Thomas Harrison of Wolverton purchased the Bletchley Park estate in 1793. Located at the centre was a large early 18th century mansion k now as Water Hall; it was very close to the present site of the Bletchley Park Mansion. In 1895, or thereabouts, Harrison demolished the mansion.Nobody wanted to live in it and the …
While trolling through some old newspapers, I came across this. WOLVERTON. Mr. H. S. Dunleavey. who was formerly sergeant in the R.A.M.C., and ha served in Egypt for over four years, was well received his fellow workers the Wolverton Carriage Works on his return there. He is a very fine hockey player, and is also an all-round sportsman.
This was a short newspaper report from 5th July 1933. Mr Thomas Bradbury ( 78 ), of Anson Road , Wolverton, a retired railway official, died suddenly at Eastbourne yesterday. He was on holiday with his wife and daughter. He arose yesterday at 7. 30, pulled the blinds, and remarked to his wife that it …
The administrative unit for local government ad been, fo many, many years, the Parish Council. All matters of local interest, the welfare of the poor, neighbourly disputes, sanitation, moving vagrants out of the parish, keeping some semblance of law and order fee under the purview of the parish council, usually made up of well to …
One of the more remarkable people to come to Wolverton in the early years of the new railway town was Hugh Stowell Brown.He was a mere stripling of 16 years old when he first reported for work at the new workshop in 1840 and after a few years he followed his vocation to become a …
Following on from the previous post, the electricity suppliers did give warnings where necessary. Electricity was still fairly new in 1942 and there were still Wolverton houses with no electrical outlets, and some of the village in particular were not on the grid. Gas lighting was still in use and most homes had a gas …
As odd as it may appear to us today, water and gas supplies were still managed and controlled by the railway company in 1942. All of the town’s infrastructire had been built by bthe L&NWR and inherited by the LMS in 1924. Prior to nati0onaloisation i9n 1948, the town’s water and gas was in the …
After 112 years, the school building that was once on the very southern edge of Wolverton, still stands and is still in daily use. Over its lifetime it has changed its name and function several times and this has caused some confusion. What follows here is a review of its history. The Victorian Age brought …
A man called Graham Matthews has posted a report about his investigation into ghost sightings at Wolverton House. Whether you believe in ghosts our not, I think you will find this most interesting. The history, by the way, is absolutely correct and verifiable. The original post can be found here: https://grahammatthews1315046year3.wordpress.com/2016/02/28/ghost-investigation-wolverton-hall/ Ghost Investigation – Wolverton House …
There was not a great deal of sporting activity in early Victorian times. The working week was long and there was simply not the time. The working week at Wolverton Works was 58 /12 hours in total – five 10 hour days and 8 1/2 hours on Saturday. Sunday at least was free, but this …