Cheltenham Catholic Apostolic Church
Background: The Catholic Apostolic Church ‘This millennialist denomination, notable for its liturgy and aristocratic tone, derived from meetings held from 1826 at Albury Park, the Surrey home of the London … Continue reading
Yesteryear in Cheltenham – Photographs from the 1980’s and earlier…
Yesteryear in Cheltenham A set of slides from the 1980’s and earlier
Cheltenham Ladies’ College
Cheltenham Ladies’ College – Development of the Bayshill Site Brian Torode (2006) CHELTENHAM LADIES’ COLLEGE. 1854 Original College at Cambray – mostly day girls. Miss Annie Proctor Head Mistress until … Continue reading
Suffolk Lawn and Lypiatt Terrace, Cheltenham
Suffolk Lawn and Lypiatt Terrace, Cheltenham by Brian Torode (2007) Perhaps one of the most socially important people in Cheltenham in the late eighteenth century was John de la … Continue reading
Some Cheltenham Buildings
SOME CHELTENHAM BUILDINGS Designed by John Middleton, William Hill Knight etc FOR COUNTY HISTORY DAY BY BRIAN TORODE St John’s Lodge St John’s Lodge is an impressive building, commanding a … Continue reading
Cheltenham Memories
CHELTENHAM MEMORIES Handwritten Mss papers found in box of books – no name of scribe but box formed part of contents of estate of late June Hamblett formerly of Cavendish … Continue reading
Naunton Notes and Queries
NAUNTON ‘NOTES & QUERIES’ by Brian Torode, 2005-9 THE NAUNTON PART OF THE TITHING (2007) In the middle ages, Cheltenham was divided into three tithings- , in simple terms, … Continue reading
Cheltenham Eye, Ear and Throat Infirmary 1889 – 1902
Published in the Newsletter for Summer 2002, Cheltenham And North Cotswolds Eye Therapy Trust ‘…some historical details that give a fascinating insight to eye care in the past from local … Continue reading
Cheltenham Cemetery History
Local Cemetery Biographies by Brian Torode JOHN MIDDLETON Born in York in 1820, he was apprenticed at the age of 18 to James Pigott Pritchett, one of the moist prolific … Continue reading
Cheltenham Cemetery and its Inhabitants
Lecture Notes for a Talk entitled ‘Cheltenham Cemetery and its Inhabitants’ by Brian Torode (The illustrations will be loaded in due course – editor) (Begin with Betjamin’s ‘Graveyards’ ) Burials … Continue reading
