Bibliography
DORNEY HISTORY GROUP – BIBLIOGRAPHY
This is the initial list of books that are of relevance to Dorney Parish
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Those not marked in blue may be available for local loan. Please request through the Contact Us page.
Gathering the people, settling the land. The Archaeology of a Middle
Thames Landscape.
Anglo-Saxon to post-medieval.
S Foreman, J Hillier and D Potts, Oxford Archaeology
Thames Valley Landscapes, Monograph No 14 Oxbow Books, 2002, Oxford Archaeological
Unit, ISBN 0-904220-31-1, 122pp and
CD-ROM.
Comprehensive account of archaeological discoveries in the Parish prior to construction of the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme and the Eton College Rowing Course project.
The Thames Locks.
John Kemplay, Ronald Crowhurst & Co, 2000, ISBN 0 95 18964 15, 87pp
An authoritative account of the development of the River Thames as a navigable waterway through the introduction of locks including Boveney.
A Pineapple for the King.
T W E Roche, Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1971, ISBN 900592281,
108pp
The History of the Palmer family over 350 years and their occupancy of Dorney Court.
The Eton Book of the River with an account of the Thames and the
relevance of
Boat-racing.
L S R Byrne and E L Churchill, 1935, 262pp.
A well-researched account of the management of the river over a Millenium, including the importance of locks, amongst which Boveney features.
The Book of the Thames,
(Mr and Mrs) S C Hall, Charlotte James, (First published
1869) New edition 1978, ISBN 0 950
399094, 516pp
Charming account with colourful anecdotes about Boveney Church.
Dorneywood,
J N P Watson, Robert
Hale, The Dorneywood Trust, 1992, ISBN
07090 50100, 53pp
A very thoroughly researched account of the history of Dorneywood and its separation from Dorney Parish to become a residence for Secretaries of State.
The History of a School, L Eastgate, Published by
Dorney
School, 2000, 60pp
A former head teacher's detailed account covering the period 1875 to World War II.
Dorney Old and New,
M R Harris, Dorney Parish Council Millennium Commemoration, Dorney Parish Council, 2000, 25pp, booklet
An illustrated guide to the Parish past and present.
The Natural History of Dorney Parish,
Peter Tyler, 2000, 54pp
A record of the flora and fauna occurring in the Parish together with comment on the challenges facing the environment.
A Few Blocks from Broadway,
Roger Royle, 1987, 160pp Hodder and Stoughton,
ISBN0340513578
Former senior chaplain at Eton and vicar of Dorney who later was media presenter on Radio 2 and BBC TV (Songs of Praise), he writes warmly of his experiences in the Parish.
Grizzel
Biography of Grizzel Hartley, former Dame of an Eton House
who resided in Dorney for many years.
Bill Dax/Jean Tyler
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