Welcome
Welcome to the Taplow website!
This is a jumping-off point for all sorts of information
about Taplow Village.
Come in and look around.
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A virtual-reality tour of Taplow,
with clickable maps and hundreds of photographs.
NEW: updated maps, and Marsh Lane is now fully covered.
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This is a showcase for artists who live or work in the Taplow area.
A wide range of work is on show, from watercolours to sculpture and from
acrylics to digital photographs.
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The Society now has a website with news, information, and a forum for people to "have their say" about the local area.
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Current local issues
Skindles and the Paper Mill
The St Regis company, which owned Skindles and the Mill, has sold the entire site
to a property company. The mill closed in late 2006, and some parts have now been
demolished.
The site covers approximately 48 acres and comprises the Mill, the former Skindles Hotel, Windrush Garage (on a lease) and the Severnside Recycling Depot, as well as large areas of open space.
More information
can be found on the Hitcham and Taplow Society website,
though so far nobody seems to know what the new owners plan to do.
Pictorial websites
Landmarks
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Taplow Court,
once the home of Lord and Lady Desborough,
has been beautifully restored and is now the
Headquarters of SGI UK
- a lay Buddhist organisation.
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Current Archaeology has an
article on the Saxon burial and iron age hillfort at Taplow Court.
A number of the artefacts found when the burial mound was excavated are
now in the British Museum: search for Taplow in the
Compass database
- Cliveden
- home of Nancy, Lady Astor, is the largest National Trust property in the Taplow area.
Most of the house itself is now used as a hotel
- The Canadian Red
Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine - a most unusual website
dedicated to the remnants of
the old hospital that was enclosed in the grounds of Cliveden.
There is also some information on Dropmore and Taplow Lodge.
The hospital site is now being developed with 135 luxury houses
for the over-55s.
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Nashdom
House was designed by
Edwin Lutyens
for Princess Dolgorouki, and was
later used as an abbey. After standing empty for several years it
was refurbished and converted into apartments.
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Wickenden house and vineyard were re-built in the style of Lutyens
in the 1990s.
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The River Thames is an important part of the landscape around Taplow.
The Environment Agency's
Visit Thames website
has a lot of information
to help you make the most of the river and its surroundings.
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The Environment Agency
has a website describing the Jubilee River - originally known
as the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme (MWEFAS).
Unfortunately they keep moving the pages around so you will have to start
at their home page and search for it.
Local Government
Nearby towns and villages
Recreation
Schools and charities
Taplow Business
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Self-catering accommodation is available in
Hitchambury Manor.
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SGT are a family-owned motor dealer
for sports and specialist cars, trading under the banner "SGT We sell
freedom"
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Just Outdoor Toys supply
trampolines, climbing frames, paddling pools, go-karts, swings, sandpits etc.
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Skills 1st Ltd is a consultancy
specialising in systems and network management and directory services.
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Windrush is the local
Volkswagen retailer and luxury car specialist, accepts
any make in part-exchange, can arrange finance and offers a full
after-sales service.
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Knight Architects
design simple, beautiful bridges and buildings.
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Richard Sully is a freelance pianist,
available for hire to play for private engagements, weddings and corporate functions.
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Allyn Jane Anthony
is a Complementary Therapist practising Aromatherapy,
Reflexology, Reiki and more
Other sites
Andrew Findlay
andrew@findlay.org