Oldbury
The Cinema in Tewkesbury
Diamond Jubilee Year, 18 September 1897, just one year after the first public showing of animated pictures in England, and the jerky figures of Bob Fitzsimmonds and Gentleman Jim Corbett flickered across the screen before a fascinated audience of ...
Preserving the Memory of Livestock Markets in Tewkesbury
This article was inspired by a request from the Civic Society, which wishes to place a plaque on the wall of the building that today houses a tax hire firm in Oldbury Road. It also enabled the use of photographs of Hone the Auctioneer, kindly made available ...
The Cinema in Tewkesbury, Part 2
From 1963 until 1973 the cinema lamp flickered and faded but was not totally extinguished. Mr Bernard Lee , an enterprising local man, invested in a projector and, with hired film to supplement his own collection, hired out to private parties and ...
Osborne House Archive
The archive contains 42 documents covering dates in 1808 to 1960. The documents show that in 1808 William Handley purchased land in the Oldbury Field from John Maccapen Barnes for £170.[3]
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