British History

[ladylouise62]

I just came across this site which is quite interesting British History Online. It can be a little 'dry ' to read the old texts, but it is quite fascinating despite that. It has maps, history books, local records.. all sorts of things, and once I start to read it sets my imagination going.

I looked up Tilehurst in a 1923 publication Parishes - Tilehurst | British History Online and when you see the names of the people who owned the land and buildings you can see where a lot of Reading street names come from (Zinzan/Vachel/Blagrave/Liebenrood).

It talks about Frances Kendrick of Calcot Park and how she was the inspiration for a poem Anonymous's Poem: The Berkshire Lady's Garland ... well, I never knew that

[Catherine]

Very interesting, Louise!

Thanks for the link - added to 'Favourites' for a rainy day in winter!

[rolf]

You're not kidding about Dry. But, it is quite interesting, particularly when you see the old family names, which are now street and area names.