Visitors' Book

HARDIMAN, George Higgins (1882-1952) - Events in his life

George Higgins Hardiman was one of many men working in horticulture in Wickhamford in the period from around 1900 until the 1930s. He attempted to join the Army in 1902, married in 1905 and had three children. He later owned a greengrocery shop in Broadway. There are many places where information on his life can be found and, rather than writing an article about events in his life, these are presented in date order below. His case is an example of how people can do research into relatives or people of interest in their community.

BOOKER family – Wickhamford Estate Tenant’s Daughters who both Married Vicars, c1600

Parish Registers were kept from about 1536, by order of Queen Elizabeth.  In two entries in the Wickhamford Marriage Register, in 1597 and 1603, the groom’s names included the abbreviation ‘Domus’, short for ‘Dominus’.  This meant that the two gentlemen had Bachelor of Arts degrees and such men were often Vicars.

Saturday 27 November 1948 – Jack Haines of Wickhamford capped for England

“CAPPED” FOR ENGLAND
WELL-DESERVED HONOUR FOR EX-EVESHAM FOOTBALLER

His many friends in the Evesham district and particularly in his native village of Wickhamford learned with gratification that Jack Haines, West Bromwich Albion’s inside-left, had been chose to play for England in the match against Switzerland to be played at Highbury on December 1.

Trip to Berkeley Castle and Dr Jenner’s House

Berkeley Castle has been the home of the Berkeley family for 850 years (the oldest in the country to be inhabited by the same family who built it). Our visit began with a guided tour of the castle.  After lunch we visited Dr Jenner’s house, where Edward Jenner developed the idea of smallpox vaccination, and saw where he established a free vaccination clinic in his garden. There was then free time to follow the Jenner Trail and to visit St Mary’s Church.  

Badsey Flower Show

It was rather challenging during the first hour of the Flower Show when we were coping with holding down exhibition boards in the gusts of wind, dealing with flying coffee cups, and pushing the books back when it started to rain.  But we survived, the weather calmed down, and we had some interesting chats with people.  Thanks to Jane Neill, the exhibition included a lovely display of WI memorabilia.  Many thanks also to Ross Davis and Dave who were extremely helpful at the end of the show in helping to dismantle the gazebos and exhibition boards. 

Trip to Tewkesbury

Thanks to Shirley Tutton, we had a successful trip to Tewkesbury.  In the morning, John Dixon, President of Tewkesbury Historical Society, took us on an industrial historical tour from the Abbey Mill to Healings and King John’s Bridge.  After lunch, members were free to explore the town on their own. 

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