19th September 1853 – Sale of Blackminster Lime and Stone Works
A notice of the sale by auction at The Fleece Inn, Evesham, of Blackminster Lime and Stone Works appeared in The Birmingham Journal of Saturday 3rd September 1853:
24th July 1835 – Sale of land at Aldington
The following notice appeared in The Worcester Journal:
Aldington, near Evesham
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION
BY MR AGG
30th June 1824 – Sale of land at Badsey and Aldington
The following sale of land at Badsey and Aldington was advertised for several weeks in The Worcester Journal and Aris’s Birmingham Gazette:
Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire
Valuable LEASEHOLD ESTATES and TYTHES
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION
By W HANDS MASCALL
Thursday 16th May 2019 – Plan to demolish Riverside Hotel, Aldington
Plan to demolish "eyesore" riverside hotel near Evesham and build eight homes and a boat house
A plan to demolish an "eyesore" hotel and build eight homes and a boat house on countryside near Evesham has been submitted to the council.
The plan by Enzo’s Homes would see the Riverside Hotel in Aldington near Evesham demolished and replaced with a mix of five and four-bedroom homes.
27th July 1818 – Auction of The Parks Farm, Aldington
On Monday 27th July 1818, The Parks Farm at Aldington and Offenham was auctioned at The Rose and Crown Inn, Evesham. The Parks Farm was the house known as Riverside, situated beside the River Avon. The following notice appeared in The Worcester Journal:
20th AGM followed by Small Pits, Big Ideas meeting
The 20th AGM of The Badsey Society was held on Friday 25th February 2022 as a “hybrid” meeting; 32 members were in attendance in person and 11 via Zoom. The same officers were re-elected: Maureen Spinks as Chairman, Shirley Tutton as Secretary and John Sharp as Treasurer. The same Committee was re-elected: Will Dallimore, Ian Gibson, Tom Locke, Jane Neill, Alan Tutton, Gill Woods.
KING, Alfred Lambourne (1871-1924) – Wickhamford Market Gardener with an interesting family
Alfred Lambourne King was a market gardener living on Pitchers Hill, Wickhamford, at the time of the 1921 census. He was then aged 50 and single, but married Fanny Mabel Mary Collett (known as Mabel) in the parish church on 9th December 1922. The Marriage Register gives his father’s name as Alfred King, Doctor of Music. Mabel, as she was known, was the daughter of John Collett, a retired schoolmaster and aged 39. She was a teacher at Prince Henry’s Grammar School, but this was not entered in the Register.
GASCOIGNE, Bamber (1935-2022) – one-time resident of Wickhamford
In memory of Bamber Gascoigne (1935-2022)
SANDYS (17th century) – The Sandys Family and the Virginia Company
The Archbishop of York, Edwin Sandys (1519-1588) had nine children between 1560 and 1578. The eldest, Sir Samuel Sandys (1560-1623), was the owner of Wickhamford Manor from 1594 until his death in 1623. The next born was Sir Edwin Sandys (1561-1629) and it was he who was considerably involved with the Virginia Company. As well as Edwin, Samuel was also a member of the Virginia Company and two other brothers, Thomas (1568-1634) and George (1577-1643), travelled to Jamestown, Virginia, at some point in their lives.
HALFORD, Samuel (1846-1914) – and his large family at the 1911 census in Wickhamford
The article concerning the Top Ten Names in Badsey and Wickhamford in each century from the 1500s to the 1900s gives the name ‘Halford’ as the most common in Wickhamford in the 1900s.