Wick, 19th C, presented by Brian and Rita Ford. Also transcription of the document and Note re Land Tax by Stanley Baker. |
| D.94 |
Photograph of the Charter of Incorporation granted to Abingdon by Philip and Mary in November 1556, creating Abingdon as a Free Borough. Produced by the Abingdon Town Council in 2006 as part of the 450-year anniversary celebrations. Presented by Jean Deller. (See also Books B.52 for book also presented by Jean Deller). |
| D.95 |
Copy cuttings from various publications relating to Radley College Beagles:
(i) Obituary Article (source and date unknown) about Jim Rickards, Radley College master, who ran beagling at the College.
(ii) Copy Article from The Field , January 1987.
(iii) Copy Article from Young Guardian, March 18th 1987.
(iv) Copy Article from Horse and Hound, November 15th 1990.
(v) Copy Article from Horse and Hound, 2 February 2006, entitled Feature on Radley College – Operation Beagles Too.
Presented by Brian and Rita Ford, August 2006. |
| D.96 |
Copy Extracts from The Armorial Glass of the Oxford Diocese 1250-1850, by E.A. Greening Lambourn, being the entries for Radley. |
| D.97 |
Newspaper Cutting from the Oxford Mail , September 18 2006. – The Changing Face of Radley, with three pictures of Radley Primary School 1966, Good Friday Walk 1982, and Tree Planting 1990. |
| D.98 |
Copy Extracts of Articles on Berkshire Charters, by G. B. Grundy, relating to (i) Abingdon and (ii) Kennington, (with mention of Radley field names), taken from the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Archaeological Journals, Spring 1922 and 1926. Presented by Mr Robert Sephton. |
| D.99 |
(i) Copy Index to South Midlands Archaeology. Vols. 1 to 35 (1971 – 2005), being Group 9 (or South Midlands) Region of the Council for British Archaeology, together with copies of the pages containing references to Radley and Thrupp. |
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(ii) Copy of a report by David Clark of the Oxfordshire Buildings Record of the Survey of Peach Croft Barn, Radley, in Volume 35 of South Midlands Archaeology,2005, pp. 84-87. Presented by Robert Sephton. |
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(iii) Updated report by David Clark of the Oxfordshire Buildings Record re Peach Croft Barn, Radley, dated May 2011. Presented by John Homewood. |
| D.100 |
Statistical Report on the Christian Names appearing in the Radley Parish Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1599 to 1900. Compiled and presented by Christine Wootton. |
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