John Middleton – Victorian Provincial Architect
ISBN 978-953-99762-5-3 (2008) Publisher: Accent d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia A few new copies of this book are still available at £15.00 each (plus postage and package). For more details please email … 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
Photographs of St Stephen’s Tivoli
Photographs from the Collection of the Late Father Brian Torode ‘This Church was designed by John Middleton and built in stages: chancel 1873-4, transept 1876, tall nave with lean-to aisles … Continue reading
Remembrance Sunday 2011
St Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham, 2011, Remembrance Sunday Strange isn’t it that today is named Remembrance Sunday, because for us, as Christians, every Sunday is remembrance Sunday – the day when … Continue reading
Remembrance Sunday 2010
St Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham, 2010, Remembrance Sunday I’m a bit of a hoarder and love to collect things that have special memories for me. My collection comprises all sorts … Continue reading
Remembrance Sunday 2009
St Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham, 2009, Rememberance Sunday In nearly every town or village that one visits in the UK, one will find a memorial to the Fallen, those who have … Continue reading
Anniversary of the Queen’s Accession 2012
St Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham, Sunday June 10th 2012, Sunday after Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. I am sure many of you will remember from your history lessons at school, … Continue reading
The Tomb of King Edward II
A reflection upon the Tomb of King Edward II in the light of the Feast of Christ the King Brian Torode, St. Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham, 2013, the Feast of Christ … Continue reading
Brown Family – Carvers of the Caryatides
Please click on the following link to read a fascinating piece of detective work about the Caryatides of Cheltenham
