![]() ![]() Farm produce and products were earning record prices, and at auction, a small house with a garden had an opening bid of £200 and was eventually knocked down for £500, more than twice the expected price, as a property boom continued. There were addresses, recitations and singing, followed by tea which finished at 7 pm. ![]() Then the Primitive Methodist Sunday School held a Whit Monday children's treat in the meadow near Northbrook Chapel lent by Mrs Falconer. It was hoped that this was the first of an annual event, and £15/12/8d was collected for the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and the South Western Railway Orphanage. A band played, speeches were made and tea was taken. The following month a Church Parade was held for the Comrades of the Great War, attended by the National Union of Railwaymen, Micheldever and Stratton Workers Union, and the Postmen. Its present whereabouts seem to be unknown. Allen confirmed that the tablet was to remain the property of the school governors. In Micheldever Station school, at the junction of Overton Road and Larkwhistle Road and which is now a private house, an oak tablet memorial was unveiled for the 5 men killed from Micheldever Station - W J Barrett, J Hughes, W T Jones, A Simpson and L Weston. That same month a Fancy Dress Ball, held at Northbrook Hall in aid of the Micheldever and Stratton Nursing Fund, raised the princely sum of £23. The Annual Parish assembly in April 1920 considered a request for a public bathing place under the Washhouse and Baths Act. ![]() The final result is now unknown.Īt the beginning of 1920, John Bennet was fined £2 for wearing the 1914 war ribbon to which he was not entitled, and on 27 March the death was announced of the Postmaster at Micheldever Station, Mr Thomas Pearce. In mid-April of 1920, Micheldever FC was the host of a six-a-side tournament for all the village clubs within a 12-mile radius. ![]() The report on the match does not mention how the injury was sustained. By December 1919 there was a return of the traditional Christmas Day football match, this time Micheldever Football Club played against Comrades of the Great War, when the Vice Captain of Micheldever Football Club, Mr Fred Mitchell, broke his ankle. Those who had served their country and survived the carnage returned to the village, and gradually a sense of normalcy settled over the district. Later in the month a social evening, held to celebrate the signing of the Armistice, finished early because of lighting and heating regulations, which were still in operation. The village schools were decorated with Union Jacks, church bells rang for two hours, and a service was held immediately in Church with a good turnout considering the short notice. Other titles are “Micheldever and the Swing Riots” and “Micheldever and the Coming of the Railway”.Īrmistice Day, 11 November 1918, was greeted with universal relief in Micheldever as it was throughout the country. “Micheldever Between the Wars” is one of this series now in preparation. In the interim, it has been decided to produce booklets on some of the more noteworthy local events as a precursor to the complete history. However, work on a new history of Micheldever has continued and will be completed. This task of revising, editing and adding to Milner’s History of Micheldever fell to myself, aided by members of the Group’s committee.īefore the task could be completed and a new book published, the Archaeology and Local History Group disbanded. In 1998 Micheldever Archaeology and Local History Group decided that an appropriate way of marking the Millennium would be to re-issue Milner’s History of Micheldever whilst taking the opportunity of adding additional text to bring it up to date. Alfred Milner, vicar of Micheldever, privately published the History of Micheldever in October 1923 he ended his account in 1800, adding, “There is, no doubt, ample scope for another to supplement and polish this record.” ![]()
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