Castle Morton
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Castle Morton books (9 available)
- 4 photos on Castle Morton appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Castle Morton
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Worcestershire memories
Simmonds Hanley Castle
I am researching the Simmonds family who lived in Quay Lane in Hanley Castle about 1900. My father recalls the floods of the early 1900s when Quay Lane flooded and he was trapped up stairs with his mother, Alice Simmonds.
Does any one out there have any information on the Simmonds family as I have a lot of there history to share.
Len Simmonds smmndssev@aol.com
Childhood Years
Many hours were spent playing on the hills around this area. In the centre of the picture is a mound, we called it the Tump, it was the excavation from the cutting and it was made into a feature with three seats or benches for walkers to enjoy a rest and admire the views over Herefordshire.
A memory of Great Malvern contributed by Bob Fisher
Mom lived in Baynards...1930-40's
Mom went to the country to live during the war. She lived in a big field - the house and land were let by the Fulton Brick Works, I believe that was the name. I have about 5 pictures of her home with my Auntie Connie.
A memory of Barnards Green contributed by Susie Somerville-Franz
Kempsey the village
I lived
in the 2nd cottage Cobblers cottage. around 1947-1957.Mrs Bremner my mother. I remember how Church street always got flooded from the ford.
A memory of Kempsey contributed by Teresa Cousland
Extracts From Castle Morton & Worcestershire books
Despite some modern buildings, Castle Morton is a village of great charm. Its ancient Common is still a good place
for a wander as you admire the Malverns a few miles away.
An extract from from"Worcestershire Photographic Memories".
THE CHURCH c1960.
Once known as Morton Foliot, the
parish of Castle Morton runs a long way
up to the Malvern Hills. St Gregory’s
Church dates from the 12th to the 14th
centuries. A low mound is all that
remains of the castle that gave the
village its name.
An extract from from"Worcestershire Photographic Memories".
Castle Morton has no real known link with England’s most famous outlaw, though Robin Hood features as a place
name all over the Midlands and the North. This sometime inn pays him an honour not granted to many
local worthies.
An extract from from"Worcestershire Photographic Memories".
mill is hidden behind
the trees, and the
farm buildings
are overgrown.
Corn grown on the
common was taken to
the abbey Mill to be
ground into flour.
An extract from from"Worcester - A History and Celebration".
Apart from the battle, Powick’s other main claim to fame is Powick Mills next to the bridge where the battle took place. Domesday Book (1086) recorded two mills here but it was in 1893 that Worcester Corporation purchased the site and built a combined steam- and water-driven hydroelectric facility (the first of its kind). It provided half the city’s supply until Worcester Power Station became operational in the early 20th century. Powick Mills continued to supply power until the 1950s. The mill buildings have recently been converted into apartments.
An extract from from"Worcester Photographic Memories".