Evesham
New, Edmund H.
English
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EVESHAM
EVESHAM
WRITTEN AND
ILLUSTRATED BY
EDMUND H. NEW
LONDON: J.M. DENT & CO.
29 BEDFORD STREET
NEW YORK: E.P. DUTTON CO.
MDCCCCIV
DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
H.N.
1820-1893
D.N.
1834-1901
NOTE
For the historical matter contained in the following pages the writeris indebted mainly to George May's admirable history of the townissued in 1845, a book which, since its publication, has been theacknowledged authority on local history.
To Mr. Oswald Knapp his thanks are especially due not only forpermission to make use of the series of articles, founded on themonastic chronicles, which appeared some years ago in the EveshamJournal, most of them under the title of "Evesham Episodes," but alsofor much generous help and criticism.
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTIONII. EVESHAM AND THE VALEIII. THE ABBEY 1. THE FOUNDING OF THE ABBEY 2. THE ABBEY AFTER THE CONQUEST. 3. THE DISSOLUTION.IV. THE REMAINS OF THE ABBEYV. THE PARISH CHURCHESVI. THE TOWN—INCLUDING BENGEWORTH AND GREEN HILLVII. THE BATTLE OF EVESHAMVIII. CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADSIX. THE RIVERX. THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Bridge StreetEvesham and Bredon Hill, from the ParksThe Bell TowerThe Gatehouse and AlmonryAbbot Reginald's GatewayIn the Market PlaceHigh StreetThe Bell Tower, from BengeworthSt. Egwin's, Honeybourne
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