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The Life of Sarah Egerton, book by David Noy
‘My daring pen, will bolder sallies make, and like my self, an uncheck’d freedom take.’
The writer of those words did her best to live up to them. She published a long feminist poem at the age of seventeen in defiance of her father ‒ who then exiled her from her London home. Her life story reveals a woman struggling against the constraints imposed by family, gender and economic position, making bold stabs at independence and forced to settle for ultimately unsatisfactory compromises.
Sarah lived most of her life in Buckinghamshire at Shenley, Adstock and finally Winslow. Her poetry, rediscoved in the 1970s, brings together her personal experience with rallying cries to women. In this book David Noy combines the autobiographical nature of Sarah’s poetry with historical research to tell her life story.
- 288-page paperback, with 37 colour illustrations, maps and poems | cover price £16
- Post and Packaging £3.90 (UK) options available for Canada and Australia
Your can purchase a copy Here
BAS AGM and Lecture 2026
Saturday May 9th BAS AGM
(after the AGM): Publication of the BAS Deeds Catalogue
Speaker: Chris Low
The BAS AGM will start at 14:00 with the Lecture to follow at circa 14:35. The AGM and Lecture will be one Zoom session. The head count for the AGM will be taken at 14:00.
Please come to the Discover Bucks Museum or Register now for the online lecture Here (We will email the Zoom meeting invitation to you).
BAS AAG evening meetings
Thursday 14th May (on Zoom) 19:15 for 19:30
The role of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)
Speaker: Arwen Wood (PAS officer for Bucks)
A review of the role of PAS, its regional operation, links with the British Museum and articles presented from Buckinghamshire during the recent past.
Register for this Zoom meeting Here .
Summer Outing – Hodgemoor Woods/Taplow
Two walks around Hodgemoor Woods
Led by Nigel and Janet Rothwell
Timo Newton-syms
The walks are arranged as part of the CBA ‘Festival of Archaeology’ and are also advertised on their web site. Each walk is limited to 20 people. There is a charge of £5 for non BAS members.
More details and booking for each walk can be found Here
Sorry, both of the above walks are now fully booked
Taplow Court
TBA, a group visit to the Taplow Court Heritage Open Day with Sarah Gray
Registration available when date decided.
Any enquiries to Sarah on sarahgray707@btinternet.com.
The What Three Words location of the entrance is off Cliveden Road at https://w3w.co/diner.doors.chill .
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Newsletter
Newsletter March 2025
The societies latest newsletter is available online
(and can be downloaded) Here