THE origin of the Great Fire of London is well-known but the four-part ITV drama series about it, which was filmed in Henley and broacast in October, had an interesting beginning.
About 25 tonnes of wood was used to build the set of The Great Fire, which told how the blaze destroyed 13,000 buildings in the capital in 1666.
The timber came from Schofield’s Reclamation in Swinton, South Yorkshire, and was delivered to Highlands Farm, off Greys Road, and then used to construct medieval-looking homes, shops and businesses.
Much of the wood had been reclaimed from an old whisky bond store in Edinburgh — very handy when most of it was destined to go up in smoke!
The Loftings (housing development), Vicus Way, Maidenhead Residents from The Loftings are complaining as they say they were promised air ventilation systems to combat odours from the nearby Serco waste transfer station.
The A4 Cycle Lane project involves creating a two-way cycle lane between the A4 junctions with the Huntercombe Lane crossroads and Uxbridge Road. The Destination Farnham Road scheme- A355 Farnham Road from its junction with Cumberland Avenue
Maidenhead Golf Club looks to move on from its Shoppenhangers site at the end of the year.(Dec 31st 2025) David Dwyer - chair of Membership and Marketing Committee
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SERVICES of remembrance will be held in Henley and the surrounding area on Sunday as follows:HENLEYTHERE will be the usual service outside the town hall at 11am, which will be led by Rev Jeremy Tayler, the rector of Henley with Remenham. Richard...
TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...