Published
Published in 2009.
Front Cover
The front cover picture is a detail from a watercolour picture painted by George Henton and is untitled but shows the entrance to the Horseshoe Cloisters at Windsor Castle with St George’s Chapel in the background. The painting is in the Windsor & Royal Borough Museum together with others and photographs by George Henton and over two hundred paintings and drawings by AY Nutt.
Contents
Celebrating 25 years of Windlesora
Back Row: Sonia Sayed, Gordon Cullingham, Sue Ashley, Geoff Try, Joyce Sampson, Brigitte Mitchell, Norman Oxley, John Handcock. Middle Row: Barbara Mitch, Margaret Gilson, Elias Kupfermann, Beryl Hedges, Kathy Wheelon. Front Row: Pamela Marson, Hester Davenport.
The People who have made Windlesora
| Sue Ashley | Michael Goddard | Trevor Morgan |
| Peter Ashworth | Olivia Gooden | Peter Norris |
| James Ayres | Damaris Graham | Colin Oakley |
| Selina Ballance | Harry Graves | Jacqueline O’Brien |
| Barbara Bassil | David Griffiths | Luke Over |
| Valerie Batt-Rawden | Leslie Grout | Norman Oxley (*) |
| Giles Baxendale (*) | Colin Hague | HG Parker |
| Michael Bayley | John Handcock (*) | James Rattue |
| Frank Bond | Derek Hart | Janet Reddick |
| Valerie Bonham | Alison Haymonds | Phyllis Reddick (*) |
| Ann Brett | Beryl Hedges (*) | Patrick Rooney |
| Douglas Brown | David Hedges | Shiela Rooney (*) |
| Elizabeth Brown (*) | Derek Hunt | Edward Sammes |
| Christine Chambers | Judith Hunter (*) | Joyce Sampson (*) |
| Gwil Colenso | Mary Johnson | Marjorie Sampson |
| Gordon Cullingham (*) | Jean Kirkwood | Kath Saunders |
| Elizabeth Cuthbert | John Kemplay | Sonia Sayed |
| Barbara Daltrey | Janet Kennish | Joan Seeborn |
| Hester Davenport (*) | Elias Kupfermann (*) | Ady Sheldon |
| Tony Davenport | David Lewis | Raymond South (*) |
| Patrick Devlin | Malcolm Lock | John Spencer |
| Ellen Dollery (*) | Kenneth Marson (*) | Kerry Thomas |
| Angela Drewett | Valerie Marson | Joan Toseland |
| Joan Epps | Ann Mathews | John Townend |
| Daphne Fido | Michael Mills (*) | Geoffrey Try |
| Eric Fitch | Barbara Mitch (*) | George Waldram |
| Fred Fuzzens (*) | Brigitte Mitchell | Joyce Wall |
| Margaret Gilson (*) | Ray Mitchell (*) | Claude Whatham |
| Betty Goddard | Keith Moore | Kathleen Whelan (*) |
| Tony Moore | Margaret Whitelaw | |
| Geoffrey Williams |
In the News -1830
In May 1830 The Windsor Express reported that there had been a rowing match on the River Thames between two four-oared galleys, which were large rowing boats. One boat belonged to Mr Tolladay, the boat builder and the other to Mr Hester, the waterman. Each had three of his employees rowing with him. The course was from Windsor Bridge, round a boat moored off Surly Hall and back under Windsor Bridge, a distance of seven miles. It was a very close race, won by Mr Hester. One wonders if there was a certain amount of ill feeling about the result as the report goes on to say that the losing side claimed that Mr Hester’s team only won because they had the advantage of the best side of the river, which they were entitled to because they won the toss and chose that side. Actually this was a remarkable feat, bearing in mind that the University Boat race is only 4 miles and 374 yards and eight men row very light racing boats, and the Olympic rowers only travel 1.25 miles.
In the same newspaper is a report about the opening of the new Market House under the Town Hall for the sale of meat. From that date the vegetable market was confined to the street from the side of the Market House to Castle Street (now Castle Hill). The other side of the Market House, by the side of the road beyond the Church the space was allotted to miscellaneous stalls.
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