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Gloucester Police History
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Early Policing in the Forest of Dean. Gloucestershire Constabulary at Northleach 1850s. Gloucestershire's First Chief Constable. Son of Limerick born Captain Anthony Thomas Lefroy who served as a Captain at Gibraltar and the. Cape of Good Hope, was born in the year 1802 and baptised at Warkworth Parish Church, Morpeth, Northumberland, on the 26th April, 1802. Lefroy's original plan was to have the County divided into 20 police districts, each being controlled by a superintendent. That idea was forced...
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Forest of Dean History-Witchcraft & curses in the Forest of Dean
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The village of Scowles near Coleford. I first became interested in Scowles near Coleford and its school when researching our Dance family whose origins were from the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley. Our earliest Forest ancestor Edward Dance (born 1806. Lived there with his family in the 1840s and 1850s, some of that time working as a gardener for Mary Brickdale's brother-in-law, and it was also where his son, stonemason John Dance (1838),. Late 19th century records inform us - 'Squatters built cottages on ...
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Deanweb's Forest of Dean site
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YOUR FOREST OF DEAN WEBSITE. To emphasise and celebrate its mining heritage, the centre of Cinderford, called The Triangle, has this remarkable statue of local miner and poet, Dave Harvey. Its by sculptor Antony Dufort. Cinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. A population of 8,116 people was recorded in the 2001 census. A coke-fired iron furnace was first established in around 1797. It was situated 800 metres north of. By the 1840s Cinderford ha...
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Forest of Dean History-Witchcraft & curses in the Forest of Dean
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Your Forest of Dean Local History. Tintern Abbey from the Devil's Pulpit. Witchcraft, Legend, and Curses from the Forest of Dean? One can only wildly speculate that it was perhaps initiated by a young lady whose prospective beau was being targeted by Sarah. Local parish records show two Sarah Ellis's. One married Edward Simmons at nearby Ledbury in November 1655 and another John Burford in June 1681. A 16th century table showing the origins of some of those symbols (see sacred texts web-site). Now Senici...
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Early FOD Police
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Early Policing in the Forest of Dean. Gloucestershire Constabulary at Northleach in the 1850s. William Henry Lander the first Forest of Dean Superintendent. The first District police headquarters for the Forest of Dean was opened at Newnham in the Spring of 1840. Its Superintendent was William Henry Lander, who was born in Birmingham around 1811. He was the son of George and Alice Lander and joined the force on the 17th of February 1840. He does not appear to have any experience in police work so one can...
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Deanweb's Forest of Dean site
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Looking around our town you will easily find the Great Western Railway Museum, the Kings Head public house - the scene of fighting during the Battle of Coleford between the Cavaliers and Roundheads in 1643, and the Angel where 19th century rioter Warren James was taken in 1831, and mounted police strike-breakers were billeted in the 1920s. In 1876 he was awarded the Bessemer Gold Medal by the Iron and Steel Institute, their highest award for developing an inexpensive way to make high quality steel while ...
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Forest of Dean Mining & Railway History
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Your Forest of Dean Local History. Afternoon scene at Lower Lydbrook - (around1880). From an oil painting by H Crowther. Mining - Ironworks and Early Transport. Our photos show Robert Forester Mushet and what remains of the Darkhill Furnace today. Early Mining and Transport. The route of Teague's 3 mile 1795 Railway. Crump Meadow branch tram-line around 1926. The Bullo Pill Railway. Cargo across the river to Framilode and then along the Stroudwater Canal to Brimscombe, Stroud and Chalford. An Act of Parl...
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Forest of Dean History-Warren James and the Forest of Dean Riots
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Your Forest of Dean Local History. Approaching Goodrich Castle 1833 by John Varley. WARREN JAMES AND THE FOREST OF DEAN RIOTS. Warren James (1792 1841) was a miners' leader in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, who led the Foresters to action against the Crown, in 1831. A map dated 1787 shows the family house as being on the southern edge of Parkend, and describes it as a 'Turf' cottage, built on encroached land, and valued by the Crown at 15 shillings per year. In 1612 the Earl of Pembroke at...
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Local History from the Forest of Dean
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Your Forest of Dean Local History. Afternoon scene at Lower Lydbrook - (around1880). From an oil painting by H Crowther. LOCAL and FAMILY HISTORY. The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire,. The Forest of Dean Heritage Centre. The Dean Heritage Centre is o. Dean Heritage Centre, Camp Mill, Soudley, Forest of Dean. GL14 2UB 01594 822170. Cinderford Church and School. The site of the two-metre high base of a medieval stone towe...
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Forest of Dean History-Ruardean - Who Killed the Bears?
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Forest of Dean Local History. Who Killed the Bears? Two Frenchmen escaped in fear of their lives. Unable to keep hold of the other frightened bear its keeper had to let it go and the terrified creature ran off. It was then pursued and shot by the out of control Cinderford mob. At Ruardean the locals tried in vain to stop the attack. After the incident they gave shelter and medical attention to the injured men. The police later made a number of arrests. The men in custody appeared at Littledean court.
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