Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Forest Church Jubilee School ,Broadwell Lane End

Forest Church Jubilee School ,Broadwell Lane End (reply)

emilyellen — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:09:45 +0000

Slowhands,
As you advised to mark the Golden Jubilee of P.M.Proctor's school and chapel at Berry Hill, W.H.Taylor minister of Christchurch in 1864 opened the National School at Broadwell Lane End, known as The Forest Church Jubilee School.
I now realise Ellen Hale worked the controversial tapestry to mark the Golden Jubilee of P.M.Proctors school and chapel at Berry Hill. In the absence of the word school I had mistakenly associated the tapesty with The Forest Church, Drybrook whose Golden Jubilee date appeared to coincide with the tapestry dates.
I had failed over the past three years to make any other connection to The Forest Church.
Ellen Hale was baptised in 1867 (born 1852) and married my grandfather James James in 1874, both events being solemnised by W.H.Taylor in Christchurch (confirmation by a copy of the marriage certificate).
The close proximity of their homes before marriage at Barn Hill Pit and Coalway Road help to confirm that you pointed me, in just twenty four hours,the correct direction.
My sincere thanks

Forest Church Jubilee School ,Broadwell Lane End (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:56:06 +0000

I have been seeking for the past three years

I hope it proves a successful breakthrough

Forest Church Jubilee School ,Broadwell Lane End (reply)

emilyellen — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:03:59 +0000

Slowhands, Thank you for your lateral idea.

The school work you suggested for Ellen is incredile!!!

The Ellen you highlighted in the 1861 census is the correct Ellen for my grandmother

I will come back to you again when I have investigated all the school information you supplied, I am confident that you have discovered the information I have been seeking for the past three years

I cannot thank you enough

Forest Church Jubilee School ,Broadwell Lane End (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:04:09 +0000

Now here is a lateral idea !

Its a piece of School work by Ellen.

To mark the Golden Jubilee of P. M. Procter's school and chapel at Berry Hill (fn. 4)
W. H. Taylor, minister of Christ Church, (fn. 5) built a National school for the Lane End
district, east of Coleford. The district had a day school in a Baptist chapel at Mitcheldean
Lane End in 1851 (fn. 6) and one or two small dame schools in 1862.
Known as the Forest Church Jubilee school, the National school with its adjacent schoolhouse
was at Broadwell Lane End and was paid for by subscriptions and grants. It opened in 1864
with 70 pupils, including infants, and was enlarged by Taylor several times. (fn. 7)
In

From: 'Forest of Dean: Education', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred,
St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 405-413.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23274 Date accessed: 31 January 2009.

Good fit for Broadwell Lane End !

1861 Barn Hill Pit ( Broadwell Lane End)
Thomas Hale abt 1816 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Dina Hale abt 1814 Monmouthshire, Wales Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Ellen Hale abt 1853 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
Emma Hale abt 1850 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
Fanny Hale abt 1848 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
Henny Hale abt 1843 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Hale abt 1841 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
Susan Hale abt 1845 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
Tom Hale abt 1856 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire

Holy Trinity aka Forest Church, 1817 (reply)

emilyellen — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:54:10 +0000

Slowhands,
Many thanks for giving me the correct version of the quotation from my tapestry. How did you produce this information ten minutues after my posting?
Fantastic !!!
Now let me see if anyone has any further information on the Jubilee celebation.
As always I am very grateful for your help with any questions I post on the Forum Site.

Holy Trinity aka Forest Church, 1817 (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:16:08 +0000

“I Am the Rose of Sharron and the Lily of the Valley.
As the Lily among thorns so is my love among the daughters.”
Song of Solomon 2:1

Drybrook HOLY TRINITY at Harrow Hill, was consecrated in 1817 also known locally as the Forest Church

Holy Trinity Forest Church, 1817

emilyellen — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:06:12 +0000

I have a tapestry worked by my grandmother 140 years ago (a living piece of history) most of which is easily decipherable, with the letters of the alphabet, numerals 1 to 9 and in verse "I am the rose of sharron and the life of the valley". In capitals and strong colours.

Ellen Hale aged 13 years.

Forest Church Jubilee Sat. July 8 1868.

At that time she was living at Lane End, West Dean, why, and how, she was able to execute this work at 13 years of age, and at that period of time is a mystery.

Does anyone have any information of the Forest Church Jubilee which this tapestry celebrates? please.

Thanks