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Odney Lane, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 9SZ

The Odney Club is on Formosa Island was once the local manor house, Lullebrook Manor. A manor of this name existed here since at least 1292 taking its name from the owner Walter de Lullebroc. The current one was built much later and was home to Colonel Francis Ricardo CBE, an Old Etonian and Grenadier Guard, who excelled at sports including cricket and rowing. He was a member of the exclusive Leander Rowing Club at Henley. For 11 years he was Honorary Secretary of the Naval and Military Tournament. He was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1913, and during World War I was Chief Constable of the Berkshire Police Force. Ricardo was very involved and generous to the community in Cookham. He was patron of many local regattas and donated the King's Hall as a reading room to the village. He died suddenly on 17th June 1924 while walking with his niece Lady Bruce in the gardens of the manor. In 1927 the manor house and grounds were bought by the John Lewis Partnership and have been used by the company as a country club and training centre ever since.

Now owned by the John Lewis partnership this picture was taken during an open day as part of the National Gardens Scheme. The Wisteria is in full bloom.

Bridge over the Lulle Brook

This bridge carries the path to Cookham Lock

The notice directs water traffic along the Lock Cut. The River Thames divides into four channels at this point, so one hopes that navigators have other means than this for detecting the correct route.

Sir Bernard Miller was chairman of the John Lewis Partnership from 1955 until 1972.

The Tarry Stone is a large sarsen which formerly marked the boundary of the grounds of the Abbot of Cirencester. Having been removed to a private garden, it was in 1909 restored to the parish and re-erected near its old site then moved again to the correct boundary site in 1937.