From the Harwell News, 1981, with photos from 2020.
Harwell in the past
Bagg’s (or Bag’s) Tree
From an Alms House Charity Trustee (June 2020): In 1974 the “Baggs Tree”, which was an Elm somewhere in the region of 250 years old, was felled. The reason for this was that a tree preservation officer was concerned about it being a possible infective source for Dutch Elm Disease although the tree itself was […]
Harwell Village House Names
London Gazette – Harwell references
Results of searching the London Gazette for “Harwell”. 1824 Repairing the Turnpike from Harwell to Streatley 1871 Licencing the Wesleyan Chapel for marriages 1896 Parish Churchyard burial conditions 1916 Discontinuing burial in the Wesleyan Chapelyard, with exceptions 1959 Blocking up a footpath for houses and flats 1967 Changes to Footpaths 4 and 5. 1971 Right […]
