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The Anchor Inn
For centuries Tewkesbury was an important market town situated at the confluence of the Rivers Avon and Severn, although it was not until 1826 that the ferries crossing the Severn were replaced by a bridge. During the age of the horse, apart from ...
114 High Street
This Archive starts in 1726 with the property being owned by John Mansell of Evesham, a baker selling it to Henry Welsh (otherwise Welch) of Tewkesbury, a maltster for £200. In May 1737 Henry Welsh mortgaged for £200 - A parcel of ...
117-118 High Street
The papers within this Accession No. show that originally the property was part of the estate of Sir William Codrington who devised in his Will of 1789 to the use of Sir Christopher Bethell Codrington as 1st tenant for life - with it being lawful ...
43-44 High Street
The Documents and papers within this accession number show that these houses were originally part of an estate of William Ridler and his wife. In 1708 the estate consisting of houses in Key Lane [6 tenants named] and a parcel of meadow called ...
Tudor House Hotel
Tewkesbury is a living museum with more than five hundred years of architecture, and was listed by the Council of British Archaeology as one of fifty-one historic towns which are ‘so splendid and so precious that the ultimate responsibility for them ...
29 High Street
The documents in this archive refer to houses in High Street – they were donated as referring to “The New Inn” 28 High Street but were found to also refer to houses either side giving names of owners and occupiers to abutments. The Archive came to the ...
28 High Street
The documents in this archive refer to houses in High Street – they were donated as referring to “The New Inn” 28 High Street but were found to also refer to houses either side giving names of owners and occupiers to abutments. The Archive came to the ...
27 High Street
The documents in this archive refer to houses in High Street – they were donated as referring to “The New Inn” 28 High Street but were found to also refer to houses either side giving names of owners and occupiers to abutments. The Archive came to the ...
74 High Street
This photograph, possibly Air Ministry from the 1950s was part of an article on William Harrison Grey who lived there as a ...
46 High Street
I was inspired to write this article when a photograph of 46 High Street, the office of Moore and Sons, graced the cover of a recent John Moore Society Journal . I hoped there would be an article based upon it, but I was to be disappointed. I, ...
113-115 High Street - A Garage in the High Street?
How rapidly shops change! It does not seem long ago that M&Co was the Post Office. The photograph to the right is probably taken in the 1980s, judging by the cars.
49 High Street
49 High Street when owned by William Harrison Grey 's relations the Handleys (T.B.C. Gardner’s Guide, 1903...
64 High Street
64 High Street c 1958, now the site for Homeabbey House. (T.B.C.) Part of an article on William Harrison Grey , Bulletin 17
The Orange Pig - Once a Pub
A difficulty in following the history of pubs is that their names change, and sometimes transfer from one property to another. This happened with 122 High Street, which until recently was the Orange Pig, a much-loved children’s clothes shop, but never ...
Summary of ‘Tudor House’ Documents
Wendy is a long-time member of the Society who prefers transcribing difficult documents to writing articles. This is a pity since she is one of only two members to have won an award from the British Association for Local History. This was for an article ...
103 High Street - Our Forgotten Railway Station?
This photograph of our High Street Railway Station is full of mystery – when was it taken and why? This splendid example of neo-Gothic architecture could have rivalled St. Pancras Station itself – had it survived. Indeed today, few local people ...
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