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Appeal for new Church Guide booklet

Posted on April 25, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FUNDRAISERS from St Augustine’s Church attended a Hedon Town Council meeting on the 19th April and presented their case on the need for a new Church Guide book to be published.

Dorothy Winter, the Secretary to the Parochial Church Council (PCC), explained how Hedon’s historic St Augustine’s Church had been seriously neglected during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries which meant that fundraising for restoration and maintenance work now had to be an ongoing feature of church life. The church’s architect has estimated that the next round of necessary work on St Augustine’s will cost around £150,000.

Church Restoration Booklet

One of the key ways that the church communicates with residents, visitors and potential funders is through its Guide Booklets and Restoration Brochures. In particular the Restoration Brochure, which was last published in 2004 (pictured above), explains the historic significance of St Augustine’s and the need to preserve the building for future generations. However, that Brochure is now out of date and in short supply.

The PCC aims to publish a new well illustrated Church Guide book which will contain no names, or contact information to render it out of date. It has approached Hedon Town Council for help with the costs of the publication.

The Hedon Town Council will discuss this appeal at a future meeting.

King of Holderness Yellow Throne

King of Holderness on a Yellow Throne

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Pinterest Poster Posterity!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED a new symbol appearing on the Sharing buttons at the bottom of each article on the Hedon Blog: Follow Me on Pinterest Pinterest.

Pinterest is a virtual pin board. It allows people to collect images from across the internet that interest and inspire them. When you see the  Follow Me on Pinterest symbol on a website then you can click it to share an image to your Pinterest account.

“Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.” Pinterest website

HU12 Online has set up a Pinterest account to collect POSTERS that have been used in the area.

Quite often, lot of effort goes into designing posters – then after the event they are designed to promote, they are taken down – or worse still allowed to fade and discolour on a noticeboard somewhere! But not any more! We will be collecting local posters and saving them for posterity!

We have just started the collection which consists of old and current posters. Posters? Nay! – Works of art!

Visit: Pinterest – Local Posters Archive

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Magdalen Lane Histories

Posted on March 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FOLLOWING our appeal for information about Ashley Villas and Daisy Villas on Magdalen Lane, Hedon, which were bombed in World War II, then Tom Bond has sent in these two photographs which were taken in the vicinity of the buildings.

The photos are of general historical interest – and of particular family interest to Tom himself. He explains the two photos:

“The two photos were taken about 100 years ago. (One of them was used as a postcard, and was posted to my Grandma’s father at Keyingham, and is date stamped Hedon, July 1912.) At that time, my Grandad, Isaac Bond, and his wife Jane and family were living at Bondgate House. This had been built, I believe, by my Grandad’s brother Billy, who did a lot of building in Hedon.

On the right hand side of one of the pictures can be seen a house which I think is the one bombed. This picture shows a house roof and chimney stacks above the horse’s neck, which doesn’t help with location, and this is why I have sent the second one which gives a better indication, as it shows Bondgate House in the background.

I think that the villas were at the beginning of the lane leading to Bondgate House, on the eastern side, and at right angles to Burstwick Road, probably where there is a garage now. Incidentally, my dad is the boy in the straw boater. He would be 14 at that time. I don’t know who the man is on the left hand side.”

Many thanks to Tom for sharing his photos with us!

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Hedon wartime bombing – can you help with information?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by | 1 Comment

IN JUNE last year James Bagnall asked for further information about the site of a World War II bombing raid on Hedon in May 1941 in which it was thought an entire family was wiped out.

Two properties, Ashley Villas and Daisy Villas on Magdalen Lane, Hedon, were destroyed  in the bombing raid on 8th May 1941 and 11 people were killed – including six members of the Spicer family Mr Ernest Spicer, his wife Vida and four children, John (aged 22), Delma (14), Geoffrey (10) and Edward (6).

This horrific tragedy has taken another macabre turn with the discovery that another member of the Spicer family, son Jack (22), also died during the war two years later on February 6th 1943.

And another mystery has arisen during the Hedon Blog discussion on these tragic events. The photos on this page were taken and sent in by Mr Peter Batty in Scunthorpe: The entire Spicer family are commemorated/buried in the Crosby Cemetery in Scunthorpe?

It is believed that the bombing raid left eleven casualties, the Spicer family of Ashley Villas, and Lucy Lear also of Ashley Villas, and Ellen and Josephine Ellerton and John and Muriel French of Daisy Villas.

We are appealing to readers who might have any further information about the families involved to get in touch. Did the victims all live in Hedon? What is the Spicer family’s link with Scunthorpe? What fate befell Jack Spicer?

And also James Bagnall’s original questions: What type of houses were Daisy Villas and Ashley Villas. What happened around the bombing, clearance and rebuild? Are there any photos of the area before or after the bombing?

(Ongoing research)

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Programme of Exhibitions at the Hedon Museum

Posted on February 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

HEDON MUSEUM kicks off its New Year programme on Saturday 18th February 2012 after being ‘dark’ since November 2011.

The first exhibition Off to the Ball! will run until Sat 17th March 2012 and will include a collection of fans and historic dresses.

Following an appeal made in 2010 to people who owned pictures, the museum will be showing drawings of Holderness by the well-known artist Frederick Schultz Smith early in the year. FS Smith in Holderness will also include modern photographs of the same locations taken by the members of the ‘Picture this!’ Photographic Club.

A later exhibition will feature Flying in East Yorkshire 1912-1939. And later still, local memorabilia and photographs will be displayed as part of the Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside! exhibition.

The Museum will open from Saturday 18th February 2012 and will be open 10am – 4pm every Saturday and Wednesday from then on.

Visit: www.hedonmuseum.org

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Restoring Horsewell Pond

Posted on January 30, 2012 by | Leave a comment

TEN PEOPLE volunteered to help restore Horsewell Pond at a Community Day on Saturday arranged by Hedon Town Council and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

The first task was to dig out the reeds by the roots. The reeds have taken over and stilted the pond – and literally sucked the life water out of it. This work had to be done carefully in order not to hurt the wildlife living in this muddy environment. Frogs were the most prolific animal found and had to be carefully relocated to a safer area.

Horsewell Pond got its name from the fact that it used to be a drinking well for horses. The base of the pond was lined with brick and stone in order to take the weight of the visiting animals. Good for horses – but it made the digging much more difficult for the volunteers!

The pond is also nicknamed ‘Duck Pond’ which is not a reference to the feathered bird, but to the ducking-stool which was apparently located there in times gone by. Troublesome and angry women who committed the crime of ‘breaking the peace’ by arguing with neighbours in raised voices would be punished by being placed in a chair and ducked (submerged) in the pond.

This was just the first day of a campaign to return water to the pond and help restore the small site down Ivy Lane. Thanks to Jim, Brian, Kathryn, Sue, Ray, John and Harriet, for lending a hand – and particular thanks to Scott, Jenny and Owen from Hedon Youth Club.

If readers have got other stories to share about the pond and its history, then please leave a comment below. Watch this space for notice of the next community event at the pond. 

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Paull Holme Tower – Heritage disappearing in front of our very eyes!

Posted on September 10, 2011 by | 3 Comments

Paull Holme Tower1PAULL HOLME TOWER is a 15th Century three storey brick tower between Paull and Thorngumbald and was once part of a grand manor house and moated-complex and is a Grade I listed monument. The Tower is believed to be located at the centre of the original settlement of Paull – and buildings may have been on this site dating back to before the Domesday Book!

The Tower was open to the public for the first time as part of the Heritage Open Days weekend on 10th and 11th September 2011. This was made possible due to English Heritage agreeing to cover the public liability costs of opening the monument.

Simon Taylor, the owner of the tower, was on hand to meet and talk to dozens of enthusiastic visitors to the site.

Paull Holme Tower is now described as being in “very bad” condition by English Heritage. Its priority status has been classed as A(A) which signifies that it is at:

“Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed.”

Paull Holme Tower looking up at crennelations

Remains of once decorative work at the top of the tower

And the deterioration showed! Crumbling brickwork and erosion by weather and plants was clear for all to see! But this ‘loss of fabric’ represents history and heritage disappearing in front of our very eyes!

Simon Taylor says that he bought the Tower nearly 25 years ago in order to “save it” and that job continues. He hopes that renewed interest in the site through the Open Days will encourage people to get involved in helping to form a trust or not-for-profit body that can look at preserving the ancient building.

If anyone can help with this task then they can contact simon@stonecreekhouse.co.uk – and if you visit the site, then leave your opinions on the Heritage Open Days website.

Seaside FM roving reporter Paula Coomberg interviewed Simon Taylor during her visit to the site – the video also reveals the current state of this fascinating building.

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Heritage Weekend events at St Andrew, Paull

Posted on September 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment

ST ANDREW CHURCH in Paull will be open as part of the Heritage Open Days on Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th of September.

The Paull Village Hall Website reports that the church will be open between 1.00pm and 5.00pm on both days.

This should be a delight for history buffs, and those tracing family history in the area: All the ancient Parish records will be returned to the Church dating back to 1657. Also, on computer files, will be the school registers and log books back to when the school opened in 1868. People will be on hand to help with any family searches and monumental inscriptions that you may be looking for.

On Saturday 10th september at 2.30pm David Smith (local historian) will be giving a talk on the photographs and history contained in his new book Paull: An Illustrated History copies of which are on sale at the church.

The Riverside pop In Cafe’ will be open during the heritage weekend s for teas, coffee and light snacks.

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