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1902-1903 - Diary Notes concerning events connected with Badsey Church

Description

Assumed to have been written by the Reverend W H Price, who was Vicar of Badsey 1897-1903; mentions consecration of Reverend Charles Gore as Bishop of Worcester on 23rd Feb 1902; service of dedication on 4th November 1902 of a stained glass window made by Messrs James Powell & Sons at the east end of Badsey Church in nmemory of the late Reverend Thomas Henry Hunt, Vicar of Badsey with Aldington and Wickhamford 1852-1887 by his children, service performed by the Reverend T H Vines, Rector of Fiskerton, Lincoln, an old friend of Mr Hunt; 15th December 1902, two new bells made by Mears & Stainbrook of London brought to Badsey and hung in the tower, first rung on Friday evening 19th December 1902; 12th February 1902, the Bishop of Worcester, Dr Gore, came to Badsey to dedicate the new clock which had been placed in the tower the previous week by the firm of John Smith & Sons, Derby, estimated cost £128 and extras, and the two new bells also dedicated; The Reverend C G Gepp, MA, Rector of Wood Norton, Norfolk, and formerly Vicar of Badsey and Wickhamford, died at Wood Norton Rectory on 19th January 1903.

Year created
1902-1903
Publication Date/Date Made
1902-1903
Physical Characteristics (Dimensions)
26.4 cm x 21 cm
Physical Characteristics (Description)
1 sheet of paper
Donor or Creator of Records
Rob Hemming
Provenance
From the estate of Evelyn Allsebrook
Nature of Acquisition
Gift
Accession Date
August 2008
Access Conditions
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Attached Documents
Reference
2162/VIC/WCA/CH