Cleeve Prior, The Green And St Andrew's Church c.1955
Photo ref:
C329005
Photo ref:
C329005
More about this scene
The tree we see here in front of St Andrew's church was an elm that suffered from Dutch elm disease in the 1960s and had to be cut down. It was replaced in 1992 to mark the 40th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's reign.
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A Selection of Memories from Cleeve Prior
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Cleeve Prior
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In 'Spring Onions' the autobiography of farmer and market gardener Duncan McGuffie, published by Faber & Faber in 1942, the author rents Peacock Cottage. This is the quote from p 49:
"Peacock Cottage overlooks the green. It has a noble yew 'peacock' which, it is laid down, shall be clipped once a year in the early autumn. (We) went through the kissing gate, up a path paved with ...see more
I found an old brown booklet entitled "Souvenir of Cleeve- Prior" with 11 sights of the village and also enclosed the aquarel of Mrs Grace Hawkins. Is that a local painter? Can I obtain more info?
My father's great-grandparents came from Cleeve Prior. George Huband born 1835, he married Amelia Burn, she was born 1841. His son William moved to the Birmingham area ,his son George had a son Willoughby Tom and his son William Charles was my dad. I did visit the church once two years ago but sadly could not find any headstone with the Huband name but am still holding out hope of ...see more
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