
In the Shadow of the Abbey
Explores the unique history of Bisham Village, telling the story of those who lived in and around Bisham Abbey in Berkshire. Each episode recounts the history, a personal story or the impact of an event; based on interviews with people who lived here all their lives, local knowledge and documents from the last 300 years. The War Years episodes recount life in the village after the Great War from 1918-1924 based on the delightful Bisham Parish Reports. The Abbey History episodes tell the story of Bisham Abbey and the Vansittart Family who were the Lords of the Manor of Bisham for 200 years, they sold the whole village in 1965. The Village Stories, based on interviews with people who grew up in Bisham in the 1940s and 1950s, tell tales of ordinary families who lived in the shadow of the abbey. Researched and written by Sheila Featherstone-Clark.
Podcasting since 2020 • 20 episodes
In the Shadow of the Abbey
Latest Episodes
Bisham Church in 15 minutes
This track guides you round the highlights of Bisham Church in 15 minutes. All Saints Bisham sits on the banks of the River Thames by an ancient river crossing with a clunch chalk Norman tower and significant extensions from 1566, 1849 an...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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15:16

Bisham Church pods- Brasses
Audio description of the Creckett and Brinkhurst brasses in Bisham Church. Featuring Thomas Creckett a Fishmonger and John Brinkhurst a Merchant Venturer and local philanthropist.Part of a series of mini-pods for the church by Sheila Feathe...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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4:13

Abbey History 1885 - 1892 Edward the Co-Operative Philanthropist
Unexpected inheritance funds the co-operative movement, Henry and Florence finally marry, the opening of the Bisham institute, new road and profitable development for wealthy residents. On November 4th 1885, 200 people attended GHV...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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17:40
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Abbey History: 1825 - 1885 George Henry Vansittart the Younger, Infant to Popular Landowner
The turnpike the train and the bridge, MP for the pocket borough of Bisham, ghostly copybooks? Victorian Gothic makeover and new chapel for the Church, selling land to fund lavish lifestyles .George Henry the Younger was the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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19:50