Anyone have knowledge of the Phelps family who lived at Bradley House?
Im seeking information about the history of the property and they may have more information.
I am aware that they lived there after returning from abroad and have long since gone.

Bradley House?

Is that what was once Bradley Court north of Mitcheldean?

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Peter

Thank you for your interest, it is not the same place.

The property we are interested in is Bradley House, Lower Soudley.

We appreciate your help, thank you, Andy and Sue

There's a prior thread at https://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=16320 which may be of interest.

There's a few other mentions in the forum but I haven't checked all of them. Just search for "Bradley House" (include the quotation marks).

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Peter

Just for a start

If you Google

A2a (which is the National Archives) and type in

Bradley House, Soudley

There are a numher of 'hits'

Held at Gloucestershire Archives

1895-1914

Bradley House, Soudley, Dean, East, Sales Particulars Valuations, copy lease (Records 1870-1835) etc.

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Route from Soudley to Bradley House

The L E Copeland Collection of Railway Photographs - Part 1 - (date unknown)

If you use the search for Bradley House.....

2010

Two Bridges Tump, Ayelford (by Slowhands)

By the brook Bradley House was presumably built for Samuel Hewlett, an ironfonder who was the occupant in 1834. (fn65). To the south are two mid 19th century houses - one, Ayleford House, dated 1866. Downstream, nearer the hamlet of Aylofrd, a fow of four cottages north-west of Two Bridgdes, owned by Samuel Hewlett in 1834 (fn66) was partly derelict in 1992

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etc.

Also -

past links on this website

Samuel HEWLETT - Iron Master (by Roger Griffiths) 18 January 1009

1851 Bradley House

HEWLETT Samuel - abt 1768 - Witmisnter, Gloucester
etc etc

1841 Census Bradley Hill

Samuel HULETT - abt 1771 - etc etc.

Hi - I know they had a daughter, Jane, who went to a boarding school in Winterbourne near Bristol. I was at school with her and my Great Nan lived in Soudley so we used to meet up if I was staying with my Nan.
The school was called The Collegiate School for girls and was run by a Mr Rex & Mrs Susie Hopes.
Not sure if this is helpful at all, but thought I'd send it through to you.
Best wishes
Andrea (Allez)