The Laurels, Ruardean (General)
Hello - we are looking for information on The Laurels on the High Street, Ruardean. We've found one partial old photo of the house online (taken from the Church looking East) but wondered if anyone could tell us who it was originally built for or whether there are any other photos of the house in existence? Thank you :)
The Laurels, Ruardean
by MPGriffiths 
, Thursday, February 10, 2022, 12:02 (796 days ago) @ pecangirl
British Newspapers on Line - Gloucester Citizen 25 March 1904
EVANS, March 23, at Laurels, Ruardean, James EVANS, late Bell Hotel, aged 76 years
(the newspaper on his death, say he was kindly genial manner, and after his retirement from the Bell Hotel he filled the office of Churchwarden.
followed not long after by
4 October 1904
EVANS, Oct 3 - at The Laurels, Ruardean, Eliza JANE, daughter of the later James EVANS
(these burials are on this website records)
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Ross Gazette - Thursday 10 October 1912
A girl named Gwendoline Maud Emily Evans, aged 16 years has been missing from her home without any apparent cause since Saturday morning. Her parents, who reside at the Laurels, Ruardean, will be grateful for any information as to the whereabouts of the girl.
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If you use the Advance Search - Eliza EVANS, burial is listed 1904 and with
1967 - Margaret Eileen BRAIN, The Laurels, Woodside, Ruardean
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On a happier note: by using the Advance Search - 29 Jun 1920
Joseph Reginald EVANS (occupation: Engineer - and his wife Harriett - residence: The Laurels Ruardean - baptised their son Joseph Reginald EVANS at Ruardean),
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Census returns - directories etc etc - are on Ancestry, Find My Past etc.
The Laurels, Ruardean
by MPGriffiths , Thursday, February 10, 2022, 12:15 (796 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
There seems to be quite a number of hits for the Laurels, Ruardean
One being quite an interesting advert in the Ross Gazette - 24 October 1907
Don't think we can attach photos... , it's all about a sale, Tuesday next
The Laurels, Ruardean, six miles from Ross
Mr W H FOOTITT has been favoured with instructions from Mr Henry WITHERS who is leaving the district, to SELL BY AUCTION, as above
Farming Stock, Also Household Furniture and Effects. Assume we are talking about the same house, the list of furniture is amazing. e.g. Cottage Pianoforte in Walnut.
Have to look at LLoyds George Land Survey 1908 - which is on the net.
The Laurels, Ruardean
by MPGriffiths , Thursday, February 10, 2022, 12:26 (796 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
Lloyd George Land Survey 1908 - which is on the net
and I've searched for EVANS - Ruardean
EVANS, Joseph Penn
has 6 hits in Ruardean
House & Garden, The Laurels
stables & buildings, near Bell Hotel
agricultural land, Turners Tump
agricultural land, Crooked end
agricultural land, Crooked eng
agricultural land, Church Meadow
If you click on each one, this will tell you the size, and value etc. and the reference on the end - gives the link to the maps - and hopefully, most places have been added, and you can see the actual ordnance survey map.
The Laurels, Ruardean
by MPGriffiths , Thursday, February 10, 2022, 13:10 (796 days ago) @ pecangirl
If the Google
The Laurels, Ruardean
Under the website:
herefordshirehistory.org.uk
actual heading reads
RG2212 The Laurels, Ruardean, 5th July 1984
There is a colour photo taken on that date - and it seems they are selling prints of different sizes of this house and beautiful front garden.
The Laurels, Ruardean
Oh my gosh, thank you so much - this is exactly what we were looking for! Thank you for all your trouble :)
The Laurels, Ruardean
by MPGriffiths , Thursday, February 10, 2022, 14:59 (796 days ago) @ pecangirl
The photo really is a stroke of luck for you, it's beautiful.
My x Grandad William WICKENDEN was in Ruardean between 1878 and 1880 then back again to Blakeney.
The Laurels, Ruardean
by MPGriffiths , Thursday, February 10, 2022, 15:16 (796 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
I've just searched the Catalogue on the Gloucestershire Records Office
and they hold this
Deeds of The Laurels, Ruardean (formerly Church Meadow and 4 cottages)
1873-1988
Date: 1873-1988
Description: Original Bundle
Finding Reference: D7741/Bundle 5
Held at : Gloucestershire Archives
Number of items: 1 bundle
Level: Item
Orderable: YES
On the left of their page is
ACTION:
Contact us about this item
Print catalogue entry
Email catalogue entry
Add to saved records.
The Laurels, Ruardean
by Nick Dub , Tuesday, June 07, 2022, 13:08 (679 days ago) @ pecangirl
One little extra bit of info, Claude W Parnell who was the son of the Ruardean vicar from the early 1900s was a keen amateur photographer and lived across the road from the Laurels. There's a chapter about him in Leonard Clark's first book of reminiscences.