About the Site
Welcome to our site celebrating the life and work of Brian Torode, a man who was much loved, and is greatly missed, following his unexpected short illness and subsequent death in … Continue reading
Let’s have your memories!
Brian’s former friends and colleagues are invited to leave comments about their memories of him. If you wish to, please also email any photographs or video that we can include on … Continue reading
Eulogy
This is the text of the Eulogy given by Brian’s great friend, Richard Barton, at Brian’s funeral on Wednesday 19th March 2014 at Saint Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham: Banjour, (banzhoor) (Good Day) … Continue reading
W. E. Ellery Anderson and St Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham
William Elbert Ellery Anderson and the changes made to the Sanctuary of the Church of St Stephen, Tivoli, on the Eve of the Second World War On 8th October 1939 … Continue reading
Master Sergeant Don Dougherty, U.S.A.F. (1941-1962)
MASTER SERGEANT DELBERT DONALD DOUGHERTY, U.S.A.F. Delbert Donald Dougherty was born in Ohio County, West Virginia, on 4th December 1916, son of Nellie Pearl Doman Dougherty and William Elvie Dougherty, … Continue reading
Staff Sergeant Jack Barton, R.E.M.E. (1943-1947)
WILLIAM JOHN BARTON, Leading Artisan Staff Sergeant in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (1943-1947) William John Barton was born on 24th June 1916 and was baptised on 6th … Continue reading
‘Living Stones’ and ‘Completing the Good Work’
St Gregory’s Church, Cheltenham ‘Living Stones’ (2013) and ‘Completing the Good Work’ (2018) by Joanna Vials The development of the 19th century Catholic mission The building … Continue reading
The Indomitable Mr Cotham
The Indomitable Mr Cotham – Missioner, Convict Chaplain and Monk Joanna Vials ISBN 978 085244 928 8 Gracewing Ltd £25.00 620 page paperback See: http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page281.html James Ambrose Cotham … Continue reading
Family Portraits of the Blount Family of Mapledurham
For the Six Portraits of the family of Joseph Blount of Mapledurham and his wife, Mary Canning, please see article entitled ‘Mary Blount nee Canning’: https://wp.me/p4BX9P-sc Michael Blount I was … Continue reading
Building a Church for Bussage by Patricia Main
Building a Church for Bussage: The History of St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Bussage by Patricia Main In the early 19th century Bussage and the whole of the … Continue reading
