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happy holidays in much dewchurch
I spent many happy holidays in much dewchurch in the 1950's. we stayed with my great aunt, Winifried Bishop who ran not only The Black Swan pub but also Poole House as a guest house. My great grandparents Bill and Alice Jones owned Fairview. They and indeed my great aunt winifred are buried inSt David's churchyard. It is a beautiful village and although it has grown since the 50's it has retained it's character. It was a wonderful place to spend childhood holidays,so safe and peaceful.I remember that one of the highlights for the villagers were the ploughing matches.
I live in Germany now but try to visit Herefordshire whenever possible. It is in my opinion, one of the loveliest ...read more here
Contributed by Geraldine Morsbach
Herefordshire memories
happy holidays in much dewchurch
I spent many happy holidays in much dewchurch in the 1950's. we stayed with my great aunt, Winifried Bishop who ran not only The Black Swan pub but also Poole House as a guest house. My great grandparents Bill and Alice Jones owned Fairview. They and indeed my great aunt winifred are buried inSt David's churchyard. It is a beautiful village and although it has grown since the 50's it has retained it's character. It was a wonderful place to spend childhood holidays,so safe and peaceful.I remember that one of the highlights for the villagers were the ploughing matches.
I live in Germany now but try to visit Herefordshire whenever possible. It is in my opinion, one of the loveliest ...read more here
A memory of Much Dewchurch contributed by Geraldine Morsbach
POST OFFICE
I was born in Hereford in 1952 to Roland S G Hodges and Doreen his wife. I have fond memories of Kings Caple and Fawley. My grandmother ran the village post office for nearly 40 years right up to decimalization. She ran her Post Office from an old wooden greenhouse in the garden at Bridge House, Fawley and used to trundle up and down the garden path from the house a good fifty feet away and unlock door to serve whoever, during the day stamps, postal orders etc plus fags used to be left in this greenhouse all day and never was she robbed. At night everything was marched into the house. In the early 1960s she and my grandfather moved ...read more here
A memory of Kings Caple contributed by ANDREW HODGES
The New Bridge
I remember this as The 'New Bridge', it was huge and posh compared to the beautiful Old Bridge which was still in full use with 2 way traffic. I don't know if it still is as it is about 10 years since I visited Hereford but will be visiting soon!!
A memory of Hereford contributed by Katie Clamp
Extracts From Much Dewchurch & Herefordshire books
Compare this
charming rural scene
with the photograph
taken in 1924 on
An extract from from"Worcester - A History and Celebration".
Within the vestry of the abbey at the south-west end are stained glass windows dating from 1928. They commemorate St Peter
and St Paul and four historical characters linked with Malmesbury`s past: Maildulph, St Aldhelm, William of Malmesbury, and
the monk Eilmer, whose at flight in the 11th century is recorded by the historian William of Malmesbury.
An extract from from"Worcester - A History and Celebration".
The war memorial
is built on the site of
the old weighbridge,
and was dedicated in
a ceremony held in
1921. The van parked
by the Gothic-style
Methodist church
(left) belongs to
W Redman & Sons,
the butchers, whose
premises are next
door to G H Handy, a
tobacconist`s, which
was once Westport
Post Office. The sign
over the shop front
by the window is
advertising cigarettes.
The premises returned
to being a sub-post
office in 1996.
An extract from from"Worcester - A History and Celebration".
An extract from from"Worcester - A History and Celebration".
This fine photograph of
Malmesbury Abbey was taken
from the north, with the abbey
mill buildings below. Just
below the abbey we can see the
extensive orchard which has now
become the Cloister Gardens.
Flowing under the charming
bridge in the foreground is the
River Avon; this tributary is
called the Tetbury Avon (it is also
known as the Newnton River
or the River Ingleburne). The
Malmesbury Branch Railway line
is situated to the east of the river
- the GWR eventually opened
this line, which was linked to the
Dauntsey Railway, in December
1877. Dauntsey station was
opened c1868.
An extract from from"Worcester - A History and Celebration".