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Alderminster, Alvechurch, Areley

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prattinton/01/39/03
Title
Alderminster, Alvechurch, Areley
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Scope and content
According to E A B Barnard, ‘The Prattinton Collections of Worcestershire History’ (1931) (digitised copy available at https://collections.sal.org.uk/pra.12.01) the contents include:

Alderminster:
Church*, N.W. (1823); from S.E. (1810), by Hamper; Goldicote; Shennington Hall; Houndshill.
[* ”In 1873 and 1884 the church was restored with melancholy results, every piece of old stone that could possibly be removed being taken out and new work inserted. The eastern portion of the south wall having fallen down, the nave was then rebuilt." V.C.H., Worcs. IV., 11.]

Alvechurch:
Church*, S.E. (1826).
9”* The whole of the church, with the exception of the north side and the tower, was rebuilt in 1859 by the late Mr. W. Butterfield."-V.C.H., Worcs. III., 255.]

Areley:
Areley Hall (engraving by Nash).
[It will be noted that there is no illustration of Areley church, which "was entirely rebuilt in 1885, with the exception of the chancel and tower."-V.C.H., Worcs. IV., 228.]
Archival history
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