Saturday 9 January 1904 – William Churchill imprisoned for passive resistance
PASSIVE RESISTANCE AT EVESHAM – LIVELY MEETING, SPIRITED OPPOSITION SPEECH
Saturday 26 March 1904 – Badsey passive resisters charged with non-payment of the poor rate
PASSIVE RESISTERS AT EVESHAM – THE PART PAYMENT QUESTION
At the Evesham County Petty Sessions on Monday before Messrs R F Tomes (chairman), T Adkins, A H Martin and T Byrd, Lionel Edward Horne, gardener, Aldington, was charged with non-payment of poor rate, 12s. Defendant said he was willing to pay all but the education part of the rate. Later he said: “Mr Chairman, I am willing to pay ….”
The Chairman (severely): “We can’t listen to that. We shall issue an execution warrant today.”
Aldington Award Schedules, 1808 (original document)
The Aldington Award Schedules are located at the Worcester Archive & Archaeology Service. In 2005, digital images were made by HEDS (Higher Education Digitisation Services). Here is a transcription of the Schedules.
Badsey Award Schedules (original document)
The Badsey Award Schedules are located in the library of Christ Church, Oxford. In 2005, digital images were made by HEDS (Higher Education Digitisation Services). Here is a transcription of the Schedules.
PARKER, William (1827-1883) and descendants – Owners of Badsey Silk Mill Cottages
On 12th October 1863 at auction, William Parker bought the former Silk Mill, situated at the end of Mill Lane, Badsey. He wasted no time in converting it to residential accommodation. Here is his story.
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LANGLEY, Thomas Bolland (1817-1868) – His double life: Reverend Gentleman or Silk Throwster?
Thomas Bolland Langley, silk throwster, lived in Badsey probably for only about a year, but he left behind him a string of problems which helped to sound the death knell of Badsey Silk Mill. His career as a silk throwster lasted only for the length of time that he lived in Badsey. Before that, he was a man of the cloth. So just who was the real Thomas Bolland Langley?
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Saturday 15 March 1947 – Snow drifts block roads in Badsey and Wickhamford
VILLAGERS DUG THEMSELVES OUT – Hold-up in delivery of Food Supplies
Miscellaneous items from Sladden & Collier Brewery
Brian Smith of Aldington has, for many years, collected items relating to old Evesham breweries. Here he describes ones connected with Sladden & Collier Brewery. In 1878, Julius Sladden took over the brewery belonging to Allard & Son in Evesham, and called it Sladden & Co.
GEE, Wingfield (1788-1850) and Sons – Silk Throwsters of Badsey
Some time around 1820, Wingfield Gee, a silk throwster, moved from his native Cheshire to Worcestershire. He and his sons were associated with the silk mill at Badsey from around 1830 to the late 1840s.
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Wingfield Gee (1788-1850)
Wingfield Gee was born at Astbury, Macclesfield, Cheshire, in 1788, the fourth of five children of Jesse Gee and his wife, Frances (née Harding). He was baptised on 7th September 1788.