Category Archives: History

On the London to Bath Road stands a lovely little building called Bluecoats.  You know, it’s the small, tired-looking building that stands on the left of the road, where the recent roadworks have been completed (moving the left turn for … Continue reading →

Did you know that Thatcham is in the Guinness Book of Records?   Yep, it’s in there because it is the oldest, continuously inhabited settlement in the country. Thatcham has be occupied since the Mesolithic era – or, put another way, … Continue reading →