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Albert was born on 25th April 1909 in Woodchester to William and Elizabeth (Herbert). The family was large; William had 6 children from a first marriage that le...

Cecil Burcher We are still seeking information on some of the men on the WW2 memorial. The photo is of Edie nee Harrison in 1908. She became the stepmother of C...

Martin White has let us know that his book largely about growing up in Rodborough from 1955 to 1963, has been published and is available on Amazon. Here is the ...

We have been recently loaned some records and you can read a summary here:

The lettering on Rodborough’s WW2 memorial has been repainted thanks to generous donations to Remembering Rodborough. The wording is much more legible, th...

Rodborough Parish Minute Book – 9th April 1840“At a special vestry meeting held this day according to a notice fixed on the church door and pursuant...

I have a feeling of delight and amazement when I become aware of something that I must have passed hundreds of times and not noticed. Cresby Brown or ‘Mr ...

All the news in the media about the Armistice centenary has stimulated many family memories. We have been sent a photo of Albert Edward (Ted) Clarke who lived i...

It’s finally time for Rodborough to say thank you to Sergeant John Cuthbert who gave his young life in 1944 when his plane was lost, believed to have been shot ...

After a beautiful service on Remembrance Sunday flowers and messages were placed under the WW1 memorial in an attempt to recreate an impression of the striking ...

Remember our note last year about phone boxes being decommissioned?

We have had an enquiry about the ‘Lonely tree’ on the common. Does anyone know its age? Has anything been written about it?

The war memorial was cleaned yesterday and is looking much better. It may continue to lighten a little in the next few days as the cleaning agents continue to w...

Marked on the 1909 land survey map as Allotments Gardens. Does anyone have any idea how far back this land use goes?

We are very excited to have been loaned Rodborough Scouts Archive. We will be busy scanning for quite a while, but hope to share some of the pictures here. This...

Last Saturday evening we were proud to host a performance by Spaniel in the Works Theatre Company of Tommy Atkins and the Canary Girl. It was a powerful and emo...

One of the best things about Remembering Rodborough’s website is reaching people across the globe. We’ve had contact from a delightful lady in the U...

Thank you to everyone who made this morning’s event such fun. Sometimes it’s like the Antiques Roadshow without the cameras. These exciting packages...

Have you had a look at Know Your Place ? Covering the South west of England, Know Your Place is a digital heritage mapping resource to help you to explore your ...

Remembering Rodborough began as a Heritage Lottery funded project in 2009. Part of the brief was the audio recording of memories. A very precious archive was ac...