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Wallingford Collection

Wallingford, a town nestled in the heart of Hertfordshire, is a place steeped in history and charm

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire

Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire
View of the 15th century Wallingford Screen (high altar) in St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire. The statues were destroyed during the Dissolution, but were replaced in the 19th century

Background imageWallingford Collection: Thames / Wallingford C1910

Thames / Wallingford C1910
The Thames at Wallingford, Oxfordshire

Background imageWallingford Collection: The Berkshire County Asylum, Moulsford, Wallingford

The Berkshire County Asylum, Moulsford, Wallingford
The Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum at Moulsford, near Wallingford. Later known as the Berkshire Mental Hospital, it was renamed Fairmile Hospital in 1948

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, August 1937

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, August 1937
A view looking upstream on the Thames from the Wallingford Bridge as the steamer, the MV Oxford, arrives with sightseers. To the right of the image a bathing section can be seen complete with diving

Background imageWallingford Collection: Chalmore ferry, Wallingford, August 1925

Chalmore ferry, Wallingford, August 1925
A man operated punt, known as the Chalmore Ferry, operates across the River Thames in Wallingford. The building in the centre is the Ferrymans Cottage

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford Union Childrens Cottage Homes, Berkshire

Wallingford Union Childrens Cottage Homes, Berkshire
The Wallingford Unions cottage homes on Wantage Road, Wallingford, Berkshire. Cottage homes were established by some poor law authorities to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford station, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Oxfordshire, UK

Wallingford station, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Oxfordshire, UK
Antique luggage at Wallingford station, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Oxfordshire, UK

Background imageWallingford Collection: John of Wallingford

John of Wallingford
JOHN OF WALLINGFORD monk of St Albans, Hertfordshire Date: 1231 - 1258

Background imageWallingford Collection: South Oxfordshire OX10 9 Map

South Oxfordshire OX10 9 Map
Postcode Sector Map of South Oxfordshire OX10 9

Background imageWallingford Collection: Henry and Stephen confer across the Thames, 1153 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Henry and Stephen confer across the Thames, 1153 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Henry and Stephen confer across the Thames, 1864. Henry of Anjou, Henry II (5 March 1133 - 6 July 1189), and King Stephen, (1135-1154) confer across the Thames, 1153 at Wallingford

Background imageWallingford Collection: England, Hertfordshire, St. AlbanA¢€™s. The The Wallingford Screen

England, Hertfordshire, St. AlbanA¢€™s. The The Wallingford Screen - and elaborately carved reredos (altar screen) in the medieval vaulted quire of St. AlbanA¢€™s cathedral

Background imageWallingford Collection: 1832 Victorian Map of Wallingford

1832 Victorian Map of Wallingford

Background imageWallingford Collection: River Thames at Wallingford Bridge, Oxfordshire

River Thames at Wallingford Bridge, Oxfordshire
River Thames at Wallingford Bridge, with St Peter's Church, Oxfordshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageWallingford Collection: County Map of Oxfordshire, c. 1777

County Map of Oxfordshire, c. 1777
From The Large English Atlas: or, a new set of map of all the counties of England and Wales drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto been published

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford (colour litho)

Wallingford (colour litho)
3101319 Wallingford (colour litho) by Haslehust, Ernest William (1866-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wallingford. Illustration for Our Beautiful Homeland series (various)

Background imageWallingford Collection: Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford (engraving)

Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford (engraving)
1097051 Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford)

Background imageWallingford Collection: House in High Street, Wallingford (b / w photo)

House in High Street, Wallingford (b / w photo)
2774777 House in High Street, Wallingford (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: House in High Street, Wallingford)

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford (colour litho)

Wallingford (colour litho)
2792552 Wallingford (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wallingford)

Background imageWallingford Collection: Public arms: Chipping Sodbury; Saltash; Wallingford; Dysart; Fifeshire (engraving)

Public arms: Chipping Sodbury; Saltash; Wallingford; Dysart; Fifeshire (engraving)
6008987 Public arms: Chipping Sodbury; Saltash; Wallingford; Dysart; Fifeshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWallingford Collection: St Albans Cathedral, Wallingfords screen restored (engraving)

St Albans Cathedral, Wallingfords screen restored (engraving)
966540 St Albans Cathedral, Wallingfords screen restored (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Albans Cathedral, Wallingfords screen restored)

Background imageWallingford Collection: The north side of Wallingford Bridge (engraving)

The north side of Wallingford Bridge (engraving)
587815 The north side of Wallingford Bridge (engraving) by Hearne, Thomas (1744-1817); Private Collection; (add.info.: The north side of Wallingford Bridge over Thames)

Background imageWallingford Collection: Meeting of Stephen and Prince Henry at Wallingford, 1152 (engraving)

Meeting of Stephen and Prince Henry at Wallingford, 1152 (engraving)
671082 Meeting of Stephen and Prince Henry at Wallingford, 1152 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of Stephen and Prince Henry at Wallingford)

Background imageWallingford Collection: The General Election, New Members of the House of Commons (engraving)

The General Election, New Members of the House of Commons (engraving)
1045364 The General Election, New Members of the House of Commons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The General Election)

Background imageWallingford Collection: 'Riverside, 'Wallingford, Mr Leslies House on the Thames (engraving)

"Riverside, "Wallingford, Mr Leslies House on the Thames (engraving)
1063181 " Riverside, " Wallingford, Mr Leslies House on the Thames (engraving) by Leslie, George Dunlop (1835-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Riverside, " Wallingford)

Background imageWallingford Collection: South Oxfordshire OX10 0 Map

South Oxfordshire OX10 0 Map
Postcode Sector Map of South Oxfordshire OX10 0

Background imageWallingford Collection: Milton Keynes MK13 7 Map

Milton Keynes MK13 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Milton Keynes MK13 7

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford, Berkshire, 1790. Artist: Joseph Constantine Stadler

Wallingford, Berkshire, 1790. Artist: Joseph Constantine Stadler
Wallingford, Berkshire, 1790. Wallingford Bridge, a 900 foot long medieval bridge over the Thames, is on the right

Background imageWallingford Collection: Tal Farlow (guitar) and Red Norvo (vibraphone), performing at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981

Tal Farlow (guitar) and Red Norvo (vibraphone), performing at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981

Background imageWallingford Collection: Tal Farlow (guitar) and Peter Ind (double bass), Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981. Artist

Tal Farlow (guitar) and Peter Ind (double bass), Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981. Artist
Tal Farlow (guitar) and Peter Ind (double bass), Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981

Background imageWallingford Collection: American guitarist Tal Farlow in concert, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981. Artist

American guitarist Tal Farlow in concert, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981. Artist
American guitarist Tal Farlow in concert, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1981

Background imageWallingford Collection: Henry of Anjou and Stephen confer across the Thames, 1153 (1864)

Henry of Anjou and Stephen confer across the Thames, 1153 (1864). Henry of Anjou (1133-1189) and Stephen of Blois (1096-1154)

Background imageWallingford Collection: The bridge at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd

The bridge at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The bridge at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Background imageWallingford Collection: Meeting of Stephen and Prince Henry at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1153

Meeting of Stephen and Prince Henry at Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 1153. The middle of the 12th century in England was dominated by a civil war between the rival claimants to the throne, Matilda

Background imageWallingford Collection: John Of Wallingford, Infirmarius At St Albans, Abbey, England

John Of Wallingford, Infirmarius At St Albans, Abbey, England, After The Drawing Attributed To Matthew Parish. From The Book Short History Of The English People By J.R. Green, Published London 1893

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford Bridge River Thames Victorian period

Wallingford Bridge River Thames Victorian period

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford Bridge, River Thames

Wallingford Bridge, River Thames

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford Farm Colony, Berkshire

Wallingford Farm Colony, Berkshire
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It trained unemployed young men prior to helping them emigrate to one of the British colonies

Background imageWallingford Collection: Drunken man on a comic postcard

Drunken man on a comic postcard -- I m coming home by rail from Wallingford. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWallingford Collection: Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859-1927), popular English writer, author of Three Men in a Boat, pictured at a writing desk in his home at Goulds Grove, Wallingford. Date: 1903

Background imageWallingford Collection: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by G M Cohan

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by G M Cohan
Promotional postcard of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by George M. Cohan from stories by George Randolph Chester. First produced in England at the Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone

Background imageWallingford Collection: THE LORD MAYORs VIEW OF THE THAMES: 1. Oxford. 2. River Cherwell. 3. Sandford Lock

THE LORD MAYORs VIEW OF THE THAMES: 1. Oxford. 2. River Cherwell. 3. Sandford Lock and Weir. 4. Drayton. 5. Abingdon. 6. Appleford. 7. Wallingford. 8. Shillingford Bridge. 9. Goring. 10

Background imageWallingford Collection: Swimming Lesson

Swimming Lesson
Two children, suspended in the water by rope and poles, are given a swimming lesson in the River Thames at Wallingford. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageWallingford Collection: THE LORD MAYORs VIEW OF THE THAMES: 1. Oxford. 2. River Cherwell. 3. Sandford Lock and Weir

THE LORD MAYORs VIEW OF THE THAMES: 1. Oxford. 2. River Cherwell. 3. Sandford Lock and Weir. 4. Drayton. 5. Abingdon. 6. Appleford. 7. Wallingford. 8. Shillingford Bridge. 9. Goring. 10

Background imageWallingford Collection: Richard de Wallingford measuring a circular instrument

Richard de Wallingford measuring a circular instrument
" Richard de Wallingford measuring a circular instrument with a couple of compasses. Illustration of the manuscript " Cotton Claudius". Gothic art. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM

Background imageWallingford Collection: ENGLAND: FALCONRY, 1850. Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford. Wood engraving, English, 1850

ENGLAND: FALCONRY, 1850. Hawking on the Downs, near Wallingford. Wood engraving, English, 1850

Background imageWallingford Collection: The Wallingford Screen

The Wallingford Screen, inside St. Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, England, is a Victorian reconstruction of the original screen which was destroyed in the Reformation

Background imageWallingford Collection: Wallingford Farm Colony

Wallingford Farm Colony
Wallingford Farm Training Colony was set up in 1911 by William Henry Hunt. It took unemployed young men off the streets and trained them on the land prior to helping them emigrate to one of

Background imageWallingford Collection: King Stephen and Prince Henry meet at Wallingford

King Stephen and Prince Henry meet at Wallingford
The armies of King Stephen and Prince Henry (son of Empress Matilda, later to become Henry II) face each other near Wallingford Castle during the civil war between Stephen and Matilda



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Wallingford, a town nestled in the heart of Hertfordshire, is a place steeped in history and charm. From its iconic landmarks like the Wallingford Screen at St Albans Abbey to its picturesque views of the River Thames at Wallingford Bridge, this town offers a glimpse into the past. Take a step back in time with an enchanting postcard from 1910 showcasing the serene beauty of Thames and Wallingford. The Berkshire County Asylum, Moulsford, Wallingford stands tall as a reminder of the architectural marvels that grace this town's landscape. In August 1937, Wallingford exuded an air of tranquility as captured by an old photograph. Its streets lined with quaint cottages and blooming flowers painted a picture-perfect scene. Chalmore ferry added to the allure with its rustic charm. The Wallingford Union Children's Cottage Homes in Berkshire served as a sanctuary for young souls seeking solace during challenging times. These homes provided shelter and care for those who needed it most. Wallingford station on Cholsey and Wallingford Railway has been connecting Oxfordshire to other parts of the UK since ages past. It serves as both a gateway to adventure and a symbol of progress within this idyllic region. Delve deeper into history with John of Wallingord - his name echoing through time as he left his mark on this remarkable town. His legacy lives on through tales passed down generations. An 1832 Victorian Map reveals intricate details about every nook and cranny that makes up beautiful Wallingford. Explore its winding streets or discover hidden gems tucked away within its boundaries. Lastly, let us not forget South Oxfordshire OX10 9 Map - an essential guide for navigating around this charming area where nature meets heritage seamlessly. Wallingford is more than just another place; it is an embodiment of timeless beauty and a testament to the rich tapestry of history.