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Sarah Butler
Sarah Butler (nee Pepper) was one of twelve children and grew up in the house (pictured in the advertisement on the right) in Whitecroft Road. She lived there for most of her life until she moved with her husband to the almshouses in the High Street in 1956. She was a well known figure in the village and was involved in various community organisations such as the Good Companions and Women’s Institute. She was a ‘Friend’ of Meldreth Manor School a...
Pottery Pieces Found in the Moat Site of Vesey's Manor
The two fragments of old pottery shown below had lain in a box for several years. They had originally been dug out of the moat in our garden. Both looked “interesting”. Our moat, which is one of several in the village, had been dated some years ago as probably 13th century. It appears to have been a garden fashion! Robert Skeen kindly arranged to have the pieces dated for us and the results were interesting, as both pieces were dated to the 11th ...
Post Office Trade Directory, 1875
Meldreth is a parish and station on the Hitchin and Cambridge line of the Great Northern railway, 4 miles north-by-east of Royston, 9½ south-west from Cambridge and 42 from London, on a branch of the river Rhea, in the hundred of Armingford, union and county court district of Royston, rural deanery of Shingay, archdeaconry and diocese of Ely; the parish is supplied with gas from the works at Melbourn. The church of the Holy Trinity has a chancel,...
Post Office Trade Directory, 1869
Meldreth is a parish and station on the Hitchin and Cambridge line of the Great Northern Railway, 4 miles north-by-east from Royston, 9½ south-west from Cambridge and 42 from London, on a branch of the river Rhea, in the hundred of Armingford, union and county court district of Royston, rural deanery of Shingay, archdeaconry and diocese of Ely. The church of Holy Trinity has a nave, aisles, chancel, south porch, and embattled tower, which contain...
Post Office Trade Directory, 1853
Meldreth is a parish in the Hundred of Armingford, and Union of Royston, 41/2 miles north-by-east of Royston, 91/2 south-west of Cambridge, on a branch of the river Rhea, and contains about 2,000 acres. The living is a vicarage in the bishopric and archdeaconry of Ely, and in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Ely; the present vicar is the Rev. Thomas Fogg. The population in 1851 was 776. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. The Great Northern Railway Com...
The Impact of WWII on Daily Life in Meldreth
The following items are extracts from the personal diary of Herbert Edward Winter written between October 3rd 1938 and May 9th 1945. Herbert was born on the 9th June 1910 and lived in the Station Yard Cottage (now part of Go-Cold). During the war Herbert worked first as a shunt horse driver in the Meldreth station goods yard and later as a signalman in the signal box. Herbert transferred to Shepreth just before the end of the war and the final en...
Flambards Mill/Sheldrick's Farm in the 1940s
In the 1940’s, as 7 to 8 year olds, myself together with the Salmon brothers, Peter, Colin and Johnnie, would do odd jobs for Mr Sheldrick at Flambard’s farm. Mr Sheldrick was very friendly to us and gave us quite responsible jobs, for which we were given a few pennies or the odd sixpenny bit. Mrs Sheldrick was very different and treated us for what we were – scruffy urchins. She was an elegant lady and I wondered, even at my young age, what she ...
How Well Do You Know Meldreth II ?
... Here is our second quiz, with twelve images of the village for you to identify. Clicking on the download link at the bottom of the page will reveal the answers if you really can’t identify them. Do try to identify as many images as you can before clicking on the download! ...
Will of Frances Halfeheide of Meldreth
In the name of God Amen This is the Last Will and Testament of mee Ffrances Halfeheide of Meldreth in the County of Cambr Widdow made this Fowerteenth day of November in the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand Six Hundred Seaventy and Seaven. First, I render my soule to God and my body to the Earth to bee decently buryed, And for my Temporall estate and goodes I dispose thereof as followeth, viz Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Robert Fuller the ...
Graham Ward 06/09/34 - 08/01/10
The following obituary first appeared in the February 2010 issue of Meldreth Matters. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Graham Ward a stalwart of the village for the past 30 years. Graham has been involved in many important elements of Meldreth life and will be known by many for his cheery smile and chirpy sense of humour. Meldreth Manor School benefitted from much of Graham’s time in the 90’s and “noughties” through his unst...
Home Guard Diary of No. 19 (Meldreth) Platoon 'C' Company, 4th Cambridgeshire Battalion
These entries have been taken from the Home Guard Diary written by Lieutenant J. Paterson between April 1943 and January 1945. The diary may be viewed by clicking on the download link at the bottom of this page. 1943 20th April O.C.”C” Company Clothing and Equipment Returning typed copy signed of Company Voucher No.63 dated 15.4.43 for 21 Denim suits and for chevrons Boot Repair Accounts Sending receipted bill for 6s. 6d on a/c repair of L/Cpl C....
Jan Hazlewood
The following obituary first appeared in the February 2010 issue of Meldreth Matters. ‘Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song But the person worthwhile, Is the one with a smile, When everything goes wrong. This little poem in part sums up the life of Jan Hazelwood. Jan was born in Aberystwyth 68 years ago, but the family soon moved to Birmingham where they spent the next few years. Jan had no trace of a Birmingham accent, ...
Donald Roy Findlay (1924 - 2009)
The following obituary first appeared in the February 2009 issue of Meldreth Matters. The Meldreth Matters team was saddened to learn of the recent death of Don Findlay. Don was known to many in the village, particularly through his art work. Some of his drawings can be seen on the Parish Council website. The Reverend Mary Price read the following tribute to Don at his funeral service on Wednesday 7th January. Don was born in 1924 in Waltham Cros...
Joyce Howard
The following obituary first appeared in the January 2010 issue of Meldreth Matters. Joyce, who died on 6th November 2010 aged 89, came to Meldreth as a Land Army girl in 1941. Joyce was brought up near Manchester and worked in a department store before she embarked on the train journey to Meldreth which changed her life. She arrived at Meldreth Station in the company of another Land Army girl and they were taken to Chiswick Farm where they lodge...
Gladys Clarke 1916 - 2009
... Wayne Thurley Hi, FYI Gladys Thurley was in fact Gwendoline Gladys E Thurley. The real name of her brother (stated as Bill) was Joseph William Thurley. ...
Dorothea Jude 1916 - 2009
The following obituary and tribute first appeared in the May 2009 issue of Meldreth Matters. Readers will be saddened to learn of the death of Mrs Dorothea Jude, on 7th April, aged 93. She was born in Arrington in 1916, the daughter of Maud and William Pell. In 1938 Dorothea married Frank Jude, known to many of us as ‘Tom’. They started their married life in a cottage at Cam Farm where their children Trevor and Trudy were born. In the mid 1950s t...
Tribute to Jill Birch
The following tribute first appeared in the April 2009 edition of Meldreth Matters. At the Primary School, we have been shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of one of our longest serving teachers, Jill Birch. Jill will be very fondly remembered by a generation of children who were taught by her over the past ten years, mainly in the older infants’ class, where she provided a lively, creative curriculum, alongside Sue Evans with whom she shared...
Dorothy Burlton
The following tribute first appeared in the April 2009 issue of Meldreth Matters. Mum was born in Hexham, Northumberland, the daughter of a miner. She spent her early years in Prudhoe with her family, where she was one of eight children. When she was a young woman Mum moved south and worked for a doctor where, we think, she found she was interested in caring for people and decided she wanted to train as a nurse. She achieved this by training at t...
Removal of 100+Year Old Horse Chestnut Tree from Holy Trinity Churchyard
... In April 2011 a report was carried out on a horse chestnut tree in the churchyard which was believed to be diseased. The report confirmed this, with the scan showing significant damage to the tree. Permission was granted for the removal of the tree, thought to be over 100 years old, and this took place on 13th May 2011. A series of “before” and “after” photographs can be seen in the gallery at the top of this page. ...
Meldreth Ponds
The following article first appeared in the February 2009 issue of Meldreth Matters. At the end of Chiswick End in Meldreth and just past the old asbestos dump, lies the “first wood”. The second and third woods lie further on with about four hundred yards between them. Their numerical names were synonymous and directly proportional to their interest, the third wood being best. The first was a tangle of fallen, dead branches and surrounded by a pr...
William, Keziah, Samuel and Joseph Payne
William PAYNE, son of William PAYNE and Sarah WALLER, was born in 1782 in Meldreth. He was christened on 26th April 1789 in Holy Trinity Church. He married Elizabeth Ann MUNCEY on 6th February 1812 in St Peter and Paul Church, Bassingbourn. His occupation was a beer retailer at the Cherry Tree Inn, Kneesworth. He died on 28th May 1849 in Kneesworth and was buried on 2nd June 1849 in St Peter and Paul Church, Bassingbourn. Elizabeth and William PA...
Mr Riley Smith
... John Bakewell I remember Mr Smith coming to the cottage in Dolphin Lane Melbourn to sharpen knives....
James Payne of Meldreth (1797 - 1836)
Introduction James Payne was born in Meldreth in 1797 to William and Sarah Payne nee Waller and was christened on 7th June 1798 in Holy Trinity Church. He married Sarah Ann Scruby on 24th of August 1822. She was born in 1802 at Arlesey, Bedfordshire and was a resident of Meldreth at the time. Marriage Record: James Pain (x) otp married Sarah Scruby (x) otp wits: Joseph Scruby (Sarah’s Brother) and Edward Hale They had six children, two boys and f...
The Coningsby Family
... Robin J Conisbee Wod I have the complete family of Coningsbys from Meldreth and the full descendancy of Edward (the convict) Coningsby in Australia ...
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