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Herefordshire Living Memories
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Madley memories
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Herefordshire memories
happy holidays in much dewchurch
I spent many happy holidays in much dewchurch in the 1950's. we stayed with my great aunt, Winifried Bishop who ran not only The Black Swan pub but also Poole House as a guest house. My great grandparents Bill and Alice Jones owned Fairview. They and indeed my great aunt winifred are buried inSt David's churchyard. It is a beautiful village and although it has grown since the 50's it has retained it's character. It was a wonderful place to spend childhood holidays,so safe and peaceful.I remember that one of the highlights for the villagers were the ploughing matches.
I live in Germany now but try to visit Herefordshire whenever possible. It is in my opinion, one of the loveliest ...read more here
A memory of Much Dewchurch contributed by Geraldine Morsbach
The Stolen Baby
I was a soldier at Bradbury Lines when this happened.
The Father of the baby was our Troop Lieutenant ...Richard Vincent.
He was a lovely man and well liked by we boy soldiers.
We never saw him again....no doubt he was given a long spell of compassionate leave.
But 30 years or so later he had risen through the ranks to be Field Marshall Sir Richard Vincent and was in charge of NATO !
I have very fond memories of my three years in Hereford.....drinking scrumpy at sevenpence a pint.....boating on the river....we guarded the Queen when she visited in (about) 1957.....she was going to the Cathedral for some reason.
A memory of Hereford contributed by David Hutchinson
Boarding school
I went to the St Vincent's Convent as a boarder for a couple of years. Some of the photos I have seen I do recall. I now live in Australia and wonder what happen to the school and the convent. The School was St Francis of Xavier.
A memory of Hereford contributed by Paula Healy
Man on a bike
The man riding his bike in the foreground of the photo is my father, Albert William Smith, aged about 40. The building on the left is All Saints Church.
A memory of Hereford contributed by Coral Matthews
Extracts From Madley & Herefordshire books
The cross here is said to mark the
place where St Dubricius was born
at some time in the 5th century.
According to the historian,
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Dubricius
(sometimes also known as Dyfrig)
was present at King Arthur’s
coronation and was the founder of
a monastery near Ross-on-Wye
and several churches in the
county.
An extract from from"Herefordshire Living Memories".
In 1942 Lieutenant-Commander
Stephen Beattie, the son of the
Rector of Madley, was awarded the
Victoria Cross after his ship
rammed the dock gates at St
Nazaire. By the time the award
was announced, however, Beattie
was already in a POW camp in
Germany. On receiving the news
there, the German Camp
Commandant held a special
parade in his honour.
An extract from from"Herefordshire Living Memories".
Although once dedicated to St
Dubricius, this church is now sanctified
to the Nativity of the Virgin. A very large
church for such a small community,
building work started around 1120 and
was not completed for 200 years.
An extract from from"Herefordshire Living Memories".
Although once dedicated to St
Dubricius, this church is now sanctified
to the Nativity of the Virgin. A very large
church for such a small community,
building work started around 1120 and
was not completed for 200 years.
An extract from from"Herefordshire Living Memories".
Compare this
charming rural scene
with the photograph
taken in 1924 on
An extract from from"Worcester - A History and Celebration".