Category Archives: Broadway

The Building Of Broadway’s Church

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 13, 2012

TweetThe church of St Michael’s and All Angels in Broadway is a little bit different. It’s striking, as many churches are, and it dominates the skyline, towering over the village – but again, that’s nothing unusual; the spires of churches … Continue reading →

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Knitting, Baking and Gossip

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 10, 2012

TweetTopographer Thomas Baskerville (1630-1720) travelled through Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire in the 1670s and 1680s, and recorded his journey in a diary that was subequently published as Thomas Baskerville’s Journeys in England. The diary contains notes about the towns and … Continue reading →

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John Wesley In The Cotswolds

by cotswoldhistory Posted on June 16, 2011

TweetCotswold History reader Christopher Etchells recently got in touch to ask about links between the Cotswolds and Methodist preacher John Wesley. So for Christopher, here is a brief summary of how the famous 18th century preacher visited the Cotswolds as … Continue reading →

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Mary Anderson: An American Star In The Cotswolds

by cotswoldhistory Posted on March 31, 2011

TweetMany celebrities choose to live in the Cotswolds, either permanently, or having second homes here. Yet this is not a modern phenomenon; in the inter-war years, Broadway, for example, was home to a famous American actress. Mary Anderson was a … Continue reading →

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Cotswold Arts And Crafts – A Slideshow

by cotswoldhistory Posted on November 25, 2010

TweetA little slideshow for you this week on Cotswold Arts and Crafts, showing examples of local craftsmen’s work, architecture, and former homes of creative Cotswold dwellers such as William Morris. Cotswold Arts And Crafts from Nell Darby on Vimeo.

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Cotswold History From The British Pathe Archive

by cotswoldhistory Posted on November 8, 2010

TweetI have recently been exploring a fantastic resource for historians – the British Pathé archive. There are several films about both rural history and Cotswold-specific items. You can view footage of rural skills, or look at snapshots of Cotswold village … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Cotswolds Museum #2: Court Barn Museum

by cotswoldhistory Posted on March 18, 2010

Tweet Chipping Campden’s Court Barn Museum is a small hidden gem, situated next to St James’s Church on Church Street. It celebrates the area’s link with the Arts and Crafts movement – CR Ashbee moved his Guild of Handicraft from … Continue reading →

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Campden Ashes: A History Through Auctions

by cotswoldhistory Posted on February 15, 2010

TweetIn 1824, a local landowner, who owned Campden Ashes, Upton Wold, and Spring Hill farms, between Broadway and Bourton-on-the-Hill, decided to sell off his farming stock – or, as the local paper put it, his “farming stock, implements, corn, hay, … Continue reading →

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