October 1898 - Mr W Mustoe, the Church Organist
THE CHURCH ORGANIST
Badsey Lane/Knowle Hill
How did the road get its name?
Badsey Lane is a road in Bengeworth, Evesham, and is so-named as it leads from there to Badsey. It is included here as, although it is listed under the parish of Bengeworth, a small section of it, at the top of Knowle Hill, is in Wickhamford. At either end of the road, in Bengeworth and in Badsey, there is a sign saying Badsey Lane. At no point is there a sign saying Knowle Hill, but all of the buildings from the junction with High Street, Badsey, to the top of Knowle Hill, have a postal address of Knowle Hill, Evesham.
April 1898 - School Visit
SCHOOL VISIT
School Examination: The Diocesan Inspector (Canon Houghton) visited our Schools on March 14th, and expressed himself very satisfied with the good tone and, general efficiency of the Schools.
Report
April 1898 - Lecture and Slide Show by Reverend William Price
LECTURE AND SLIDE SHOW
The Vicar gave a lecture in the Old School on March 21st, which was illustrated by numerous views shewn by the oxy-hydrogen limelight. Mr. J. G. Wood very kindly managed the lantern. The subject of the lecture was "The Planting of Christianity in Britain." The audience was small, and the receipts did not pay the expenses for two cylinders of gas from Birmingham, hire of piano, and carriage of slides lent by a friend in Oxford. There was a deficit of three shillings and sixpence, which was paid by the Vicar.
March 1898 - Presentation to Mr W Mustoe and Entertainments
PRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENTS
There was a very pleasant gathering in the Old School on February 7th, when a handsome marble clock was presented to Mr. W. Mustoe. It bore the following inscription, "Presented to Mr. W. Mustoe in recognition of his services as clerk and hon. organist in the parishes of Badsey and Wickhamford from 1892-1898." The work of collecting the funds was undertaken by Mrs. Sladden, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Warner, Miss Savory, Miss M. Jones, Miss E. Jones,and Mr. John Mason (Wickhamford).
Willersey Road
Willersey Road is situated in the parish of Badsey, but two of its houses are actually located within the parish of Wickhamford.
BENT, Buckley (1864-1933) - Early Colour Photographer
Buckley Bent (1864-1933) lived at The Parks, Aldington at the beginning of the 20th century. He was one of the very early users of colour photography. His pictures were taken on 4 by 4 inch glass plates and have all the richness and quality of modern colour slides.
Tuesday 18 June 1946 - Boy of 13 fined for driving tractor on road
BOY OF 13 FINED FOR DRIVING TRACTOR ON ROAD
A 13-year-old boy with mechanical aptitude, who was stated to have done a considerable amount of tractor ploughing on his father's land and also to have ploughed about 20 acres of land for his schoolmaster, appeared at Evesham County Petty Sessions on Monday for driving a tractor on the highway, and for driving uninsured.
Wickhamford Lane
How did the road get its name?
Wickhamford Lane is so-named as it is a track leading from the A44 in Evesham to Wickhamford. It is included here as, although it is listed under the parish of Bengeworth in Evesham, it ends in Wickhamford.