Kingshurst Drive
How did the road get its name?
Kingshurst Drive is so-called because it is named after the King family who owned the land for many years.
Maybush Gardens
How did the road get its name?
Maybush Gardens is so-called because it is named after the historic field name, Maybush Close, originally known as Myer’s Bush Close.
When did housing development begin?
In 2018, a private developer built 15 detached houses and a terrace of three and a block of maisonettes of four houses. Two more detached houses were built a couple of years later.
Friday 21 June 1957 – Strawberry tea at Totterdown, Aldington
MP THROWS A PARTY
Mr Henry Usborne, MP for Yardley, wanted to do something for the employees of Nu-Way Heating Plants Ltd (Droitwich), of which he is Chairman; so on Sunday he invited them to a strawberry tea in the grounds of his home, Totterdown House, Aldington.
Coaches brought employees and their families from Droitwich. Many others arrived in their cars.
To amuse them there were pony rides, swings, a treasure hunt for the children, lawn tennis, skittles and archery.
Saturday 6 December 1947 – Wedding of Jane Idiens of Aldington at All Saints, Evesham
MARRIAGE OF MISS JANE IDIENS – Popular Ceremony at All Saints’ Church
Hundreds of friends and well-wishers thronged All Saints’ Church on Saturday when Miss Jane Idiens, daughter of Mr & Mrs Sidney Idiens of Aldington Lodge, Evesham [sic – actually in Aldington], was married to Mr Peter Michael Price, youngest son of Mr & Mrs George Price of Ford House, Prestbury. The Vicar of Evesham (Canon T Charles Jones) officiated and Mr A M Slatter presided at the organ.
Friday 12 December 1952 – Wedding of David Clarkson Idiens of Aldington at Fladbury
EVESHAM GROOM AT FLADBURY
Two well-known Vale personalities, Miss Jennifer Ann Blore and Mr David Clarkson Idiens were married at St John the Baptist’s Church, Fladbury, on Saturday.
Miss Blore is the younger daughter of Major and Mrs Donald Blore of Craycombe Farm, Fladbury, and Mr Idiens the elder son of Mr & Mrs Sidney Idiens of Aldington Lodge, Evesham [sic – actually in Aldington].
The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a white tulle dress. She carried a bouquet of white roses and lily of the valley.
Friday 21 October 1955 – Death of Sidney Idiens, aged 63
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.
Saturday 1 July 1939 – Death of John Byrd, aged 73
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
How did the road get its name?
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.
SPRAGG, Thomas (?-1668) – A 17th-century Commissioner in the Court of Chivalry
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.
Floods in Wickhamford 1968
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.