100 years ago

Earl Beauchamp has again shown his very practical sympathy with the Free Library, having presented it with a fine watercolour drawing of much local interest. The picture gives a view of the Malvern Hills from the north-west, which displays their contour and elevation to great advan-tage. The drawing, by H Smith, 1819, is about two feet by three feet, and is handsomely framed. It is to be hung in the reference room. Malvern Gazette, September 29, 1905.

Judging from the evidence given in Ledbury Police Cour, by Mr Carnock the landlord of the New Inn Hotel, he must have had a lively time with hopper Henry Smith. On midday, on Thursday, the hopper was only, with some difficulty, overcome and locked up. The prisoner was a strong, burly fellow, of respectable appearance, and standing six feet high. He said: "Gentlemen, I am sorry to be in this position. I must have been very drunk. I had been teetotal for two months, until yesterday, when I came into Ledbury." Ledbury Free Press, October 3, 1905.

50 years ago

A silver vase, which was designed and made by Mr Robert Welch of Fair Haven, West Malvern, has been acquired by the Bergen Museum of Fine Art. Mr Welch is at present at Copenhagen, where yesterday he attended the opening by the king of Denmark of the British Trade Fair. On his return from Denmark, Mr Welch will open a studio-workshop at Chipping Campden. Malvern Gazette, September 30, 1955.

When the Foundation Stone is laid at St John's Cathedral in Napier, New Zealand, on October 12, the service will include a hymn specially written by the Poet Laureate, John Masefield. The hymn consists of five verses of four lines each, sung to the tune of "The Old Hundredth". Ledbury Reporter, September 30, 1955.

25 years ago

Pope John Paul II has been captured in porcelain by the craftsmen of Boehm. The original of the limited edition, soon to be on sale, was presented to the Pope in the Vatican last week, on behalf of Boehm's, by His Excellency Terence Cooke, Cardinal Archbishop of New York. Also present was Mrs Edward Marshall Boehm, chairman of Boehm of Malvern and America. Malvern Gazette, October 2, 1980.

Cosmetic repairs to Ledbury Market House are to go ahead this year, the town council has decided. But plans for maintenance works will have to be abandoned for the time being. The council has budgeted to spend only £5,000. Ledbury Reporter, October 2, 1980.