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Henley-on-Thames

Footnote: 

Content generated during research for the paperback book 'Henley-on-Thames: Town, Trade and River' (ISBN 13 : 978-1-86077-554-3) for the England's Past for Everyone series

FRIDAY STREET runs from the riverside through to Duke Street (see map), and from the Middle Ages to the 1890s formed the town's southern boundary.

Church Street is a pleasant secluded lane running southwards from Greys Road to Vicarage Road, past the 19th-century church of Holy Trinity which g

BELL STREET is one of Henley's four main central streets, running southwards from Northfield End on the town's outskirts to the central crossroads

These transcripts are by members of the Burford/Henley probate group.

These transcripts are by members of the Burford/Henley probate group.

Image: Culham Lock in 1888, a modern-style poundlock with gates at each end.

Image: The waterfront south of New Street around 1813, the former Anchor pub in the foreground.

These transcripts are by members of the Burford/Henley probate group.

These transcripts are by members of the Burford/Henley probate group.

Image: Friar Park, Crisp's country retreat in Henley (built c.1889-90)

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