Historical material available in our libraries
We hold a wide range of historical material:
- Books on the history of the borough, Wokingham and surrounding towns and villages
- Books covering specific topics such as transport, buildings and natural history in Wokingham borough
- A number of Wokingham Council and Berkshire Council publications - local plans and surveys and a range of pamphlets relating to the history of the area
- A variety of other local journals - e.g. Wokingham Historian, Wokingham Remembered, Wargrave News, publications of the Twyford and Ruscombe Local History Societies
- A large number of photographs for the local area, including a set of aerial photos from 1996
- Parish records for the Sonning and Barkham parishes as well as monumental inscriptions for local churches and war memorial inscriptions