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Cliveden
The beautiful residence of Cliveden, originally built in 1666, at the time of the fire of London, is best known for a scandal nearly 300 years later. In the 1960's, John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War, attended sex parties at Cliveden. His downfall was Christine Keeler, who was sleeping with both Profumo, and Eugene Ivanov, a naval attaché at the Soviet Embassy. The Cold War was at its height, and the scandal resulted in Profumo's resignation.
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Sunday fun at Boulter's Lock
In Victorian and Edwardian times, the railway brought thousands of visitors to the popular resort of Maidenhead, and one of the top attractions was Boulter's Lock. Paintings and photographs of the time show the lock totally jammed with boats of all descriptions.
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Brunel.. Brunel... Brunel...
Go on... shout out... but nothing vulgar please because this is Maidenhead. Appreciate the echoes as you drift under the 'Sounding Arch'. Designed by Brunel, and opened by the Great Western Railway in 1838, this is claimed to be the widest span of brickwork in the world, carrying the railway over the Thames.
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Introduction
Maidenhead
