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Discover beauty in everyday Henley from its river to ruins
27/08/17
PHOTOGRAPHER Martin Cook loves Henley. Everything about it in fact, from its people, the buildings, the river, even the minutiae of everyday life. He takes pictures of anything and everything and likes nothing more than rising to the challenge of ...
Hidden Henley
02/03/20
IN this area there are still a few of these curious old buildings that are supported by staddle stones, for example, the one at Catslip, between Bix and Nettlebed, and the one in my picture which may be part of Ipsden Farm and is easily visible ...
Fly-tipper caught stealing clothes
22/07/16
A fly-tipper was filmed stealing clothes that were meant to be recycled for charity in Sonning Common.
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28/08/17
HIDDEN HENLEY has been a weekly feature in the Henley Standard since January 2000. It is the brainchild of photographer Martin Cook who loves all things about the town, whether it’s from the past or in the present. He loves to go around the ...
17/02/25
THIS picture shows the last piece of evidence that the Old Crown Inn in the Skirmett did exist. It’s difficult to appreciate that parts of this building may be 15th or 16th century and just how quaint and traditional this former Brakspear ...
14/09/20
THE lock at Mapledurham is particularly deep and long with a rise and fall of more than 2m and a length of about 62m. At this point of the River Thames, the towpath is on the Berkshire side so sightseeing has to be done from a distance. ...
19/04/21
MY Hidden Henley item a couple of weeks ago prompted some interesting responses. I wrote about how the remains of the swimming pool in the grounds of the old Henley Grammar School had been lost among the surrounding trees and shrubs ...
26/10/20
THE Five Horseshoes pub in Remenham Hill closed in about 1996 and currently has a for sale board outside. It has been suggested to me that there is an Ordnance Survey flush bracket set into the wall here but, because it’s private ...
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