The weir is the latest in a series built here over the last 600 years. Early weirs were solid banks of interwoven stakes filled with stones built across the river. No-one is sure who built these first weirs but millers, fishermen and boatmen all . . . — — Map (db m231922) HM
Rebuilt in 1825 and named for the Chapel of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene founded c1270 which once stood in the middle of the road to the west of the bridge.
— — Map (db m220150) HM
English Actress opened the popular "El Tucan" café here in 1955. A toucan sculpture was commissioned by Shanly Homes in 2020 and created by father and son artists Brian and George Fell. — — Map (db m220439) HM
"Beating the Bounds" at Rogantide had a spiritual significance. Beating the stones was intended to frighten evil spirits away. Before the 1934 Boundary Stones were installed, it was traditional for beaters to drive in squared- headed nails with the . . . — — Map (db m231923) HM
Maidenhead's first bridge was built about 1280. In 1400 earls in rebellion against King Henry IV fought a three day battle here.
The Guild of St. Andrew & St Mary Magdalene (founded 1451), who were the forerunners of the Bridgemasters and the . . . — — Map (db m223840) HM
This tablet records the grateful thanks of the people of Maidenhead for the kindness and generosity of those in all parts of the world who gave help during and after the disastrous floods of March 1947
Osmund Frank - Mayor — — Map (db m231666) HM
One of the Maidenhead's most distinctive modern buildings, the Library opened in 1973 and its adjacent Maudsley Memorial Garden two years later. Both have been Grade II listed since 2005, reflecting their architectural and social importance to . . . — — Map (db m231971) HM
Part of Maidenhead's Chapel Arches was once a thriving pig farm, Hines Meadow, renowned for its award-winning Berkshire' pigs.
King David, the farm's prize pig is buried on the Hines Meadow Roundabout and members of the Hine family still live in . . . — — Map (db m220440) HM
The Royal hunting pack used to meet annually in Maidenhead on Easter Mondays. One particularly special Royal stag, known as Ceterwayd, was protected by the crown. Riders
would endeavour to touch the animal during the hunt as a symbol of their . . . — — Map (db m231970) HM
Site of The Greyhound Inn, where in July 1647 King Charles I met his children James, Duke of York, Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Elizabeth. This was arranged by the Parliamentary leader, Sir Thomas Fairfax. The local people decked the . . . — — Map (db m220165) HM
The Ada Lewis Memorial
This memorial was originally erected in 1908 in memory of local benefactor Ada Lewis, and was used as a drinking trough for passing horses during the days of heavy horse-coach traffic over the Maidenhead Bridge.
Ada . . . — — Map (db m231494) HM
The Island's name dates from when the Ray family managed a flour mill here.
Maidenhead Borough Council acquired the site in 1950 from the Conservators of the River Thames. As you crossed the wooden bridge onto the Island you may have noticed . . . — — Map (db m224213) HM
York Road is believed by the FA to be the oldest senior football ground continuously used by the same club.
Maidenhead FC played their first game on this ground on 16th February 1871. — — Map (db m220149) HM
