Victorian Kempsey

Please click on a link: Monster Carrot Model Trains from the Victorian Era Vicars Parish Magazines The Pig Club The Wrecking of the Revolutionary Elm Winner of the Victoria Cross buried in Kempsey Churchyard The Earthquake of 1886 Photo of Kempsey Windmill from the 1850s Painting of The Review of the Queen's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry on Kempsey Ham

Pre-Roman Roman Dark Ages Domesday Book Medieval Civil War Industrial Revolution Victorian Modern Timeline Home What's New A-Z Index People Index Links Genealogy Church Maps Site Search Sources Monster Carrot "In 1841 a "monster" grew up in Kempsey in the form of an Early Horn White carrot: it measured 4' 2" in length, and had a circumfrance of 17" and weighed 8 lb. 1 oz." Model Trains A Kempsey resident and his model trains based on the stations and wagons used in Worcester in Victorian and Edwardian times. Victorian Vicars Rev. Matthew Lunn Rev. George Lardner Foxton Rev. William N.R. Longhurst Dr. Frederick Quilter Parish Magazines "Kempsey Parish Magazine appeared in January 1877, and finished (without any explanation being given) that December." "In January 1889 another attempt to produce a magazine was made under the vicar, the Rev. W.N.R. Longhurst, in the form of the Kempsey Church Monthly."

The Pig Club This was "set up with the object of the insurance and relief of each of the members who might have the misfortune to lose a pig." The Wrecking of the Revolutionary Elm "In June on Whitsunday afternoon 1897 "The Revolutionary Elm" was wrecked by a sudden storm. It was probably the last of the trees planted to celebrate the events of 1688." Note: this was the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-9, when the catholic King James II fled and the protestant William of Orange (husband of the King's elder daughter Mary) was invited by parliament to be King William III of England. Victoria Cross Major General Edward William Derrington Bell, winner of the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Alma in the Crimean War in 1854 is buried in Kempsey churchyard. Click here to find out more. The Earthquake of 1886 On 17th December 1886 a large earthquake shook much of England and Wales at about 5:30 in the morning. People in Worcestershire were thrown around and there was minor damage to buildings. The earthquake went from south-west to north-east. There is no record of the effects of the earthquake on Kempsey, but for details from Berrow's Journal of what happened in Worcester and Worcestershire, click here. Kempsey Windmill A photo of Kempsey windmill was taken by Benjamin Brecknell Turner sometime between 1852 and 1854. Click here to see the photo and an article on it. The Review of the Queen's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, on Kempsey Ham Click here to see the painting and the history of the Regiment. All quotes from Kempsey Collection. St. Mary's Church, Kempsey Worcestershire 1984 Kempsey Collection ISBN 0-9509914-0-6 Re-printed with additions 1990. Pre-Roman Roman Dark Ages Domesday Book Medieval Civil War Industrial Revolution Victorian Modern Timeline Home What's New A-Z Index People Index Links Genealogy Church Maps Site Search Sources © 1999 - Andy Morrall Last updated 27th August 2001. E-mail: andymorrall@geocities.com This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page