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Hampton Ferry, Memories
First placed here by the monks of Evesham Abbey in the thirteenth century to enable them to tend the vineyard that they planted on Clarkes Hill, the original use of the cottage was a wine store. Their system of pulling the ferry rope between two stauntions to get across the river is still used to this very day, in spite of mechanical devices being experimented with, nothing is as easy or secure as the monks original method. The Huxley family moved into the Ferry house in 1929 and their descendants still run the Ferry.
A memory of Evesham contributed by diana raphael
Hamgreen
From 1933 to 1939 I lived at Hamgreen Farm, then we moved to Lighthorne, Warwickshire two days before war was declared. In 1948 April the first I sailed for Canada, 60 years ago. If you have a book or info on the Wormington family I would be very interested in purchasing, we are a very old family, we have traced to the 13th century, you could possibly have some info.
A memory of contributed by roy wormington
Workman family
My grandmother was born in Bishampton 1891, Maggie Elizabeth Workman, daughter to Honeybourn and Emma Spires. Her aunt Sarah Spires donated a large sum of money to the church, there is a plaque to say.
Honeybourn's father was George Workman, he married Margaret Standley. Does anyone have information? I would appreciate any information, photos etc.
annieseed@hotmail.co.uk
A memory of contributed by ANN SEEDHOUSE
Davis Family History
I have been researching the Davis family, who lived on Feckenham Square for many years. My grandfather used to tell us that he remembers going to his grandparent's house when he was a boy in the early 1900s. I have found family members living here as early as 1861, although they certainly lived in the village before then. I live in Australia, and I would dearly love to see these places one day.
A memory of Feckenham contributed by Lynda Moore
Extracts From Pebworth & Warwickshire books
Promotional material
published about
Redditch tells us that
the existing town
centre was `re-planned`,
an innocuous-sounding
word which, in this
context, really means
`destroyed`. In this
1950s street scene only
one building has been
spoilt, and that could
have been restored.
Instead, almost the
entire street was
demolished to
accommodate the
Kingfisher Centre. Only
two or three buildings
on the left of this
picture survive.
An extract from from"Redditch Living Memories".
A wide range of
architectural periods is
represented in Astwood
Bank, though Victorian
buildings are
particularly numerous.
The 1960s brought a
number of new
developments, of which
this is typical. It had
probably only just been
completed in 1965 - the
gardens are obviously
newly planted.
An extract from from"Redditch Living Memories".
The building on the right was erected in 1922 to house the Redditch Benefit Building Society (founded in 1859). It seems
slightly ironic, given that the purpose of building societies was to enable people to own their own homes, that an attractive
cottage was demolished to make way for this rather grandiose structure.
An extract from from"Redditch Living Memories".
As well as indoor facilities (see R84059, above), an athletics track, tennis courts, soccer pitches and a bowling green are all
available at the sports centre, which occupies a semi-rural site not far from the ruins of Bordesley Abbey.
An extract from from"Redditch Living Memories".
On the eastern edge of Barnt Green, Bittell Lane is built up, but the houses are set in fairly large gardens and there is still
almost a semi-rural feel. The two Bittell Reservoirs, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and some pleasant countryside are
all just a short stroll away for the lane`s residents.
An extract from from"Redditch Living Memories".