Comments on: Local History

By: paual

paual — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:04:27 +0000

Hi Daphne, I have tried to contact you about the Howes family again via the family history site but it failed, Now I have the birth cert for Julia, I have been able to find some of her family at least one brother was born In Paris, France.
So her father George Howes was working all over the place, but would love more information on where he was working when Julia was born.
I have just found out today that Julia died in Southhampton, this still make me wonder
about her in the 1911 census occupation Stewardess, but i cannot find any records on this.
if you do have any more information on the Howes Family would love to find out.
paulette

By: Sheila Macro

Sheila Macro — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:16:33 +0000

Many old photos of the Village were kept by the old Landlord of The Red Lion. He had an extensive collection and occasionally lent them out for projects. I have no idea where he is now but it may be that someone in the Village knows as I would not be surprised to learn that it was his photos that were copied for the Surgery.

By: Daphne Spurling

Daphne Spurling — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:40:59 +0000

Martin
We asked at our recent Theale Local History Group meeting but no one knew the answer to your early aerial view of Theale. I presume you have asked where the Medical Centre obtained it. Otherwise we suggest you contact David Cliffe of the Local Studies Centre at Reading Library or the Museum of English Rural Life.
You have probably seen “Theale in Old Photographs” which is nearly sold out but still some available at the Library.

Daphne Spurling
For Theale Local History Group
ThealeHistory@aol.com

By: M Hall

M Hall — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:38:36 +0000

In Theale’s Medical Centre waiting room, are a collection of pictures and photographs. One in particular is most interesting, it is an aerial view of Theale (from a balloon I’d think) looking west along the Great West Road/Bath road taken at the turn of the last century I’d say, as it is before either petrol station arrived, niether had either chapel and `The Angel Inn’ at Theale is still standing. I have been given a copy of this photo, iy looks as though is has been printed on a fairly good quality computer printer, but is nowhere the quality of the original, which would have been iether a half plate or even a full plate camera. I’d love to see the original print as this would reveal much more detail of the village buildings and the two or three vehicles in evidence. I could not find our the scource of this print. There are other pictures too, some were on display in the butchers shop window after they finnished shooting `The Borrowers’ a few years back, I have been unable to scource these either. The Francis Frithe Collection has some nice prints from the late fifties and mid sixties, but nothing earlier. I would like to aquire some of the earlier stuff to frame and display.
regards
Martin

By: Daphne Spurling

Daphne Spurling — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:39:19 +0000

Kathleen and Paula

Could you please contact me at ThealeHistory@aol.com as I have some more information on the Howes/Howse family.

Daphne Spurling
Theale Local History Group