Hi Lyn, I think one of the enduring attractions of Woodchurch is its relative timelessness. Of course, there has been some inevitable infilling of modern houses between older dwellings, and one or two significant housing developments (Bridge Close, Rectory Close, Mill View, Brattle and Kirkwood) but essentially the village retains much of its earlier Edwardian/Victorian/Georgian/medieval charm. Certainly, anyone who previously lived in the Upper Green area during the census years 1841-1901 would have no trouble at all feeling immediately at home in familiar surroundings. Gary Lyn Latimer wrote: > Just wanted to say what an interesting piece this was about the Vestry > meeting. > And I wonder if one of the many unemployed , would have been my husbands > ancestor. Who knows, wouldn't we all like to know more about those times. > I've often wondered where on Upper Green, the family would have lived, it > surely wouldn't look like Woodchurch today. > > Lyn Latimer

Hi Gary, Thanks for that, We have only visited Woodchurch a couple of times, so we don't know it at all well, it's a beautiful village though. The last time it was pouring with rain, and the museum and Church were very welcoming.. Even spoke to a very nice lady in the Church , who remembered a Mrs Bingham from when she was a young girl. Shall definitely come for the Exhibition next year. Regards, Lyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Samson" <gsamson@goldbern.co.uk> To: <eng-ken-woodchurch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] Vestry Meeting > Hi Lyn, > > I think one of the enduring attractions of Woodchurch is its relative > timelessness. Of course, there has been some inevitable infilling of > modern houses between older dwellings, and one or two significant > housing developments (Bridge Close, Rectory Close, Mill View, Brattle > and Kirkwood) but essentially the village retains much of its earlier > Edwardian/Victorian/Georgian/medieval charm. Certainly, anyone who > previously lived in the Upper Green area during the census years > 1841-1901 would have no trouble at all feeling immediately at home in > familiar surroundings. > > Gary > > > Lyn Latimer wrote: >> Just wanted to say what an interesting piece this was about the Vestry >> meeting. >> And I wonder if one of the many unemployed , would have been my husbands >> ancestor. Who knows, wouldn't we all like to know more about those times. >> I've often wondered where on Upper Green, the family would have lived, it >> surely wouldn't look like Woodchurch today. >> >> Lyn Latimer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >