Allsebrook Gardens is named after Canon William Carmont Allsebrook, Vicar of Badsey and Wickhamford from 1903-1945, who was also Rural Dean of Evesham from 1921-1945 and Honorary Canon of Worcester Cathedral from 1930-1946. The old Vicarage where he lived was demolished in 1971, ten new houses were built on the land, and a new Vicarage was built in the High Street.
A MEMORIAL TO
MUM AND DAD
FRANCIS EUSTACE
MEADOWS
Born 18th April 1928
Died 10th April 1982 Aged 53 Years
And His Wife
BETTY MEADOWS
(nee DAVIS)
Born 11th July 1928
Died 19th October 2015 Aged 87 Years
Market Gardeners Who
Worked Hard For Their Family
Parents Of
Ann John Judith David & Martin
You Will Always Be In Our Thought
God Bless And Rest In Peace
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
EMILY BERYL WARD
20.06.1924 ~ 16.03.2014
AGED 89 YEARS
Time Passes, Memories Stay
Loved And Remembered Every Day
In 1950 the Trustees of the Estate of John Pickup Lord sold the land they owned in Wickhamford to Christ Church College, Oxford. An attempt had been made in 1930 to sell 631 acres of market garden land, pasture and ash coppice, mainly in Wickhamford plus 36 houses and three cottages. At that time the land and properties were producing an annual rental of £1,182. Details of the Auction are in the article The Wickhamford Estate – Auction on 15th September 1930.
Almost all villages and hamlets have a source of running water in the form of a river, stream or brook. Indeed, the very positioning of the habitation in the first place was often dictated by the need for flowing water, for cattle or irrigation, or to drive machinery or as part of an industrial process.
Badsey and Aldington are no exception to this and the water was and still is used for a variety of land based purposes. Sadly, water mills that were located in both villages are no longer in existence or working.
As with the first phase of Council housing development in the 1920s when houses were built along Synehurst, Synehurst Avenue is so-called because of the old field name. The land was known as Seaneys Ground at the beginning of the 19th century but, by the beginning of the 20th century, it was known as Corner Ground or Sinehurst. The land used to belong to Aldington but it became part of Badsey in 1921.
We no longer had the staggeringly high temperatures of earlier in the week, but thankfully the rain held off. Jane Neill led us on a pleasant evening stroll in and around Broadway discovering the story of this beautiful village. Jane pointed out various places of interest, including the house where the Conservative MP, Sir Gerald Nabarro, once lived, and Court Farm, where Mary Anderson, an eminent Shakespearian actress of her day, once lived. We met outside The Lygon Arms and finished the evening at The Crown and Trumpet – a perfect end.
The second Richard Phillips Memorial took place on Friday 28th April 2017 at Badsey Community Sports & Social Club with 45 members present. Richard's partner, Lizzie Noyes, began proceedings with a few words saying that Richard would have been pleased to think that his work with The Hive at Worcester was the subject of tonight’s lecture. She also mentioned that she was accompanied tonight by Richard’s son, Will, who was carrying on the good work by developing a new website for The Badsey Society.
In Loving Memory
Of
CAROLINE MARY FLETCHER
17.03.1948 ~ 20.08.2016
A Much Loved Wife, Mum
and Grandma
"He Put His Arms Around You
And Lifted You To Rest
God's Garden Must Be Beautiful
He Always Take The Best"
