Maidenhead Schools

[Karvan]

Oh, didn't think you could get old images on google??

[russethouse]

 If someone has loaded them you might - its just somewhere to start....

Have you tried just a google search as a beginning ?

[Abiam2]

Hi Lesanne,

Jusr re-reading your post about Tyrell's and I think it must have been more than a row of tiny cottages.  If we are to believe the description below it had it's own pub.  And about 40 units of housing. 

"Tyrrell's Buildings were built in about 1843 as barracks for the Life Guards of Windsor while their barracks were being rebuilt; hence 'The Barracks'. The drunken behaviuor of the soldiers was so bad that a pub was built for them inside the building to keep them out of the town. When they went back to Windsor, Tyrrells Buildings was converted to basic accommodation for the industrious poor - as opposed to the unindustrious poor (old or sick) who lived in the workhouse. It had its own chapel, Providence chapel which came under the parish of St. Mary's. Reform Rd and Waldeck Rd. were built by Charles Butler, also as social housing. The Reform Mission Hall - the tin tabernacle - in Waldeck Rd , built 1903, also came under the parish of St. Mary's. In the 1880's, police would only patrol Tyrrells Buildings, Reform Rd and Waldeck Rd, in twos. Norfolk Park estate and Garden Cottages, the first concrete houses in Maidenhead, were built by James Pearce, son of the Maidenhead benefactor J.D.M Pearce, also as social housing. All these homes disappeared in the 1960/70's, except the Providence chapel which continued until 1987 as a shop in the market; Sainsburies is now on the site.
Bridget."
Email from Bridget Hole (author)

It would be great if anyone can find a photograph......
Abiam

[russethouse]

Hi everyone
I'm very new to this, so not sure entirely how it works!! Does anyone have or know how to get photos of Switchback Road area from the early 1900's??

Is Switchback Road officially Maidenhead or Furze Platt ?

[Lesanne]

A Photo would be great.  

I was so suprised when she said a row of tiny cottages.... I had visuallized a 3/4 storey building...  

In saying that, that last post describes the Providence chapel being a shop....
if that was the little building, behind The Vine pub... the Fruit and Veg stall used it as a store.
(except the Providence chapel which continued until 1987 as a shop in the market; Sainsburies is now on the site.)


Looking at the 'parish'. If Waldeck/Reform were in there too. There was a little bridge across the stream, where a footpath went to Blackamoor Lane, and forked off to the right by the side of Hines's meadow (now Fire/Police station) through the moor to The Reform pub. (On Bridge Road/Street)

I shall have to ring Grandad....      To find out if there was another pub for the soldiers. Grandad has a fantastic memory.

Wasn't Copas farm up the Switchback... there could be a photo something to do with that.....    

[russethouse]

Copas farm is huge, I think they probably do own the land there

[Abiam2]

I remember picking blackcurrants at the Copas farm at Cookham Dean.   I believe there were several Copas brothers - I remember one of their sons Tom Copas, who we used to know at the Young Farmers Club. 

For our blaccurrants I think we got about 6d a punnet.  We were only about 10 and cycled there every day with a sandwich and a bottle of lemonade .  We used to sing that Mel Tormé song "In that mountain greenery where God paints the scenery........"  And it really felt like that!

We worked hard but it was a thoroughly enjoyable time.  And it made us understand the value of money!

If I were addressing a letter to Switchback Road I would say Furze Platt, near Maidenhead!

Abiam

[russethouse]

 We used to get Potatoes and veg from the farm when they used to open a shop on a Sunday morning in a barn in Dean Bottom - I believe its offices now ?

Surfice to say that my family have lived in Cookham for over 50 years, the Copas family used to be very generous to local schools etc - I have never seen a Copas on a bike....

[Lesanne]

Spoke to Grandad re: Karvan's Attwood's.
He only remembers from Cordwallis Street, a George Attwood and Syl, is this a Sylvia possibly. They had family, he thinks were relations of Jones family..... 

Hope this helps. Lesanne.

Ps. Found a map 1903 with Tyrells buildings. But it's right in the middle of 2 pages  Just waiting for it to flatten out....