Past and present. A collection of articles and photos about Harwell.
Harwell is a village in south Oxfordshire, England, although until 1974 it was a Berkshire village. Harwell was first mentioned in 985, before the Doomsday Book.
This site contains articles with information about Harwell village, past and present and a gallery with many current and old photos of Harwell.
The full text of the book “Harwell ~ Village for a thousand years” published in 1985 to celebrate the village millennium can now be found on a separate website village4a1000years.com
This site is curated by David Marsh. The layout will change to give it a separate identity from the village for a thousand years website.
Articles (also called posts) are divided into Past and Present — roughly before or after the year 2000 — and are listed via the menu. Additionally each post is key-worded with categories and tags. All keywords are listed in the page footers; clicking on any one will help find relevant posts. You can also search the site.
This site will not be limited to notes about Harwell history, but will be extended with information about Harwell today. If you want to post something here, please contact the site owner/ editor/ curator David Marsh
Posted on Filed Under: _menu, 21st Century, Harwell Organisation, Harwell Parish Council, Keep Harwell Rural, Present
An index of websites with HARWELL in their domain name and which are relevant to people living in Harwell Village, within the Vale of White Horse in south Oxfordshire. Harwell Parish … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: _menu, 21st Century, Present, Sustainable Harwell
I’ve now had a chance to produce a summary of all the suggestions for improving sustainability that we could work on as a community. I’ve captured 18 ideas which is a fantastic response, so thanks to everyone for your involvement. I hope … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: _menu, 21st Century, Present, Sustainable Harwell Tagged With: Climate Emergency
In July the first meeting of Sustainable Harwell was held at The Village Hall to discuss what we could do in our area to tackle climate change, reduce pollution and waste and improve the environment. The meeting was very well-attended … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: 21st Century, Harwell Campus, Past, Present Tagged With: High Street, Street Names
List of street names in Harwell Parish. Please use the comment form at the end of the page to add more information or send corrections. This is very much work in progress. Thanks to Harwell Parish Council for access to minutes, and … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: 20th Century, Harwell Parish Council, Past, Village Hall Tagged With: 1960s, Parish Clerk, Technical Institute
The programme for the 2019 Harwell Feast refers back 60 years to the 1959 Feast when money was raised for the setting up of the village hall. It was reported that negotiations were proceeding between the parish council and the technical … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: Past, Pre-history Tagged With: Archaeology, Talbot Close
The Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society has published in its annual journal a report on the archaeological excavations that took place in Talbot Close in 2014 and 2015. The excavations were overseen by Wessex Archaeology, and are the … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: 20th Century, Past, WWII Tagged With: War Memorial
With thanks to Richard Amphllett for the following research. Richard left Didcot in 1969, having served in the Post Office as a Postman and then the Berkshire Ambulance Service, with a short spell with Wiltshire, he then ended up in Hungerford for 37 … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: Harwell Gardeners Club, Harwell Organisation, Present
2019 Calendar now available. … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: 21st Century, Harwell Organisation, Housing Development, Keep Harwell Rural, Planning, Present, Traffic
The aim of the Keep Harwell Rural (KHR) Campaign was to give residents of Harwell the opportunity to have a voice in matters that affect the future of the village. The campaign no longer operates and was wound up in 2017. Follow this link to … [Read more]
Posted on Filed Under: 21st Century, Housing Development, Planning, Present
This article appeared in the Mail On-line on 28 April 2016 just after planning permission was granted for the Valley Park development. A village which dates back to the Domesday Book is set to be 'engulfed' by a new estate consisting of 4,000 … [Read more]
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