Northam, St Margaret's Church 1890

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Photo ref: 24833

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In 1645 St Michael's suffered an unusual fate for a church. Following Fairfax's rout of the royalist forces under Sir Ralph Hopton, the church was being used as a magazine and prison. Whether by accident or design is unclear, but 80 barrels of gunpowder exploded, taking around 200 men into the hereafter. The church was rebuilt in 1651 and the tower and spire added in 1828.

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Chope Road

I am looking for some historical images from my house on Chope Road. It is currently called Sundene and was built in 1920 as one large house, now separated into two. My understanding is that the house owned a lot of land, which is now Tudor close. There are significant land marks of a number of Copper Beech trees which must be as old, if not older than the house.

Northam, Burrough House (home of Amyas Leigh) 1906

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Added 15 November 2021

My Nan Was From Northham

My nan, Florance Annie Hearn or Heard travelled with her dad and 3 older sisters from Northham way before the first world war. His work as a master builder took him to Lidney, Abbertillery, Abbgavenny and most stops between. He was responsible for the ornate plaster works in Cardiff civic centre and built a number of houses at Caerphilly. She spoke welsh and only learned (saes)( saxon) English from age 3. ...see more