Photographs of Old Wycombe- Wheatsheaf Inn

The Exhibition provides a glimpse into past Wycombe's town centre, many of these photographs will not have been seen in public before. Taken by a local photographers.
These prints are from the late Councillor Bob Kin's collection. After his passing, his widow, Rosie Kin, generously donated thousands of prints from his private collection to MarkPage who has curated this exhibition.
Most of the photos were taken by Ron Goodearl, who was the official photographer for the Bucks Free Press newspaper. Ron, who passed away at the age of 88. He initially traveled by motorcycle and later by car to take these photographs.
In addition to Ron Goodearl's work, the total collection includes prints by Starling, Findlow, Sweetland, and Cyril Roberts
These photographers were active in High Wycombe from 1899 onwards.
Cyril Roberts, in particular, who was active from 1928 had his photographic studio in the Wheatsheaf building.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 08 September:

10am- 4pm

Location & directions

Wheatsheaf Inn, 2/3 High street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2AZ

Directions:

Right in the heart of the town, the Wheatsheaf Inn is a stone throw from the historic Guildhall on the High Street.

Contact on day:

Sheena Carman

Telephone number:

+447977155997

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

This is an listed historic building which comes with all the accessible challenges associated with that.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

40

Est. tour duration:

6 hour(s)

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