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Gerbestone – an evacuation story
An evacuation story – source: Jackie Tolfree I’ve had my Mum staying for a week and I got her talking about when she was evacuated.
Tregonning Hill
Memorial to William Cookworthy on Tegonning Hill. William Cookworthy discovered china clay here in 1746. This memorial is sited next to the vast overgrown quarry
Wiliam Cookworthy – discovered china clay in Cornwall
William Cookworthy m. Sarah Berry (? – 1745) Lloyd was the 4th great grand nephew of Sarah Berry (and several other more distant relationships) source:
Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House
source:wikipedia The Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House is a historic Friends meeting house located near the community of Colerain, Ohio, United States. Constructed in 1815
Mount Fox
Mount Fox in the Selkirk Mountains in Canada was named, by William Green, in honour of Harry Fox who perished with William Donkin and two
Catchfrench
Home of Dorothy Kekewich – husband of Francis Fox Click here for the Historic England listing. “This photo, taken in 1974, shows the author (Joseph
Somervell, (Theodore) Howard (1890-1975) – a member of the Mallory 1924 Everest expedition
Howard Somervell m. Margaret Hope Simpson (1899–1993) Lloyd H fox was the 3rd cousin of Howard Somervell source: wikipedia Theodore Howard Somervell OBE, FRCS (16 April 1890 –
The Quaker Prison – Welshpool
Both Charles Lloyd ll and his brother Thomas Lloyd were imprisoned here for their Quaker beliefs. Both Charles Lloyd lll and Sampson Lloyd l, children of Charles
Dolobran Quaker Meeting House
Source: Hanes Maldwyn #31 Dolobran Quaker Meeting House was built on land owned by the Lloyds of Dolobran in 1700. It was the first purpose-built Quaker