There is a brown sign at Catchems End which welcomes people to “Bewdley a Georgian town”. I want to shout, “It’s medieval, it’s here by 1300!” However, Francis Mohan’s book on Georgian Bewdley means I have to take seriously that description. Francis launched his book with a lecture in April 2024 to a large audience, […]
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Bewdley History – The Potted Version
A Potted History Of Bewdley (Compiled and written by ‘Bewdley Historical Research Group’) The early name for Bewdley was Wribbenhall, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Wribbenhall (Gurbehale) was an out-lying estate of the manor of Kidderminster and at that time, it extended across both sides of the River Severn. By about […]
Bewdley History – Small Pits, Big Ideas
….. Bewdley was one of six places in Worcestershire to benefit from a Heritage Lottery Funded project to dig test pits. These 1m square pits have the soil removed in 10cm spits or layers and everything unnatural is removed and put in a bag. The aim is to get to the bottom of human occupation […]