Meldreth Local History Group
A year-by-year record of our events and activities
John Gipson
25th August 1923 - 18th June 2017
Elizabeth (Betty) Izzard
12th May 1934 - 4th December 2016
"The Old Cow Got Round It"
How 10-year-old John Casbon was sentenced to seven years' transportation
The Destruction of Topcliffe Manor House
a poem with a tale of violence and murder
Guidelines for Family Historians
How to use this website for family history
Topcliffe Mill
Picture Gallery: photographs of the interior
Topcliffe Mill
Picture Gallery: photographs of the exterior
The Wing Family
and their connection with the seduction scandal in 1820
Flambards Close
Picture Gallery
Bell's Postcards
A snapshot of the village in the 1920s?
North End
Picture Gallery
Malton Lane
Picture Gallery
Bell Close
Picture Gallery and Memories
Meldreth Then and Now
Merged photographs showing past and present
Samuel Woods and Family
Publican of the Bell Public House
The Abrey Family
of Rose Cottage, Whitecroft Road, Meldreth
Will of Frances Halfeheide of Meldreth
Transcript of the will of Frances Halfeheide, 1677
Save Our Pool!
The campaign to keep the school swimming pool open
The Flack Connection
Lessees of Topcliffe Mill, 1778 - 1814
Frollies
5th February 2011
Sarah Louise
Meldreth-based singer songwriter
Comments
about this website
Flambards Mill
also known as Quaker's Mill or Sheldrick's Mill
Memories of Duleek Dandy
Greyhound Derby winner in 1960
Can You Help?
Please see if you can help us with some of our queries
Previous Genealogical Enquiries Page
for enquiries posted from 2011 to 2014
The Inquest
14th April 1904
Baby and Toddler Group
for 0 to 5 year olds and their carers
The Magisterial Inquiry
Melbourn Magistrates Court, 25th April 1904
The Court Case
Cambridge Assizes
How to Contribute to this Site
Adding your words and pictures
1872 Fire
in Whaddon Road
The Gables
Scene of a murder in 1904
1874 Fire
The property of Mr Clear and Mr Waller damaged in "peculiar circumstances"
Thomas Worland (1670 - 1714)
of Chiswick End, Meldreth. The first Worland in Meldreth?
1886 Fire
Mr Thurley's barn struck by lightning
1901 Fire
Mr Morley's House, the Homestead, High Street
William Worland (1809 - 1887)
A Publican who fell on hard times
Abbis Worland (1834 - 1893)
Cow Leech and Veterinary Surgeon
Abbis Worland (1872 - 1947)
Veterinary Surgeon and Publican
Orchard Dene
62 High Street
Ofsted Report, 1998
"Meldreth Primary School is a school with many good features"
From the Papers ...
How events at the school in this decade were reported in the newspapers
Photographs from "the noughties"
Informal photographs of school pupils
From the Papers ...
How the school's centenary celebrations were reported in the press
In this decade ...
Snippets of school news from the '80s
Meldreth's Footpaths
A guide to the public footpaths in the village
2010 Fire
Fire in Applecote Cottage (formerly Orchard Cottage) in Whitecroft Road
What's On: week by week
Regular village events and meetings
1905 Fire
Four cottages destroyed near Sheene Manor
1920 Fire
Mr Elbourn's Engineering Shops Destroyed
The Prize Winning 1990s
National Statistics Prize winners, twice over
Photographs from the 1990s
Informal photographs of school pupils from the 1990s
Photographs from the 1980s
Informal photographs of school pupils from the 1980s
Staff Retirements, 1981
Ron Harding and Joyce Thompson retire
From the Papers ...
How events at the school in the 1970s were reported in the newspapers
Photographs from the 1970s
Informal photographs of school pupils from the 1970s
Music
Clarinet Groups of the 1970s
Music
School Concerts of the 1960s
The Rhythm Rascals
School Accordion Band
The Worland Family
Introduction and Family Tree
From the Log Book ...
The installation of a telephone, 1954; School Inspection Report, 1955.
Photographs from the 1960s
Informal photographs of school pupils from the 1960s
Photographs from the 1950s
Informal photographs of school pupils from the 1950s
Second World War Casualties
Ex pupils of the school who were killed during the Second World War
1891 Fire
In some out-buildings and pigsties behind the Railway Tavern
My Memories of Meldreth
written in 1984 by Joan King (nee Pepper)
Topcliffe Mill and Manor
Surveys undertaken by St. Thomas's Hospital, London
Thank You
to those who made this site possible
The Ghost of Topcliffe Mill
A tale of hidden gold ... and the danger of having too much to drink!
Pike/Pyke
The Meldreth Connection, 1648 - 1810
Memories of Chiswick End
written in 1981 by Jack Palmer and Eric Elbourn
1908 Fire
Seven cottages in the High Street were destroyed on 22nd May
1910 Fire
Three cottages on the road from Meldreth to Whaddon destroyed on boxing night
1954 Fire
Leverington's shop in the High Street destroyed by fire
1890 Fire
Mr Alfred Elbourn's Property in Fenny Lane
Empire Day
how the school celebrated in 1918
From the Log Book ...
The School Timetable and a School Inspection Report
The Death of King George V, 1936
The Royal Train carrying the King's body passed through Meldreth