PUBLISHED THIS YEAR..!

... a new version of the Benson War Memorial and Graves Book of Remembrance. It was edited by the late William Burtt (husband of Janet Burtt, co-author of our Benson - A Century of Change) and researched by Alastair Jack. This gives a deeply moving insight into the people behind the names on the War Memorial and on the War Graves, arranged chronologically, and succinctly explains the circumstances of their death. This new edition has been reset with some additional material and an index to names, and will have an attractive full-colour laminated cover.

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... AND IN 2006!

In November 2006, we launched this new book, researched and written by local artist Anthony Wilder and called Victorian Painters of Wallingford - a tale of two dynasties. It is about two eminent Victorian artistic families who lived in Wallingford at the turn of the 20th century, the Hayllars and the Leslies and their neighbour and fellow painter, Claude Rowbotham.

(Incidentally, Anthony's father, Will, also a noted local artist, was the subject of our original publication, PoW Sketchbook.)

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IN PREPARATION

Two projects are in preparation. The first is a History of Wallingford School from its foundation as a Grammar School by Walter Bigg in 1659 to the modern day comprehensive school, including the relatively short-lived Secondary Modern School. It has been researched and written by former Wallingford School pupil Jeanne Money and co-written by local historian Judy Dewey. It will be profusely illustrated. Watch this space for more details!

Work is also in progress on a frequently requested brief History of Wallingford. Written by local historians Judy & Stuart Dewey, and designed to appeal equally to residents and visitors alike, the emphasis will be to produce an affordable and readable history of the town from its Saxon origins to the modern day. This will be a much needed replacement - with considerably more up-to-date information - for the authors' Book of Wallingford, now long out of print.