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Those who love with a deep reverence the work of their forefathers, whether because of the character and beauty of their handiwork, or from the historical associations which are indissolubly connected with it, cannot but regard with pain and abhorrence any cause which tends towards the demolition or destruction of the monuments of the past. To these it is a significant and distressing fact that hardly any modern English buildings or streets possess the qualities which give the value and charm to the old cities, towns, and villages of which we are the grateful inheritors. If any reader is inclined to doubt the truth of. | Evesham 1 Evesham The Project Gutenberg EBook of Evesham by Edmund H. New This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Evesham Author Edmund H. New Release Date October 14 2004 EBook 13754 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EVESHAM Produced by Malcolm Farmer Asad Razzaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. EVESHAM WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY EDMUND H. NEW LONDON . DENT CO. 29 BEDFORD STREET NEW YORK . DUTTON CO. MDCCCCIV Illustration Bridge St. Evesham DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF 1820-1893 1834-1901 NOTE For the historical matter contained in the following pages the writer is indebted mainly to George May s admirable history of the town issued in 1845 a book which since its publication has been the acknowledged authority on local history. To Mr. Oswald Knapp his thanks are especially due not only for permission to make use of the series of articles founded on the monastic chronicles which appeared some years ago in the _Evesham Journal_ most of them under the title of Evesham Episodes but also for much generous help and criticism. CONTENTS CHAPTER I 2 I. INTRODUCTION II. EVESHAM AND THE VALE III. THE ABBEY 1. THE FOUNDING OF THE ABBEY 2. THE ABBEY AFTER THE CONQUEST. 3. THE DISSOLUTION. IV. THE REMAINS OF THE ABBEY V. THE PARISH CHURCHES VI. THE TOWN--INCLUDING BENGEWORTH AND GREEN HILL VII. THE BATTLE OF EVESHAM VIII. CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS IX. THE RIVER X. THE NEIGHBOURHOOD LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Bridge Street _Evesham and Bredon Hill from the Parks_ The Bell Tower The Gatehouse and Almonry _Abbot Reginald s Gateway_ In the Market Place High Street _The Bell Tower from Bengeworth_St. Egwin s Honeybourne_ Evesham CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION _Yonder lies our . village--Art and Grace .