DEATH OF MR SIDNEY IDIENS – Senior Partner in Evesham Firm
Evesham has lost yet another of its most respected citizens and business men in the death at his home on Tuesday of Mr Sidney Idiens of Aldington Lodge, Evesham.
Death of Mr John Byrd
One of the oldest tradesmen in the town, Mr John Byrd, of Ivy House, Aldington, Evesham, died on Monday night.
Mr Byrd, who was 73 years of age, was a member of an Evesham family who have carried on a butcher’[ss business in the town for 100 years. Mr Byrd’s father, Mr Cornelius Byrd, occupied premises in High Street, where Messrs Collins Bros shop now stands. On his death, the business was carried on in the style of Byrd & Sons, a partnership which was dissolved in 1910.
Sunset Way has a postal address of Evesham, belongs to the parish of Bengeworth, but nearly a third of the houses are physically located within the Aldington parish boundary. Like a number of houses on the housing estate (primarily in Evesham) off Offenham Road, it is named after an apple, Sunset Apple, recognizing the former orchard use of the land.
Until 30th April 2021, because of the UK lockdown, it is possible to access all transcribed content on British History Online for free. This is a contribution to the work of researchers while library and archive access is difficult or impossible. Taking advantage of this offer and entering the keyword “Badsey”, the first item in the list is an article about a 17th-century court case which involved Thomas Spragg, gentleman of Badsey, as one of the commissioners.
This is a collection of photographs of flooding in Wickhamford that took place on 11th July 1968. Three inches of rain fell in 24 hours and Waterside, in Evesham, was under 3ft of water.
Lambourne Close has a postal address of Evesham but is located in the parish of Aldington and the Badsey ward/electoral division. Like a number of houses on the housing estate (primarily in Evesham) off Offenham Road, it is named after an apple, Lord Lambourne, recognizing the former orchard use of the land.
Turnpike Drive has a postal address of Evesham but is located in the parish of Aldington and the Badsey ward/electoral division. It is named after the nearby road (Offenham Road) which became a two-mile turnpike in 1728.
Pitwell Lane runs in a north-westerly direction from Main Street, Aldington to Sidings Lane and the Offenham Road. It appears on the 1807 Enclosure Map as Pit Well Road and described in the Award Schedules as follows:
While most parents seem satisfied with baptising their children with one or two Christian names, the Field family of Wickhamford appeared to have gone overboard in this area. The usual entries in the Baptism Register are of one or two children’s names, with very rarely more.
For just over 30 years, Edward Appelbee (or Applebee as the name sometimes appears) lived in Badsey and, over the years, acquired land in the village; his widow, Elizabeth, remained in Badsey until her death nearly 30 years later. The Appelbees were a well-established Warwickshire family of yeoman farmers, farm bailiffs, wheelwrights, etc, but were never landed gentry.
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