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Summer Outing on June 11^th 2026

Moreton in Marsh and District Local History Society Members Enjoy a Day of Medieval Splendour and Arts & Crafts Masterpieces in Worcestershire

Our latest Society excursion took members on a captivating journey through centuries of architectural and artistic history, beginning with a morning visit to Great Malvern. Nestled beneath the Malvern Hills, we explored the magnificent Great Malvern Priory (historically known as the abbey), marvelling at its soaring Norman pillars, its exceptional collection of 15th-century medieval and modern stained glass, and the fascinating, intricately carved monastic misericords.

After a delightful lunch in the town, we travelled to Madresfield Court, the stunning moated ancestral home of the Lygon family for nearly 900 years (and the real-life inspiration for Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited). A true treasure trove, the house absolutely captivated us with its breathtaking Arts and Crafts interiors. Highlights included the exquisite library, featuring woodwork by the Guild of Handicraft from nearby Chipping Campden, and the chapel’s explosion of colour, beautifully adorned with detailed nature frescoes by the Birmingham Group. It was a thoroughly enriching day of history, fellowship, and spectacular craftsmanship.  

Suzanna Berry

Saturday July 7^th 2026

Moreton in Marsh Fayre - Celebrating Signing of the Market Charter 800 Years ago

On a bright sunny day, the Society manned a stall in Victoria Park. Linda Westerman kept the children (and some adults) happy with a ‘retro’ game of hoopla. Postcards, showing photographs of ‘old’ Moreton were handed out to interested visitors. Also on view was a calendar for each day in a year showing historical events that occurred in Moreton that on those days. An example is below:

July 1	Opening of the GWR Moreton-Shipston on Stour branch railway line, 1889; Sports Centre at the Fire Service College open to the public, 1977.
July 2	King Charles I slept at the White Hart on his way from Oxford to Evesham, 1644
July 4	Article on Batsford Park, the seat of Lord Redesdale, published in Country Life, 1903.
July 6	Robert Southey, the poet, breakfasts at Moreton on a coach journey to Worcester
July 8	King Edward VII visits Moreton, 1905; Passenger services on Moreton-Shipston on Stour branch line cease, 1929.
July 10	Final stone and vane added to the new spire of St David’s Church, Moreton, 1861.

Thanks to Tim Sedgley, Mike Rees and Linda Westerman for making the Society’s stand a success on the day. Our President Tim Porter is on the right