Monthly Archives: August 2023

It is said that one should always see a cemetery in, or after, rain, a time when there is real freshness in the air – but NOT in thunder or lightening! Those who braved the elements on Sunday, 30 July, had that experience, the rain stopping when we were about half way round. We could have had a talk in our new meeting venue, the former non-Conformist chapel, but everyone wished to go on the tour and see the graves where they would hear about ‘People of Tudor House’ close to where the burials were. Geoff dedicated the walk to our late Vice President, and eminent local historian, Alan Leonard who, some years ago, had written a booklet about the Saving of Tudor House by Mr W F G Spranger. Fittingly, Mr Spranger’s grave was the last to be visited … Continue reading →