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Holy Trinity Church, Abbots Leigh
War Memorial

A small group from the Village has been preparing a record and plan of the graves in the Upper and Lower Churchyards and a leaflet on some of the well-known names contained therein and in the Church itself. One of the group, Andrew Nicholls, has researched the young men whose names are on the War Memorial but would like to add more information to what he has already found. A folder containing the details already known has been placed in the church.
These men are:
Corporal Frederick CHAMBERLAIN, (d 28.7.1919 aged 22)
son of John and Susan Chamberlain of Abbots Leigh
Signalman Geoffrey DOWN,(d 23.10.1943 aged 36)
son of Edward and Clara Mary Down, husband of Brenda Kathleen (of Stoke Bishop)
Corporal Thomas Patrick FARR, (d 26.11.1941 aged 26)
son of Thomas and Gladys Annie Farr (of The Croft, Ham Green)
Private Walter Charles GABBITASS, (d 25.4.1917 aged 33)
son of Peter and Frances Gabbitass, he was the village postman and husband of Florence Emily, of Church Road, Abbots Leigh
Lance Corporal J W GITTINGS, (d 19.7.1916 aged 28)
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Gittings, Priory Gardens, Abbots Leigh
Lieutenant Arthur HADDEN, MC, (d 8.3.1916 aged 23)
son of Francis and May Hadden (of London)
Lieutenant F J HADDEN, (d 5.5.1916 )
father of Arthur Hadden above
Sergeant Peter Robert KEWN, (d 13.7.1944 aged 21)
son of Harold and Eleanor Kewn of Abbots Leigh
Corporal A E ROWLES, (d 4.10.1916 aged 29)
son of E.C. and M.A. Rowles of Abbots Leigh
Private John WELCH, (d 23.4.1917)
Joseph WHEARE, MM, (d 23.3.1918 aged 22)
son of Arthur John and Elizabeth Annie of Carey’s Lodge, Church Road, Abbots Leigh
Sergeant G. WHITE, (d 26.2.1917)
Sergeant T. WHITE, (d 30.9.1916)
Private A.WILTSHIRE, (d 21.3.1918 aged 23)
Sergeant Rowland WILTSHIRE, (d 21.4.1918 aged 22)
son of William and Alice E. Wiltshire of Westbury-on-Trym
Rifleman George YOUNG, (d 9.9.1916)
Andrew has details of where they are commemorated in Europe and further afield. Perhaps you know something about one of these men; maybe they were related to you or your family, or once lived in your house, for example. If you do know something Andrew would much appreciate further information. Please contact him preferably by e-mail aavondotcom@aol.com or telephone 01275 373888. You can also add information in the folder which is kept in the church.

If someone would like to look into the history of these men it would be greatly appreciated by local historians. A small booklet could then be produced. It is important to do this soon as possible as the memories of them will fade forever which would be a great loss to future generations. Contact Andrew as above if you would like to get involved.


Village Stories, Tales, Articles and Papers
Abbots Leigh Notes
Old Abbots Leigh Notes		 Ham Green Brights House
The Bright Family of Abbots Leigh
Leigh Court - SouthEast Facade
The Miles Family and Leigh Court		 Wall Monument
The Abbots Leigh Charities		 Sir Egbert and Lady Cadbury

The Sale of Abbots Leigh		 Leigh Court Paintings
Catalogue Of Leigh Court Paintings 		    
The Abbots Leigh Archive Group have supplied the documents that form the basis of the latest additions which have been compiled by Steve Livings. The web is an ideal way of presenting these collected notes obtained from different sources - a reference to a note can be introduced in the main text without distracting the reader from that text. He can pop up the note at the time or recall it when he has finished with the main document. The notes can stand on their own and are completely searchable by the site search engione. A new inclusion is a copy of the Sale of the Estate of Abbots Leigh. This has been included even though it already exists in the photo Archive Gallery. The difference is that the version here is fully searchable. Try entering Caroline Bright here


Contributions to this section would be very welcome. Contact Marcus Palmen at 372905 or

Village Videos
 

Click on video to play.- The white spot is the moon
John Blaine usually provides the camera work each year, but he is away sailing
so your webmaster has had go out in the field and aquire the necessary.
To play full screen go to bottom of picture and click on right hand icon.
Select another video from below


Videos available:-
1. Bonfire 2011
2. Bonfire 2010
3. Bonfire 2009
4. Bonfire 2008

Webmasters travels in New Zealand and China Slideshows:

5. The original site of Bungy Jumps
6.Geothermal Electricity

7. The Great Wall of China
8. The Terracotta Warriors


  
Contributions of video clips and/or photos to this section would be very welcome. Contact Marcus Palmen at 372905 or

    Village Location

Abbots Leigh Village is situated on the A369 - the Road from Bristol to Portishead on the West Bank of the Avon as it emerges from the Gorge. This birds eye view Shows a large part of the village, All parts of the village as it was in the millennium year can be viewed in the Archive Photo Gallery From Village Views




Puzzle Corner

This puzzle is fully interactive and is designed to save the forests of northern Europe from extinction - No paper is required and umpteen trials can be made.
SUDOKU

The initial setup in this puzzle is from the "Guardian" and is classified "hard". Clicking on "RESET" sets all the squares to blank and any puzzle from any source can then be installed. By clicking "FIX" the new puzzle values are turned red and after abortive attempts can be returned to by clicking "REFIX"
This improved version can save the state of play when you click on "SAVE" by using cookies and is faster.

Best of Luck!!


Contributions to this section would be very welcome. Contact Marcus Palmen at 372905 or
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