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Treat to the Widows, held in the Parish Room
The following should have appeared among our Meldreth news last week. The annual supper to the widows of Meldreth, given by J. G. Mortlock, Esq., took place on Friday, January 3rd, at the Parish Room, when those present were regaled in a substantial manner with turkey, roast beef and mutton, plum pudding and mince-pies, and a most pleasant evening was spent. We further understand that each widow has received a pair of blankets from the same liber...
Daily Happenings at Meldreth Station
The following items are extracts from the personal diary of Herbert Edward Winter written beween July 22nd 1935 and April 22nd 1945. Herbert was born on the 9th June 1910 and lived in the Station Yard Cottage (now part of Go-Cold). During the period of these diary entries Herbert was working first as a shunt horse driver but later he became the signalman at Meldreth. (Only those entries associated with Meldreth station are shown) 12th August 1935...
Save Our Pool!
Meldreth School has benefited from an on-site pool for over 45 years, providing many of its past and present pupils with facilities for developing water confidence and swimming skills. This resource has meant that children have been able to access swimming sessions several times a week during the summer term, building confidence and skills in a familiar environment. Sadly, the pool is now in such a poor condition that the children are unable to u...
Anne Saunders
... Greg Dash I'm not sure that the date of 1957 is correct for the above photo. Judging by the decor and the VG uniforms plus the age of Kitty and Gordon, from memory I'd say this was more like 1977. Kathryn Betts Thanks for pointing out the error, Greg. The correct date for the photo is actually 1975 so I have amended the caption. ...
Meldreth Station 160th Birthday Celebrations
Schedule: July 9th 2011: Foxton Station: 12:10 Meldreth Station: 13:10 Shepreth Station: 14:10 At each station there was a delegation of local primary school children to help launch the new railway station gardens (see below). A local history theme was woven into the day, with Foxton’s Common Stream group and Meldreth’s Local History Group providing photographic displays in their respective station waiting rooms and a specially reprinted local hi...
How Well Do You Know Meldreth?
... Below are twelve photographs from around the village. See how many you can identify. Clicking on the download link at the bottom of the page will reveal the answers. Try to identify as many images as you can before clicking on the download! When you’ve finished this quiz you might like to try to identify some more difficult images on our second quiz page. ...
The Surplice Family
The Surplice family lived in Meldreth from at least the late 17th to early 18th centuries. Many variations of the name have been recorded, including Surplice, Surplis, Surplisse, Surples and Surpless. The Topcliffe Mill Connection In 1691 Robert Fuller, who married Mary Surplice, was granted the lease of Topcliffe Mill by its owners, St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. From 1711, the lease was held by Susan Surplice, “spinster of Melbourne” and Rober...
Mary Course 1927-2007
Mary Course died suddenly on 18th January 2007. The Service of Thanksgiving held in Holy Trinity Church, Meldreth on Monday 29th January 2007 was attended by approximately 350 people: a testament to the high regard in which Mary was held. The following tributes to Mary appeared in the March 2007 issue of Meldreth Matters. From Cicely Murfitt, Chairman, SCDC Mary was a member of South Cambridgeshire District Council for Meldreth for 21 years and w...
Jack Farnham 1929-2006
The following obituary appeared in the February 2007 issue of Meldreth Matters. Jack Farnham died suddenly at his home in Woolpack Way on 10th December 2006. Jack was born in Meldreth in 1929, the only son of the late Mrs & Mrs Percy Farnham. He attended Meldreth Primary School and won a scholarship to the Cambridge and County High School for Boys at the age of 11. After leaving school he worked in the electrical retail trade and was to spend mos...
1st Meldreth Brownies
Brownies is aimed at girls aged 7 to 10. The Brownie Adventure has three areas: you community world You: Brownies develop confidence and self-esteem through having new experiences and learning new skills. Community: We encourage girls to become active citizens by helping them understand and participate in their communities. World: Our programme encourages girls to learn about the wider world. 1st Meldreth Brownies meet on Wednesdays during term t...
Death & Funeral of Mrs Farnham
The following report is taken from The Royston Crow, dated 21st January 1927. We very greatly regret to have to record the death of Mrs Farnham, of Blenheim House, North End, Meldreth. The deceased lady passed quietly away on Friday evening last at the ripe age of 80 years. For more that 30 years Mrs Farnham has been a familiar figure in the village, where she was universally respected and beloved. Her benefactions were numerous and in a quiet wa...
Funeral of Mr Samuel Waldock
The following report appeared in The Royston Crow on 4th March 1927. It is with much regret we record the death of Mr Samuel Waldock, of 1 Council Houses, Whitecroft Road, Meldreth. The deceased had been in poor health during the latter part of last year, but recovered somewhat so that he was able to go to work again. About a month ago he had to give up again and took to his bed and passed away on February 24th. Mr. Waldock was very much respecte...
Tom Jude's Memories
The following article appeared in the January 2007 issue of Meldreth Matters. I was surprised to see my name mentioned in Terry Dash’s article ‘Growing Up in Meldreth’ in the November issue of Meldreth Matters. However, it saddened me to realise that I am one of the few remaining lorry drivers who were employed by Terry’s late father, Bill. I first drove for Bill Dash before the war and continued to drive for him after I was demobbed in 1946. The...
The Flack Connection
Introduction The Flack family’s connection with Topcliffe Mill began in 1778 when John Flack, yeoman, of “Mildrith otherwise Meldreth, Cambs.” took a lease to the mill. Four years earlier, St. Thomas’s Hospital in London, which owned the mill from 1553 to 1948, had carried out a survey into the mill and buildings. Mr Yeldham, a surveyor, wrote a report on the property. He found it to be an unproductive holding. The buildings were in need of repai...
Kelly's Directory, 1912
Meldreth is a parish and straggling village on a branch of the river Rhea with a station on the Hitchin and Cambridge line of the Great Northern railway, 4 miles north-by-east from Royston, 91/2 south-west from Cambridge and 42 from London, in the Western division of the county, hundred of Armingford, petty sessional division of Arrington and Melbourn, union and county court district of Royston, rural deanery of Shingay and archdeaconry and dioce...
A Grand Old Man of Meldreth: the Death and Funeral of Mr Harry Thomas Adcock
The following report appeared in the Royston Crow in May 1965. The death of Mr Harry Thomas Adcock has removed a well-known personality from Meldreth and one who was known and respected over a wide area of Cambridgeshire. Mr Adcock, who was 86 years of age, died suddenly in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge on Wednesday April 28th after an emergency operation. Mr Adcock was the last surviving son of the late James and Martha Adcock, millers, Topc...
Death and Funeral of Mr John Reed
The following report appeared in the Royston Crow on 6th August 1926. The passing away of Mr John Reed, of Meldreth, at the ripe age of 87 years, on Friday 30th July, removes one of the oldest inhabitants of Meldreth. The deceased took to his bed just three weeks prior to the day of his death. He had been a wonderfully active man, and could be seen about the village every day, and he always had a cheery word for those he met, and a bright smile f...
Postal and Commercial Directory, 1873
Meldreth is a parish, village, and railway station, distance 3 miles from Royston in the hundred of Armingford, union and County Court district of Royston, diocese and archdeaconry of Ely, and rural deanery of Shingay. The church dedicated to the Holy Trinity is an ancient building; the chancel is now undergoing restoration. The living is a vicarage, annual value £224 with residence and 112 acres of glebe land in the gift of the Dean and Chapter ...
The Funeral of Mr W J Wedd
... LDW Information about Walter James Wedd and his ancestry can be found here: https://weddfamily.tribalpages.com ...
Death and Funeral of Mr David Adcock
The following report appeared in the Royston Crow on 24th August 1900. The death of an old inhabitant and tradesman of this parish took place rather suddenly early on Saturday morning in Mr David Adcock, who has for nearly 20 years carried on the business of a baker in Meldreth. The deceased had been about until Friday, and then it seems complained of being ill, and became worse during the night and died of heart failure before a doctor arrived. ...
Funeral of Harriet Adcock
The following report appeared in the Royston Crow on 18th February 1927. It is with much regret we record the death of Mrs Harriet Adcock which took place on Feb. 8th, after only a few days’ illness. Mrs Adcock was a thorough business woman and had carried on the bakery business since her husband’s death 26 years ago, and she will be much missed in the village. The funeral took place on Friday last, the first part of the service being conducted a...
Formal School Photographs from the 1990s
... Below are some formal school photographs from this decade. Please contact us or add a comment below if you have any additional photographs or can help with any of the missing names. ...
Formal School Photographs from the 1980s
... Below are some formal school photographs from this decade. Please contact us or add a comment below if you have any additional photographs or can help with any of the missing names. ...
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