Want to explore the history of Bewdley in more detail?
Below is a list of useful material references to help you provided by our members….
We have our own website’s history of Bewdley page -
In addition, Alan Scaplehorn has kindly provided the following information….
He says ..”There are a variety of books I would recommend all of which are in the library”.
Namely..
- A full chapter in the Victoria County History Vol 4.
- J R Burtons History of Bewdley which although published in 1883 has a lot of interesting information.
- Essays Towards a History of Bewdley edited by Lawrence S Snell in the 1970s.
- Bewdley in its Golden Age volumes 1 and 2.
- Bewdley Miscellany published in 2015.
- For pictorial information on a variety of subjects there is “Bewdley's Past in Pictures” Volumes 1 and 2 along with “Bewdley in the Images of England” series and Kenneth Hobson's “A Bewdley Album”.
Bewdley Historical Research Group (BHRG)
For more detailed information on specialist topics the are the 20 or so publications of the BHRG.
The BHRG is very willing to answer questions and queries from the public every Wednesday morning in the museum from its vast collection of documentary material.