Ledbury Museums (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, October 08, 2012, 21:47 (4424 days ago) @ unknown

Hi Jane,
may I suggest that perhaps next Spring you consider visiting the Ledbury area, it's a beautifull old town as is the surrounding area especially when the daffs are showing around Dymock & Newent (altho' not by the hundreds of acres as with Spalding of course !). Personally I find the apple orchards more appealing, especially as part of a visit to the old cider works at Marcle.... And then you have the lovely Wye Valley and, of course, the ancient Forest of Dean. A delightful week's holiday methinks...

In the meantime I'm sure these websites will be worth contacting for possible further info. I've not visited them yet but there are two museums in Ledbury:

http://www.ledburycivicsociety.org/butcherrowhouse.html

https://beta.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums-and-galleries/museums-and...

http://www.visitledbury.info/home.html

http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/hereford.html

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Ledbury/

http://www.bsswebsite.me.uk/Local-history/War%20Memorial/LedWarMemWW1details.html
This last site shows two Ledbury Cookes who may possibly be ancestors of yours:

Private John Cooke 7866, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, died 20th November 1918 (presumably from wounds suffered a few weeks beforehand).
(From CWGC site we find he was the Son of John and Elinor Cooke, of Ledbury; husband of Ada Cooke, of 61, Bye St., Ledbury, Herefordshire).
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4019878/COOKE,%20JOHN

Grenadier Guardsman Rawdon James Cook 2616235, died 21st May 1940.
(Son of Stanley Rawdon Cook and Mabel Esther Cook, of Ledbury, Herefordshire).
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2253970/COOK,%20RAWDON%20JAMES
These two sites describe this day in the Battle for France in detail.
http://www.davidrowlands.co.uk/gallery/gal_detail.asp?varPaintCode=183
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/grenadier-guards/32597-grenadier-guards-missing-personnel-...

Hope this information helps with your researches, and that you visit sometime soon. As someone who's enjoyed countless visits to Lincs to family and newfound friends I'm confident you'll enjoy it !

Jeff