Lower Broadheath Village Hall.
basil | 5/4/2006 | 7:41 am
The Village Hall at Lower Broadheath 1920’s. Parkbarn archive.
The Hon Mrs Britten of Kenswick Manor provided the Church Hall for the village in memory of her husband Admiral Britten. The adjoining Hall caretakers cottage was given by Mrs Wheeley Lea in 1911.
The vicarage and paddock is on the right.
During the 1950’s tree’s and hedges were removed along Church Lane to allow house building alongside.
Cecil Townsends rose grounds on the left was sold for development to build the Peachley Garden’s Estate.
Planting the Jubilee Oak.
An oak tree was planted in the paddock by Mrs Britten to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V in 1935
Lower Broadheath Church Hall 1914.
The field next to Hall was used as a carpark for many years, in later times area has been cleared of trees and shrubs to provide tarmacked white lined parking facility for hall users and also to provide parking for the nearby school.
A Presentation in the Village Hall.
Many villagers attended this presentation to Mrs Griffiths the Postmistress, by the vicar Jack Stephens On the right is her son Mr Jim Griffiths who wrote the history of Lower Broadheath Church. He was a Teacher at Christopher Whiteheads Secondary Modern in St. Johns Worcester. On left of picture is Margery Wood from Little Peachley Farm.
