Audio Stories
Welcome to the Kempley Tardis
How 21st century technology and a fascinating past were joined – and meant take-off for a ground-breaking social history enterprise.
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Threads Through Time
Family history and Kempley's Non-Conformist religious heritage are interwoven in the story of Moor House and the Phelps family who lived there.
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1000 years of Dymock Forest
Our ancient woodland and its role in the economic life of Kempley and the world beyond.
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A house of many parts
The 'family history' of one house in Kempley also reveals the fascinating variety of trades once based in the village.
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Harry George
War hero, wheelwright, well-digger … and whistle-whetter. The life of Kempley's last home-grown cider-producer.
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The Big House and the Poor House
Census and parish records reveal what Victorian rural life was like at different ends of the social spectrum.
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Kempley Man and Boy
How war turned a grammar school boy into a farmer – at the tender age of 14.
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Kempley National School
How early plans to educate the poor children of Kempley didn't quite add up.
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Roots in the Land
The story of the Brooke family is the story of around 300 years of farming in Kempley.
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The Seventh Earl Beauchamp
The rise and fall of the lord of the Manor who helped shape modern Kempley.
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