Writing as Beorcham, local historian Percy Birtchnell produced articles for the Parochial Review and Berkhamsted Review from Jul 1941 to his Memoriam article in Apr 1986.
Around about 2017, Bill Willett took on the task of scanning these articles so as to make them accessible to everyone, rather than hidden in the depths of local museums and libraries. They are available on this website and here is a searchable index. Then, as with all searchable pdf files, just use control-F to bring up the search box.
Beorcham’s first words for the Review in 1941… “Isn’t it just like Berkhamsted to hide its most picturesque building behind a row of shops? The Court House is so old that no one can safely estimate its age. It was often the scene of great parish feasts, where oxen were roasted whole.. the turner of spytys (spits)… received the princely sum of – twopence!”
A word of warning – it is possible to spend hours just meandering through Beorcham’s world!
Berkhamsted Local History & Museum Society 