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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
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
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
44 The Village
My wife and I moved to Powick in the 1980s. Dating back to the late 1500s the whole row of (now four) houses were used by Cromwell as a hospital during the Civil war. It had no central heating and during our stay there we added that, changed the old drafty windows, put in a damp course including new flooring in the kitchen and lounge, had the roof re-tiled replaced some of the rotten roof beams and timbers and the loft was insulated with a firewall put in place between No44 and No43.
Over its many years, the row had been two, three and finally four houses and sometime in the 1700s the end house No45 (Now the Red Lion) ...read more here
A memory of Powick contributed by Fred Dager-Brown
Extracts From Colwall & Hereford & Worcester books
Much of Colwall developed in late Victorian times as a result of the building of the railway line and its station. This
not only brought convenience for local people - it also enabled visitors to come to the area. The railway helped
the Malvern Hills develop as a tourist destination (greatly benefiting Great Malvern, on the other side of the hills).
An extract from from"Herefordshire Living Memories".
Much of Colwall developed in late Victorian times as a result of the building of the railway line and its station. This
not only brought convenience for local people - it also enabled visitors to come to the area. The railway helped
the Malvern Hills develop as a tourist destination (greatly benefiting Great Malvern, on the other side of the hills).
An extract from from"Herefordshire Living 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".
Powick is best known for the Battle of Powick Bridge, the first skirmish of the Civil War in 1642. It lasted only 15 minutes or so but it left over 50 Parliamentary troopers dead, some of them drowned in the Teme. All the Royalist officers were injured too, except for their commander, the dashing Prince Rupert.
An extract from from"Worcester Photographic Memories".