tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post5072390401940848747..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Little Washbourne, GloucestershirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-49017892178814077682017-11-29T11:55:40.088+00:002017-11-29T11:55:40.088+00:00My great grandfather was born at Little Washbourne...My great grandfather was born at Little Washbourne into a family of agricultural labourers. The houses there now are far too grand to have been his. The next building on the census is the pub. It is a strange feeling to be able to walk into the church which must have marked key events in their family life. My g-grandfather left agriculture for the railways and through the censuses I've been able to follow him around the country to the town where he died 3 years before I was born.John Hobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616645195328517275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82220495982174958642010-08-12T00:43:02.633+01:002010-08-12T00:43:02.633+01:00Well i can confirm this is a quaint little church,...Well i can confirm this is a quaint little church, with more to it than you first may realise. I was born just down the road at nearby Alderton, and my parents were married at St Mary's in Great Washbourne. I also worked at The Hobnails Inn, which until recently held the honour of being the longest public house which had been run by the same family( the Fletchers) since 1743. If you do visit the area you will find it very historical and satisfyingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279480612220682299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-88043800032451180652009-07-23T09:20:27.873+01:002009-07-23T09:20:27.873+01:00I hope so as well. It looks so lovely. I'm in ...I hope so as well. It looks so lovely. I'm in the U.S., but I'm determined to visit these places some day. Strange how the manor house is an inn now, though. That would be an interesting place to visit, I'm sure.Rachel W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-59454349223892447862009-07-23T09:05:19.474+01:002009-07-23T09:05:19.474+01:00What a great place to have an an ancestral home! I...What a great place to have an an ancestral home! It's in a lovely position, near the Cotswolds, but with views across the flat lands towards the vale of the Severn. I don't know where in the world you are, but I hope you're able to visit it one day.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-26991539248036105662009-07-23T08:53:34.670+01:002009-07-23T08:53:34.670+01:00Oh, this is brilliant! I was wondering if Little W...Oh, this is brilliant! I was wondering if Little Washbourne still existed, as that is where my acestors settled after William the Conqueror.Rachel W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-75072033227579762322008-04-28T23:13:00.000+01:002008-04-28T23:13:00.000+01:00Stunning, I'm revving-up the Bristol now.Stunning, I'm revving-up the Bristol now.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com