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Nethertown
Nethertown has a close historical
relationship with Hamstall Ridware, which is
the ‘upper’ to its ‘nether’, along the
Blithe. It is possible that Nethertown was
the site of fords across the Trent and there
is speculation that a causeway could have
run from the low ground by the Trent to
higher ground above Hamstall Ridware.
In more recent times there was a public
house there, the Old Golden Cup, which was
very popular among fishermen who regularly
visited it by boating along the Trent.
However, it was delicensed in 1905 for
continual brawling among its customers! One
story tells of a customer who hanged himself
in the barns across the road after such a
fracas. The buildings have since been
converted to residential dwellings. In 1850
Edward Dicken is listed as ‘beer retailer’
at Nethertown and later directories give the
establishment’s name as the Golden Cup. A
record exists of the inaugural meeting of
the Lord Leigh Company of the Oddfellows
Friendly Society held there in 1888. It was
still operational in 1912 but not in 1916.
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Meetings
9th May: Members visited site of Beaudesert and had a
guided walk by Mike Street.
3rd June: Members visited Ingestre Hall and Church and had
an interesting guided tour of both.
4th July: 16 members visited Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, a
restored Tudor mansion with large grounds and were given a guided tour
of the mansion.
12th September: A group visited St Michael's Church in
Lichfield and enjoyed an interesting tour of the ancient Churchyard and
talk on the Church itself, led by Trevor James.
26th September: The Society held a 'History Day' in Hill
Ridware which was extremely well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone.
10th October: The first winter meeting was held at Hamstall
Ridware Church, when Mairi MacDonald gave a fascinating talk on the
History of the Leigh Family, who were Lords of the Manor of Hamstall
2nd November: Dr Philip Morgan, a leading authority on the
Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, gave a compelling talk on the Battle and
also the possible local connections.
7th December: Peter Glew and his son spoke about the
ancient art of basket-making and the variety of uses to which they are
put. This was followed by the Christmas buffet.
4th January: The Annual General Meeting was followed by a
fascinating talk by one of our members, Darren Faragher, on the history
of the funeral business.
1st February: The Society was privileged to have Ian Wykes,
Cultural Environment Group Leader for Staffs Co Council speaking about
the Staffordshire Hoard (a change from the advertised subject)
1st March: Randle Knight gave a very interesting talk on
William Salt and his Library
17th April: Members enjoyed a tour of Hamstall Ridware
village and church, led by Sarah Elsom and David Rudge
15th May: David Wilkinson led members on a very interesting
walking tour of AlrewasClick on any Programme link for details of these and
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