The Museum is reopening on Easter Weekend, 20th April 2025 with a new exhibition.
We need your help! - The exhibition for this year in the Hendred Museum is WW2.
Do you have any memorabilia or family memories of what it was
like living in the village of East Hendred during that time?
Were members of your family in the Home Guard?
Do you have any photographs of the uniform they wore?
Do you have memories about RAF Harwell and the runway which was in part of this parish.
What was school like at that time with the evacuees sharing the classrooms?
We have information about the brave men who went to war and those who never returned, but it is the personal memories that we would love to hear about.
We are really interested in knowing how people managed in this village over the war years, how neighbours looked out for each other and gave support when it was needed the most.
Please do get involved and help us make this exhibition one to remember.
Please email hendredheritagesecretary@gmail.com​​​
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Our parish history is well documented in dozens of books and hundreds of documents from various eras.
We shall try to collect here the most interesting accounts of our village and parish history.
We shall also advise you on additional external links to the other sites which contain chapters about East Hendred and its colourful past.
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East Hendred: The Past and The Present - chapters from Mahala Addenbrooke's book "East Hendred - A Brief Guide" (1971)
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Archaeological Excavations in East Hendred in 1934 which uncovered artefacts from Iron Age, Bronze Age and Roman times.
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Click here to find out more about local history and genealogy of local families.
If you have a group who would like to walk around this beautiful village hearing about our interesting history, looking at some of our unusual historic remnants or just enjoying the scenery - then please contact us to arrange a guide.
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Very reasonable rates.
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Telephone 01235 833453