Blog Posts - Bartonsham History Group

New Page: History of The Meadows

11/7/2020

Our new page covering the history of Bartonsham meadows is now complete. The new History of the Meadows tab gives a short round up of our research, with links to related pages. You can also access a more detailed history of the Meadows and the surrounding river Wye, by clicking the link at the end of the History of the Meadows page, to open a downloadable pdf file.
Please take a look, and don't forget we would love to hear your stories about the Meadows too.
If you have any go to the Stories tab here, and add in the comments.

1884 OS Map of Bartonsham Meadows and some of the surrounding area. Courtesy of David Lovelace
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History of Bartonsham Meadows

26/6/2020

The History group will be embarking on a project to research the history of Bartonsham Meadows, working with records office and local historian, and exploring some of the early maps we have found. We will be setting up a dedicated webpage on this site for this subject.
In the meantime we have also set up a new section on our Stories tab, and would like to invite you to add your own stories and memories of the meadows; a place experienced and enjoyed for many years by locals of this area.

Even in 1862, some folk were writing poems about the 'Bassom' Meadows. This is from a local newspaper at a time, when there was much debate about footpaths and access.

Local History: Bartonsham Farm

21/3/2020

Things are changing on the farm, the cows have all gone now and the land has all been turned over to arable. This will all look very different, and will it work with flood risks always present?

We do have a brief history of the Dairy already on our website. Where John Matthews tells us about his grandfather who took on the tenancy at Bartonsham farm back in the 1920’s and began the Dairy.
There is an aerial photo of the farm on Hereford History website from 1933, which shows trees in the fields, Bartonsham Farm, aerial view, 1933 - Herefordshire History

The ordnance survey map from 1888 also shows lots of trees over the fields. I think these are orchards. I seem to remember reading something from a history site about the ragamuffins pinching fruit from the orchards at the end of Green Street. Interestingly ‘Liable to Floods’ is also marked on the map across the fields.
There is also a little pond marked in the field below park street houses. This is also visible on the aerial photo. Does anyone remember this?

This may be further back then anyone still here might remember, but maybe some of you have your own stories and memories of the farm here at Bartonsham. We would love to hear them.

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Herefordshire's Viking Hoard

17/1/2020

Archaeologist Tim Hoverd reveals the contents of the hoard, it’s place in history, and gives us a glimpse into the complex investigations taking place to recover the hoard.

Talk by Tim Hoverd
Tuesday February 4th
7.30 at the Barrels

CHRISTMAS QUIZ RESULTS

9/1/2020

Congratulations to Ian Broom of Park Street and runners-up Sara Stringer from Tupsley, Paul Brinkworth from Park Street and George Hill from Moreton in Marsh. George writes: “I lived at 97 Green Street from 1953 until I joined the police service in 1966 and moved into one of the police houses in Vicarage Road. I was married at Saint James church in 1965. Bartonsham area has great memories for me.”

A BHG mug and trophy to our winner; and a copy of MILK, a short history Herefordshire’s dairies, to all four contestants

Fifty five people took part, find out what the answers were here: Quiz Answers

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Bartonsham History Group Survey

17/12/2019

Welcome to the Bartonsham History Group survey.
Please take a few minutes to answer these questions so that we can hone what we do. Thank you.
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Bartonsham History Group CHRISTMAS QUIZ

16/12/2019

Welcome to the Christmas quiz from Bartonsham History Group. Good luck.
You could even win a prize !!! If you get all the answers right.
Quiz will close on boxing day evening

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The Jarvis Bequest in Context

26/10/2019

George Jarvis was born in 1704 at Staunton on Wye. In his teens he went on a journey to London, where he married and prospered. In his final years he bequeathed his wealth to the area of his birth.
Come to the talk to learn more of this story.

Talk by Huw Rees
Tuesday November 5th
7.30 at the Barrels

Maps of Rotherwas through the Ages

7/10/2019

Talk by David Lovelace at HARC
11.30-12.30 . Saturday October 12th

Hereford's Basque Refugees

25/9/2019

Tuesday 8th October 7.30 at the Barrels.

Herefordshire Catholics gave sanctuary to 19 Basque children in 1937 after the bombing of Guernica.
The refugees arrived with Josefina Sune, her daughter tells their story.