ARBORFIELD & ENVIRONS

Contributed by: anonymous deceased estate

We are indebted to the Arborfield Local History Society for the use of some of their Then and Now comparative photos. The histories of the Arborfield Village and the Arborfield Army Apprentices School are inextricably linked. Their section of the Arborfield Village web site can be visited from the link below.

Arborfield Cross – 1841 Census

Arborfield Church

“Arborfield Grange”

“Arborfield Hall”

“Arborfield Hall”

“Arborfield Hall”

“Birch House” Arborfield (World War II)

“The Bramshill Hunt” Public House

“The Bull” Public House

and (below) the stables

“Magnolia Cottage” 1957

and (below) 1963

“Moat House”

Arborfield Post Office & Forge early 1900s

and (below) 1994

Arborfield Stores

and (below) 1994

“The Swan” Public House early 1900s

and (below) 1920s

and (below) 1950s

and (below) locals outside “The Swan” celebrating QEII Coronation 2^nd June 1953

“Tudor House”

“Carters Hill”

“Carters Hill House”

Shinfield Family Butcher & Stores

Information on the Arborfield Barn, reconstructed at the Chiltern Open Air Museum.

Source: www.butlinsmemories.com

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First published: 15th March 2007

Latest Update: 15th April 2010

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