Wargrave Local History Society
Next meeting
Tuesday March 10th 2026
Annual General Meeting
After the normal business of such meetings, the plans for the coming year's programme will be announced
There will then be a "Bring and Tell", at which members are asked to bring an 'item of interest', and share its story with the other members. It might be something 'local', or something 'historic', or something 'local and historic', or just with 'an interesting story' !
News
February meeting report
Trooper Potts VC
Richard Bennett DL, Brig Tony Verey QVRM TD DL and Capt Andrew French
10th February 2026
February's meeting was a presentation which explained why Fred Potts VC, from Reading, became known as ‘The Hero with the Shovel’ for his deeds on the battlefield of Gallipoli in August 1915
January meeting report
The Bull Hotel at Wargrave
Jayne Worrall
13 January 2026
The subject of the Society’s January meeting was The Bull Hotel at Wargrave, when the present landlady, Jayne Worrall recounted its history, in what she called ‘an informal chat’ about her ‘three lives’ at the Bull. The Bull is around 600 years old, having started as a 15th century coaching inn - somewhere where travellers could obtain refreshment, and the horses could also take a rest