Sambourne
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Sambourne books (8 available)
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Present use
This building is known as "Studley Castle" and after the demise of Rover, who owned it, was sold to a hotel chain.
A memory of Studley contributed by Des Adams
miss pugh
MY MOTHER LIVED IN A TIED COTTAGE CALLED MOCKLEY MANOR COTTAGE (WHICH SOUNDED GLAMOROUS BUT WAS'NT) FOR A COUPLE CALLED MR AND MRS CREEDY-SMITH I BELIEVE, ANYWAY I USED TO TRY TO GET OUT AND ABOUT AS MUCH AS I COULD AND GO CYCLING ROUND ULLENHALL.
IT WAS HERE THAT I CAME ACROSS MISS PUGH, A LOVELY LADY WHO LIVED WITH HER BROTHER AT THE BOTTOM ON CHURCH LANE AND SHE WAS FOREVER CYCLING AROUND THE VILLAGE LOOKING WONDERFULLY FIT AND HEALTHY.
A memory of Ullenhall contributed by liz vince
miss pugh
MY MOTHER LIVED IN A TIED COTTAGE CALLED MOCKLEY MANOR COTTAGE (WHICH SOUNDED GLAMOROUS BUT WAS'NT) FOR A COUPLE CALLED MR AND MRS CREEDY-SMITH I BELIEVE, ANYWAY I USED TO TRY TO GET OUT AND ABOUT AS MUCH AS I COULD AND GO CYCLING ROUND ULLENHALL.
IT WAS HERE THAT I CAME ACROSS MISS PUGH, A LOVELY LADY WHO LIVED WITH HER BROTHER AT THE BOTTOM ON CHURCH LANE AND SHE WAS FOREVER CYCLING AROUND THE VILLAGE LOOKING WONDERFULLY FIT AND HEALTHY.
A memory of Ullenhall contributed by liz vince
Pram race
I was 10 years old when I entered the pram race. Myself and two other neighbours entered as a junior team. I was dressed up as a baby and the two other lads were dressed as mom and dad. The race went round Wooton Wawen. It started at the top of the High Street in Henley, down to the traffic lights which we had to turn right, then left up Mayswood Road. At the end of Mayswood Road we turned left on to the Stratford Road back into Henley and up the high street. We had to take it in turns to be in the pram which was difficult to get in and out of when running. The crowds up the ...read more here
A memory of Henley-In-Arden contributed by julie draper
Extracts From Sambourne & Worcestershire books
The village lies south of Redditch, with Studley and Astwood Bank encroaching from east and west. Sambourne was one of the earliest centres of the needle industry, but it never grew to any great size. Today, altered and extended 17th-century buildings, such as The Green Dragon, mingle with modern suburban houses.
An extract from from"Redditch Living Memories".
The village lies south of Redditch, with Studley and
Astwood Bank encroaching from east and west.
Sambourne was one of the earliest centres of the
needle industry, but it never grew to any great size.
Today, altered and extended 17th-century buildings,
such as The Green Dragon, mingle with modern
suburban houses.
An extract from from"Redditch Living Memories".
An extract from from"Leamington Spa Town and City Memories".
Mrs Hitchman, widow of Dr
Hitchman, donated the site for this
church together with a large sum of
money. St Mary’s was built between
1877 and 1878 by John Cundall in
brick with a prominent steeple. The
interior is brick-lined. The tower
was a mere 75 feet high and has
been cemented over. In 1875 the old
three-decker pulpit was removed and
the font re-located. The horse and
carriage gives a tranquil atmosphere
on a road which now leads to an
industrial estate.
An extract from from"Leamington Spa Town and City Memories".
The River Leam and All Saints’ Church
from the suspension bridge. On the left, the
high walls at the rear of the gardens give an
indication of the flood problems associated
with living on a river.
An extract from from"Leamington Spa Town and City Memories".