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  • Stop 16: The Rectory & Lancelot’s Piece.

    Stop 16: The Rectory & Lancelot’s Piece.

    17/04/2019
    Rectories old and new, Legh Richmond, George Munby, Peter Jeffery and Lancelot.
  • Stop 15: High Street Northern Side

    Stop 15: High Street Northern Side

    17/04/2019
    Holmwood House, Abbey Square, Yew trees, Bamfords Lane and Yard, the Old Bakehouse, Occupations, Grove Farm and Laws House.
  • Stop 14: Station End.

    Stop 14: Station End.

    17/04/2019
    Priory Farm, the Drovers Road, Turvey Station and the Barton & Royle Homes
  • Stop 13: Turvey Abbey and Park

    Stop 13: Turvey Abbey and Park

    17/04/2019
    The Mordaunts, Charles Higgins, John Higgins, the Longuet Higgins, the Priory of Our Lady of Peace, The Monastery of Christ Our Saviour, Turvey Abbey and Turvey Park.
  • Stop 12: High Street Southern Side

    Stop 12: High Street Southern Side

    17/04/2019
    The National Infants School, Homelands and Richmond House, the Congregational Chapel, Covington's Yard and Jack's Lane.
  • Stop 11. The Central Stores.

    Stop 11. The Central Stores.

    17/04/2019
    The house to the left of the stores is called “The Old Tinkers Inn” which provides some clue as to the previous use of what is now the Central Stores and the two houses either side.
  • Stop 10.  Turvey's Education Hub

    Stop 10.  Turvey's Education Hub

    16/04/2019
    National School of 1847, The Manor and Reading Room, the creation of a Village Hall and the Turvey Reformatory.
  • Stop 09. The Green

    Stop 09. The Green

    16/04/2019
    The houses now seen on The Green were built between 1954 and 1956 to house the senior engineers who were working on the building of the M1 motorway.
  • Stop 07. Ye Three Fyshes and Southern side of Bridge Street.

    Stop 07. Ye Three Fyshes and Southern side of Bridge Street.

    16/04/2019
    Ye Three Fishes, Fishing, Wrights and Ladybridge Terrace.
  • Stop 06. Jonah and the former Mill.

    Stop 06. Jonah and the former Mill.

    16/04/2019
    Jonah appeared overnight and was first seen by villagers on the morning of 16th April 1844. It had been put there by men working for Mr Higgins of Turvey Abbey.
  • Stop 05.  Bridge Street Northern Side & Turvey Bridge

    Stop 05. Bridge Street Northern Side & Turvey Bridge

    16/04/2019
    Turvey Gas Works, Thomas Charles Higgins, Mrs Bailey's Ice Cream, Puddles Close and Turvey Bridge.
  • Stop 04 . The Cross

    Stop 04 . The Cross

    16/04/2019
    Ther area formally known as 'The Cross', including tthe Chequers, Three Cranes, The Memorial Cross and the Jarrow Crusade.
  • Stop 03. Hogs Lane and the Three Cranes

    Stop 03. Hogs Lane and the Three Cranes

    16/04/2019
    Where the Turvey House Lodge now stands was once the entrance to Hogs Lane which had cottages to the left ...
  • Stop 02. All Saints Churchyard & Turvey House

    Stop 02. All Saints Churchyard & Turvey House

    16/04/2019
    Cloud pruning, All Saints Churchyard, Turvey House, the Higgins Mausoleum and the sepulchre.
  • Stop 01. Corner Stores & Carlton Road

    Stop 01. Corner Stores & Carlton Road

    16/04/2019
    This part of the village was once known as Stockers End. The Corner Stores and Carlton Road.
  • An Introduction to the Heritage Walk

    An Introduction to the Heritage Walk

    16/04/2019
    The name Turvey comes from old English meaning Turf Island or low lying land.The article covers the early visitors and settlers in Turvey and briefly describes the impact of the Mordaunt and Higgins familes.
  • Turvey in the 1850s

    Turvey in the 1850s

    04/04/2019
    We know something of life in Turvey in the 1850s, mainly thanks to Joseph Bell’s memoir, which covers the years 1846-1858.
  • A Brief Numerical Analysis of Turvey’s Residential Property

    A Brief Numerical Analysis of Turvey’s Residential Property

    15/03/2019
    Records from the Hearth Tax of 1671 show that Turvey had 107 residential properties. In 2019 the figure stood at 535.
  • Turvey's Natural History through the eyes of a Benedictine Monk

    Turvey's Natural History through the eyes of a Benedictine Monk

    12/03/2019
    The impact of climate change is explored, based on 25 years of observation and recording.
  • The Railway through Turvey : 1872-1962

    The Railway through Turvey : 1872-1962

    06/03/2019
    The advent of the railways in Great Britain in the 19th century had a major effect on towns and villages across the country. Turvey was no exception, being served by a railway between 1872 and 1962.
  • A Trace of Medieval Life in Turvey

    A Trace of Medieval Life in Turvey

    09/02/2019
    The pre-inclosure map of Great Oaks Farm, Turvey dated 1783 reveals, through the name of one of the plough strips, a trace back to one of the essential pillars that supported William the Conqueror (William I).
  • Turvey’s Memorial to  The Great War

    Turvey’s Memorial to The Great War

    28/01/2019
    In each village and town in Britain it was decided to erect a memorial to those who had died. Turvey’s was erected and unveiled in December 1919 in front of over 500 people.
  • Turvey's Listed Buildings

    Turvey's Listed Buildings

    28/01/2019
    Turvey has 71 listed buildings, although the term “building” is used loosely as the listing includes items such as Jonah and his “Partner” and the railings opposite Ye Three Fyshes.
  • The Old Chapel in Carlton Road (Independent Wesleyan)

    The Old Chapel in Carlton Road (Independent Wesleyan)

    24/01/2019
    A history of the Independent Wesleyan Chapel from its inception in 1828 until its conversion to a residential property.
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