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The Bird Cage, Thame

The Bird Cage is one of the most famous buildings in Thame. It apparently got its name because it used to be a prison

The Green Man

Most people are sceptical if any starts to tell a ghost story. And they would be even mores sceptical if a journalist claimed to have seen a ghost! But Michele Brailsford of The Thame & Chinnor Star stands by her story.

Legends and tales of Chinnor

TUCKED into the side of the Chiltern Hills below Bledlow is the village of Chinnor. Here can be found a wonderful and rich history.

A remarkable dog

Sit in Thame’s memorial gardens and you will see a plaque on a bench to a brave and faithful dog. The plaque records the tragic death of a heroic dog and his master.

St Mary’s Church, Thame

Today a statue of the Virgin with her child in her arms looks down welcomingly on worshippers arriving at Thame’s St Mary church (pictured left), but for many years there was nothing there but an empty niche.

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