Orleton
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Orleton books (18 available)
Worcester Town Walk Guide
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Worcestershire Photographic Memories
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Worcestershire Living Memories
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Orleton memories
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Mrs Price's tuck shop
I lived at Lucton in the late 1960s and remember buying sweets from the shop.
I vaguely remember a young girl staying there who we played with in the meadow. The Buttons Sandra mentions are probably the BUFTONS.
A memory of Lucton contributed by graham lloyd
Ye Old Tuck Shop and Mrs Price
My grandmother was Ann Elizabeth Price and lived in a beautiful house. She ran a little shop in the house and it was called YE OLD TUCK SHOPE. It is the most beautiful little village I have every seen. I remember the people around, how kind and friendly the were. The buttons and the Davies and old Fred. I remember playing in the meadow and paddling in the brook, and fetching water from the spring. I had a fabulous childhood and came over every year from Ireland with my mum and brother and sisters. I would love if someone from those times 62 - late 70's would get in touch if they have any memories.
A memory of Lucton contributed by Sandra McMahon
butchers shop
I have a picture of a double fronted butchers shop in the corn market. Over the door it says L.Pugh, outside is the butcher and his wife and probably their daughter Marie. A family story was that a lad from the family when asked who he was replied "Jack Pugh, Leominster, kill sheep" I assume there was an abbatoir behind the shop.
The picture is in an album of my parents around the 1920's. Any information please email me at bpmann@ntlworld.com
Thank you.
A memory of Leominster contributed by paul mann
The LOWE family in Market Street
My great grandfather, Andrew Corden LOWE moved to Tenbury Wells about 1904 with his wife Florence "Flo" and their two little children: Douglas age 4 and my grandmother Cordelia "Queenie", age 1. He was an Ironmonger and they lived on Market Street until the early 1930's. They had 3 more children: Cyril "Cil", Winifred, and Eric. His wife died in 1910.
He married again, to Mabel - known as "May" and had 5 more children: Peter, Jean, Philip, Barbara, and Philip.
Andrew left Tenbury by 1934 but was back by 1954 and died here in Berrington Road in 1958.
His son Eric LOWE lived here almost all his life: he was Mayor from 1976-1977, he started the Worcester-to-Tenbury ...read more here
A memory of Tenbury Wells contributed by Mandy Sutton
Extracts From Orleton & Shropshire books
KIDDERMINSTER has been fortunate in that it
has always been a relatively compact town, despite its
expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries. This has
meant that the townspeople have always enjoyed the
advantage of easy access to the countryside, a fortunate
circumstance, as there were no areas within the town
that could be described as parkland.
This changed, however, in 1887 with the presentation
to the town of Brinton Park to the immediate south-
west. Previously known as Sutton Common (a name
that survives as Sutton Farm in the suburbs just
beyond), the land was bought by John Brinton expressly
to provide a park for the people of the town. At that
time, the park covered an area of 24 acres; a further 6
acres was later purchased by the Council in 1906.
An extract from from"Kidderminster Town and City Memories".
The chapel is in the top of the house, next to a nursery that offered views in
all directions. Members of the family could stand watch while a service was
being held. Notice the decorated section of the ceiling — the entire room
was once painted with designs of vines, lilies and pomegranates, and much
of it can still be seen on the brickwork. There are many other examples of
painted walls throughout the house and, strange though it may seem, these
probably only survived because the house was neglected for so long — careless
restoration might have inadvertently caused its destruction.
An extract from from"Kidderminster Town and City Memories".
This view has changed considerably, for the old school, pictured in the foreground, is now demolished and replaced with
the Edward Parry Day Care Centre. Edward Parry was the founder, in 1870, of a local newspaper appropriately called
‘The Kidderminster Shuttle’. He also wrote the inscription on both the Baxter and Hill statues.
An extract from from"Kidderminster Town and City Memories".
The two stairs here are raised to reveal the entrance to one of the hiding places, a small room that was hidden beneath two floor levels.
An extract from from"Kidderminster Town and City Memories".
Now known as the Great Chamber, this room has since had panelling added to the walls, bringing it more into line with how it probably looked in around 1600.
An extract from from"Kidderminster Town and City Memories".