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July 14, 2017 By Richard

Found in the ground – in your garden perhaps?

A special finds identification day is being held at Maidenhead Heritage Centre on Saturday July 22nd.  Many people have found mystery objects while out walking or digging in their garden: an old coin, an old bottle or a piece of pottery, or in the case of the Centre’s chairman a wedding ring whose owner was eventually traced!

At this special event being staged as part of the UK Festival of Archaeology, you can bring along your mystery object for expert David Williams (Finds Liaison Officer) to inspect and hopefully identify.  Perhaps you have a real treasure.

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July 9, 2017 By Richard

VANWALL – ONE MAN’S DREAM

A special 60th anniversary talk at the Heritage Centre

Thursday July 13th 2017 at 7.30pm

IMG_0001Did you know that Maidenhead was home to the Vanwall racing team, started by Tony Vandervell who was fed up with “those bloody red cars” (Ferrari) always winning Grand Prix races.  60 years ago, at the height of Vanwall’s success, local boy Stirling Moss became the first British driver to win the British Grand Prix driving a British car.  Vanwall enthusiast Robert Cooper tells the Vanwall story of triumph and tragedy in this special anniversary lecture.  Tickets £8 in aid of Heritage Centre funds.  Advance booking recommended 01628 780555.

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June 15, 2017 By Richard

Heritage Centre display in Nicholson Centre

Nich CEntre shop

From June 16th to July 20th we have a display in the temporary Friends of Maidenhead shop opposite H&M in the Nicholson Shopping Centre.  The display includes around 30 photos of “Maidenhead Past” as well as information leaflets about the Heritage Centre and all our activities.  The Friends of Maidenhead shop is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.  See you there!

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April 6, 2017 By Richard

‘Iron Duke’ steams into Maidenhead

On Thursday 6th April, a superb 1:12 scale model of one of the first railway engines on Brunel’s Great Western Railway was installed as part of the railway display in our Baylis Gallery.  The highly detailed model has been loaned by the Friends of Swindon Railway Museum and will greatly enhance our display about the railway.  In the proposed new Heritage Centre, transport will be the major theme.  Within that theme, Brunel’s work (including the Sounding Arch railway bridge) will start the story, which will be brought right up to date with the Crossrail project, due to open in 2019.  In the meantime railway enthusiasts are invited to come and admire our Iron Duke model.

Iron Duke detailIron Duke 2Photos show Curator Nick Forder admiring the model of Iron Duke. The second shot shows the excellent detail on the model.  Our 1:72 scale model of Brunel’s Sounding Arch railway bridge is visible in the background.  Any volunteers for polishing the brass?

 

 

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February 3, 2017 By Richard

‘Brocket’ open to public on Saturday 11 February

‘Brocket’ is a fine arts and crafts house in Boyn Hill Avenue which belongs to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, which is considering the future use of this listed building.  As part of its consultation process, the council is opening Brocket to the public on Saturday 11th February between 11am and 3pm.  We would recommend this visit to anybody who is interested in architecture and interior design and is concerned with the future of one of Maidenhead’s finest buildings.  Perhaps you will be able to suggest a suitable new use for the house.which has impressive interiors on the ground floor.  It was designed by a local architect and built by a local builder.  The biographer Michael Holroyd grew up at Brocket.

 

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