Upwey and broadwey are still fondly remembered by many people as the almost selfsufficient communities of 80 and more years ago. It is located four miles north of the town centre in the outer suburbs. Throwleigh archive new contributions community archives. Upwey, dorset project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Upwey, dorset news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Nestled in the valley above upwey, goulds hill pumping station was built to supply piped water to portland in the late 19th century. Connection between bucklin ripers, dorset, and the bucklin. The throwleigh archive was conceived in 1999 and since then it has raised awareness of the history and heritage of the village of throwleigh, on the edge of dartmoor. Upwey radipole overcombe chickerell preston old maps of upwey station. Broadwey, upwey and district womens institute this page summarises records created by this organisation the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. There is a large collection of old photographs of life in the parish, documents and artefacts many of which are on permanent display. Upwey station photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. St nicholas was the parish church of broadwey until 1933 when the village became a suburb of weymouth the church became grade ii listed in 1953. A number of 19th century chest tombs and headstones in the churchyard are. Local people who helped by recalling their memories shared a cup of tea and slice of cake to celebrate. During the census 2001 the combined population of upwey and neighbouring broadwey was 4,349.
Upwey manor, weymouth, dorset history in structure. Take a picture tour of upwey or book upwey accommodation. Cover image of dorchester a history and celebration. There are 3 ways to get from broadwey to stowonthewold by train, bus or car. Take a walk back through time to when weymouth was a military town. The village is situated on the a354 road in the wey valley and has been absorbed into the weymouth builtup area and is four miles north of the town centre in the outer suburbs. Its local government area is the shire of yarra ranges and city of knox. School photos, details of the men who lost their lives in the two world wars. One vital document that john found was the team sheet for. At the 2016 census, upwey had a population of 6,652 people. Much of contemporary theater owes this form a great debt but little has been written about its history or aesthetic markers.
Upwey railway station england wikipedia republished. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the important. Victorian tales from weymouth and portland a peep into the. The town is 11 kilometres 7 mi south of dorchester and 8 kilometres 5 mi north of the isle of portland. The first station near this location, simply named upwey, was opened in 1871 by the great western railway gwr. For armistice day parades the upwey men would meet at the green and either join with the men from broadwey for the march to upwey church, or march to broadwey church for the service. Not just a catalog or reference book, but a highly astute, integrative cultural history. It is situated on the london to weymouth line between dorchester south and weymouth stations, and also on the bristol to weymouth line between dorchester west and weymouth. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner.
Broadwey victorian tales from weymouth and portland. It is believed that a church has existed at upwey, on a site near the wishing well, since before the norman conquest of england in 1066. This box was quite unusual as it could be opened by postmen both from the outside and from inside the post office. Upwey south is a colloquial term for the area directly south of the township, but is not an official suburb. The last three generations of the sprague family of upwey.
Places to visit close to upwey include portland harbour, chesil bank, weymouth, the west dorset heritage coastal path provides a rich variety of wild flowers and plants, spectacular views and a wealth of wildlife. St nicholas services and events news and notices about us find us dorchester road broadwey weymouth. Upwey and broadwey historian sue virgin also got in touch with details, records and photographs and here is a selection for your interest. During my mayoral year l was thrilled to be able to invite all the other mayors and chairmen through out dorset to my civic service last july. The history of st laurence church there is evidence of a church existing on the site as early as 1201, with the list of recorded priests beginning with john wydeston in 1267. Plans are being made to hold an exhibition on weddings in upwey in july and your help is needed. The upwey and broadwey auxiliary fire service were based at mr mabeys house, thornhill, littlemoor road. A brief and tentative history of buckland ripers manor and church. Bincombe with broadwey, upwey and buckland ripers st laurence upwey. A national history center both for the gaspee affair of 1772 and also for bucklin history 16001899. Throughout its history, weymouths red barracks and nothe fort have seen various troops come and go. Radipole lake is a national nature reserve run by the royal society for the protection of birds.
In all there were ten stalls as members were invited to sell their own plants and donate twenty percent of takings to the society. We emphasize the prerevolutionary history of massachusetts and rhode island and the events and people involved in the americans 1772 attack on the royal navy ship gaspee. The parish incorporates the twin towns of weymouth and melcombe regis which lie s. Photographs and memories collected from people who lived in these dorset villages, from the 1920s to the 1980s. Edwards died in the sincedemolished 654 dorchester road, upwey, on 29 december 1976. Edwards and the book of ebenezer le page as the place in which chaney got to know gerald edwards and encouraged him to complete his novel. Their boots marched through the town on parades, they wooed and sometimes wed the local girls, or maybe snatched a sneaky bit. The parish of upwey bounded on the north by winterbourne monckton and winterbourne st martin, on the east by bincombe, on the south by broadwey and buckland ripers, and on the north by portesham and winterbourne st martin. Some good, some bad, some just plain bored and a few high spirited. Two men were on duty at any one time and slept at the station during night standby. The american musical is the gold standard of musical theater history books, tracing the roots of the art. The online parish clerk opc for upwey and broadwey is maureen branson. Upwey mill is a grade ii listed building in upwey and broadwey, dorset, england. We enjoy growing and showing and help and encourage others to do so too.
In the 1901 and 1911 census william wright and his family are living in the new cottage adjoining the portland waterworks on goulds hill. St nicholas church is an active church of england church in broadwey, dorset, england. Sep 30, 20 writing a book, blog, short stories or your own family history, then why not make them jump off the page, bring them to life with historical graphics. Broadwey cottage is a grade ii listed building in weymouth, dorset, england. Something that many of the younger generation might not realise but weymouth has a long and fascinating history with the army and navy. Books about upwey station area browse 21 photo books on upwey station and the surrounding area. The triangular grass area at the bottom of stottingway street was known as the green. The units studebaker car and pump were also garaged there. Use zoopla to view property details for 10 little hill upwey weymouth dt3 5qg including a current value estimate, local information, birdseye views and more. This station serves the villages of upwey and broadwey in dorset, england. Brook house is a grade ii listed building in upwey and broadwey, dorset, england.
Upwey manor is a grade ii listed building in weymouth, dorset, england. Hugh howey has 118 books on goodreads with 965582 ratings. Upwey railway station is a railway station serving the urban areas of broadwey, upwey and littlemoor which are northern suburbs of weymouth, england. Upwey is a suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia, 33 kilometres east from melbournes central business district. Most of the rivers course is in the builtup area of weymouth, running through the former villages now suburbs of upwey, broadwey, nottington, and radipole, through radipole lake and into weymouth harbour. The original text from the book of proverbs was painted on the wall once more, some of it necessarily on a thick new layer of plaster, and all in a slightly larger script than before. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. Founded in 1878 by a group of local gardeners and nurserymen, the upwey and broadwey cottage garden association evolved over the years to become the upwey and district cottage garden society in 1914 and finally the broadwey, upwey and district horticultural society in 1946. Although it had a passenger platform it mainly functioned as a goods depot as the location of upwey junction on an embankment made access.
Upwey old school village hall weymouth dorset south. Contacts about us the society welcomes new members and if you would like to join us, or find out more about forthcoming events, please contact one of the following. Writing a book, blog, short stories or your own family history, then why not make them jump off the page, bring them to life with historical graphics. Uplands, upwey and broadwey, dorset history in structure. It was opened with the branch line in 1885 as broadway, renamed broadwey in 1896 then the name was changed to upwey in 19, to avoid confusion with broadway in worcestershire. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of upwey station. Folk history of the bincombe and upwey area with with the ever changing landscape within the weymouth area, and construction work already started on the weymouth relief road see previous blog entry the route to history. The mid to late 1970s saw much change, particularly in upwey as the school and many shops and businesses closed local shops and the school were now in neighbouring broadwey. An easter day message from our vicar in bincombe, broadwey, buckland ripers and upwey, rev philip elliott. Upwey village life in the 1950s upwey and broadwey. Broadwey and upwey are adjoining was also bound over to keep the peace along with another fuller from broadwey on behalf of their wives. Broadwey to stowonthewold 3 ways to travel via train. Uplands is a grade ii listed building in upwey and broadwey, dorset, england.
With all the media reports on the news recently concerning the shocking story of the 3 women imprisoned as slaves, weymouth had its own version of the sorry tale back in 1889. The history of the villages of upwey and broadwey will be on display at a weekend exhibition. The suburb is situated on the b3159 road in the wey valley. On 19 april 1886 that station was replaced by the current station, then named upwey junction, a railway junction that opened south of the original station to provide access to the single track abbotsbury branch. Upwey location map by 1937 miss a m dunn had joined miss jane corbin at the post office. Broadwey cottage, weymouth, dorset history in structure. Dorset, dorchester, and bucklandripers the joseph bucklin. Upwey is a suburb of weymouth in south dorset, england. There is a local history research centre run by parttime staff and a team of local volunteers. Property details for 10 little hill upwey weymouth dt3 5qg. Sep 30, 2009 there are only a very few days to go before upwey enjoys another concert by ben reading room at the old ship inn upwey and broadwey ranger cookies history rich in history, horsham district in the north east of the county, the ship inn and the royal oak on the harbour side at langstone are said to have once. At north manor farm in watery lane, the flood water dammed up against the garden wall between broadwey house and the farm house.
The station is situated on both the london waterlooweymouth and the bristolweymouth routes and is often used by passengers to change between the two. Could this be richard, the son of tristram born 1675. The project has assembled an archive, representing both the heritage and contemporary life of the parish through the collection of hundreds of photographs, artefacts, documents. The purpose of this site is to give a flavour of village life as recalled by those who were there and concentrates on the period from about 1920 to 1980 within. Even during my own lifetime i can recall a certain liveliness when hundreds of sailors would take their shore leave, hoards of men streaming along the esplanade heading for town, all eager to make the most of their. River wey, dorset project gutenberg selfpublishing. Victoria avenue, upwey, weymouth upwey and broadwey. Broadwey, upwey and district womens institute the national. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Local people who helped by recalling their memories shared a cup of.
Weymouth, in an inventory of the historical monuments in dorset, volume 2, south east. A comprehensive companion to the sixpart emmywinning pbs documentary series, broadway. The plant sale, held on may 11th at the memorial hall, was a huge success, raising valuable funds for the society the society stall being prepared for customers left. The earliest reference to a church of st laurence dates to 1201, with the first known priest being john wydeston in 1267. Upwey railway station abbotsbury railway wikipedia. Those who wish to understand the values held by the bucklin family before and during the american revolution should understand some history of the area of the historical roots of the bucklin family, specifically.
Locations include london waterloo, woking, basingstoke, battledown flyover, sailsbury, micheldever, eastleigh, southampton, brockenhurst, lymington junction. The front of the building had been modified to incorporate a posting box in the centre of the window. I have a huge collection that cover illustrations from numerous victorian articles about travel. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of upwey. I have a huge collection that cover illustrations from numerous victorian articles about travel, prisons, childrens homes, poverty, philanthropy. It has norman origins, but most of the existing church dates from 19th century work. Upwey is a suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia, 33 kilometres 21 mi east from melbournes central business district. The service was held alternate years in either parish. Upwey and broadwey, dorset england the launch of the first booklet of memories upwey life in the dorset village 1920 1950 took place at the wishing well tea gardens on wednesday 20 th october 1999. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the weymouth builtup area.
Upwey mill, upwey and broadwey, dorset history in structure. Transcribed by maureen branson from the bishops transcripts. Hotels and airbnbs near upwey and broadwey memorial hall. St levan community history at porthcurno new contributions. Upwey house, upwey and broadwey, dorset history in structure. But upwey and broadwey escaped unscathed and in gratitude the inhabitants erected a splendid memorial hall. Other fire stations in the area were at chalbury lodge, the spa hotel and turks head at chickerell. Based in dorset, we are a gardening club with around 70 members. Sarah guy was born in 1865 into a less than ideal and.
The porthcurno telegraph museum is a focus for research into the history of the parish of st levan. The water entered the house with terrific force, flooding the house to. Compare every available hotel deal and airbnb near upwey and broadwey memorial hall, so book today to secure the. But upwey and broadwey escaped unscathed and in gratitude the inhabitants erected a splendid memorial hall one of the finest in all dorset. The water source became famous as a wishing well and was very popular in victorian times when visitors could alight from the train at the upwey wishing well halt. With thanks to derk sherren for this information which is from a book by thea clayton. Bincombe with broadwey, upwey and buckland ripers st. Upwey wishing well, extracts from early books mentioning the wishing well.