The Windsor Chair – TADS online talk Wed 8pm 20th Jan 2021
FREE ACCESS FOR TADS MEMBERS Members receive link by email 5 days before talk “The remarkable story of our National chair”, an online talk by Stuart Linford This classic design was created in the Thames valley at the beginning of the 18th Century. Windsor chairs are a large […]
Project Meeting Friday 20th November 2020
Present Steve, Carol, Ian, Richard,Ian, Neil, John Apologies Christine and Paul Richard I do believe there is an error in the minutes of the previous meeting: you refer to Dave Collins of Pamber Heath it should be David Cullum of. Pamber Green. Steve Davidson Christine and Paul sends […]
TADS Project Meeting (Part B) –10am Friday. 2nd October 2020
Minutes of 10am 2nd October Project Meeting 2020 Part B (The video of the meeting and PowerPoint presentation used during meeting can be found in the electronic repository in the members only section of the website) Present: Steve Davidson, Carol Stevens Ian Burn, Neil Forde, Stephen […]
Agenda – TADS Project Meeting –10am Friday. 20th November 2020
TADS Project Meeting –10am Friday. 20th November 2020 Online Zoom Project Meeting – host: Steve Davidson Agenda · Previous minutes/Actions · Interaction with Reading University · Documentation of small projects · Any Other Business · Meeting Conclusions Next meetings: Friday 4th Dec 2020 at 10am […]
Agenda TADS Project Meeting –10 am Friday. 20th November 2020
TADS Project Meeting –10am Friday. 20th November 2020 Online Zoom Project Meeting – host: Steve Davidson Agenda Previous minutes/Actions Interaction with Reading University Documentation of small projects Any Other Business Meeting Conclusions Next meetings: Friday 4th Dec 2020 at 10am TADS Project Committee Meeting. […]
Poisons for Medicine
TADS Zoom Talk on 18th November 2020 Poisons for Medicine By Graham Harrison Who would use poisons as medicine? Well the Victorians certainly did as Graham told us in his amusing and interesting talk, seemingly in large quantities. But before we chuckle too much, we must not forget […]
USAAF dedication to the people of Tadley
On 6 June 1997 a plaque, dedicated to the people of Tadley, hosts to the USAAF during WW II, was erected at Blake’s Lane, on the south wall of the Toucan Travel building. This plaque was initiated and designed by Gordon Timmins, MOD police dog handler and local […]
Tadley and the Parliament Fart
Henry Ludlow (1577 – 1639) who lived locally in Tadley Place, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons [1] between 1601 and 1611. During the Speaker’s address Henry let out a resounding fart. The House erupted in laughter. And then, so it seems, […]
Tadley folklore – Did Tarzan ever visit Tadley?
As a local history society we are interested in local folklore that includes oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and even jokes passed down through the generations. Family stories have been an interesting source of local history information over the years, When we hear a new one we […]
Underground Architecture
The image above is Sudbury Town Tube Station London. London Underground Piccadilly Line station designed by Charles Holden in a modern European style. 1931. The Grade II* listed building was described by Pevsner as “an outstanding example of how satisfying such unpretentious buildings can be, purely through […]
Never had it so good
On 16th Sep 2020 Colin Oakes gave an online talk entitled “Never had it so good” Colin Oakes is an archaeologist and a London guide who has significant knowledge of London’s history and superb delivery skills. In the past he has talked about Dickens’ Childhood, The London […]
Jane Austen and the Military – Recent Online Talk
Tadley and District History Society provides monthly external talks on history related topics at 8 pm on the third Wednesday of the month. This months online talk on Aug 19th 2020 was by Rupert Mathews. Rupert had come up with what might seem a very strange slant on […]
“Putting Tadley on the map: from Gough to Google.” By John Leighfield
Recent online meeting 17th June 2020 We were very pleased to have John Percival Leighfield CBE provide our June talk. He has a passion for maps since his schooldays and discussed, in a highly illustrated talk, how maps have developed from the 14th century until the present day. […]
Medieval Tadley Ring
Medieval gold ring with a blue stone dating to the late C13th-early C14th This medieval gold ring with a blue stone dating to the late C13th-early C14th was found in Tadley (location unknown). The slender highly decorated hoop is divided into many facets creating lozenge fields into which […]