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Royal Celebrations in Turvey
16/05/2022
Turvey has celebrated Jubilees and other royal occasions over the years in many ways, and Turvey History Society has a collection of photographs, personal reminiscences and accounts of events on our website.
Colin Cotton
26/04/2022
Brief introduction to an oral history interview with Colin Cotton
Stories in the Landscape: The Early History of Garden Field and its Surrounds
07/04/2022
The 1783 pre-enclosure map gives many clues to the earlier history of Turvey. In this article the landscape and history revealed by the map of Garden Field, one of the huge common fields surrounding the village, is explored
Janet Anne Cockings
16/03/2022
An Introduction to an interview with Janet Cockings describing her life in Turvey
Floods in Turvey over the years
04/03/2022
Stories and photos of the floods in Turvey since the 17th century
Stories in the Landscape: Accidental greed in the Tinker of Turvey in 1838
29/01/2022
Alfred Russel Wallace as a fifteen year old stayed in the Tinker Of Turvey whilst helping his brother survey the parish. The article describes how Alfred and the trainee accidentally ate the whole dinner for all guests in the inn.
Stories in the Landscape: Artisan Education in Turvey Reading Room
07/01/2022
The story of how Charles Longuet-Higgins came to establish the Reading Room where he provided books, equipment and talks to improve educational facilities in Turvey. The article also describes how he developed the adjacent Manor Room as a museum.
Midsummer Festival
18/11/2021
All Saints Church has stood at the centre of the Village since Saxon times and has been the focus for celebrations of all kinds since – sometimes of a specifically Christian nature, sometimes because it was the biggest building in the village and good for meetings, and sometimes celebrations that brought together both secular and sacred in one great celebration. The Midsummer Festival of 2009 was one such.
Stories in the Landscape: Three Fyshes/Three Fishes
03/11/2021
Comments about the Three Fishes inn and the people who used it.
Stories in the Landscape: AR Wallace
31/10/2021
Alfred Russel Wallace the naturalist, meeting HH Higgins of Turvey Abbey, twice in their lives and 51 years apart
Who should pay? Legal tussles over the maintenance of Turvey Bridge
27/10/2021
This article describes six legal disputes over responsibility for the maintenance of the bridge from 1673 to the final landmark case in 1878
Harvest Festival
30/09/2021
It has been the tradition in most cultures and faiths to give thanks for a harvest safely gathered in to provide food for the community during the lean months of the winter.
An Edwardian Childhood at Picts Hill (2)
30/09/2021
In this, the second of two articles, we return to the diaries of Marigo Argenti of Picts Hill House, written when she was aged 9 and 10 in 1901 and 1902. The entries reveal the contrast between the privileged life of Marigo and the ‘poor people’ she encounters out on walks. We also join the family on holiday and discover how they celebrated various events through the year.
Turvey Skiffle Group
15/09/2021
Apprentices living in Turvey create and perform skiffle music as Buddy Cones and the Blackjacks then pop music as the Hi-Fi Five. Original recordings of two cover songs found and reproduced for an 80th birthday party.
Pauline Cameron
14/09/2021
Pauline Cameron (1945-) is the daughter of Len Savage (1921 -2009), Churchwarden and builder who was a well respected and ...
The Turvey Bowls Club
21/05/2021
A brief history of the Turvey Bowls Club
The Vale Family of Turvey: Memories of Roy Hodgson
08/04/2021
William Vale came with his wife to live in Turvey in the 1860s. He became the manager of the Gas Works which was established in Bridge Street in 1867. This account written by William’s great grandson covers the period from these early days of gas lighting in the village through to memories of a Turvey childhood in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Whitworths and Turvey Mill
10/03/2021
Part 4 - Turvey Mill since 1886
The Whitworths and Turvey Mill
10/03/2021
Part 3 – John Battams Whitworth and the great fire (1877 – 1885)
The Whitworths and Turvey Mill
08/03/2021
Part 2 – Turvey Mill passes between the generations. (1846 – 1877)
The Eighteenth Century in Turvey
01/03/2021
A summary of the changes in the way of life in England in the 18th Century and their evidence in Turvey
The Turvey Village Quilt
25/02/2021
In December 1993 Eve Kent, then editor of the Turvey News, had a meeting with Penny MacKenzie who ran the patchwork and craft classes in the evening at Turvey Lower School. She had been sent information about a quilting competition. It was to be called ‘Our Village’ and had to involve as many people as possible.
The Whitworths and Turvey Mill
15/02/2021
The Whitworths brand is known throughout the world and now based at the Victoria Mills site in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. This series of articles show how Turvey Mill played an important part in the history of both the company and the Whitworth family.
The History of Epidemics in Turvey: Part 3
02/02/2021
This is the third article in a series of three and delves into the burial records to see whether Turvey was affected by the major nineteenth century epidemics. Unexpectedly, a mysterious high number of deaths occurred in 1861. What could have caused these?
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Sara Jenkins
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The Whitworths and Turvey Mill
08/07/2022
Thank you Lizzy for taking the time to comment. It's always great to hear that one of our articles has...
Lizzy Attwood
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The Whitworths and Turvey Mill
05/07/2022
Very interesting. Looking this up while talking to my 99 year old father who is a great nephew of John...
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Turvey Skiffle Group
13/02/2022
Thank you for clarifying Mark. Kind regards, Sara
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An Edwardian Childhood at Picts Hill (2)
13/02/2022
Hi Julie, I emailed you a while ago in reply to your message to say we're really interested to hear...
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