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 Race in 1963, he began the Tenbury Museum. He was known as "Mr. Tenbury" I'm told.
Eric worked as the manager of Messrs F.H.Burgess Ltd until he retired in 1970; he died in 1984.
Does anyone recall the Ironmonger's shop? Where might I find a photo, or deeds, or paperwork?
Or photographs of Burgess' shop?
Mandy Sutton
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RE: RE: The LOWE Family in Market Street
I was born near Tenbury at Highwood in 1938 at The Old School House. I started work at the International Stores in Teme St in 1953. Mr Parsons was our boss. I well remember Mr Eric Lowe. He was a wall respected citizen then. He and one or two others founded the Tenbury Museum. I have no photos sorry, but there are plenty of available books with pictures in. Mr Lowe was a tall thin man and was always dashing about. He loved Tenbury with a passion and worked hard for the museum and also to preserve the spa. I remember the severe flooding in the 50s when the Kyre brook met the Teme. There were no freezers then, and all our dairy products were stored down the cellar. Most were ruined before we could get them up.
Comment from Joy Langford/ Nee Wylde on Thursday, 12th February 2009.