A History of Mythe House Endnotes

by John Dixon

           


[1]               Index to photographs in C. Burd "Around Tewkesbury" p115, published by Tempus 2001.

[2]               Photographic Archive Notes 18.3.2000 Visit to National Monuments Record Centre, (NMRC) Swindon, 01793-414600; sale particulars by Humberts;  sold as whole or in 3 lots; Lot 3 4.75 acres of land and paddock.

[3]               This was an early form of Gothic revival after Horace Walpole rebuilt his house in Twickenham in 1747 – at a time when neo-classical Georgian architecture was in favour.  The more earnest religious style of Gothic Revival like the RC Church became popular after about 1840.

[4]               Frederick Longmore died 19.10.1819 aged 1 13mnths.  Tewkesburian (They used to live in Tewkesbury) p315

[5]               GRO Collection: letter dated 5 March 1824 to the editors of the Gloucester Journal from L Winterbotham

[6]               Joseph Longmore 73, of the Mythe  House Abbey Memorial 29.05.1854, Tewkesburian p315.  September 1854 Tewkesbury Monthly Record; death: 3rd September: on board Her Majesty's Steam Transport, Himalaya, in Varna Bay, of Cholera, in his 40th year - Charles Joseph Longmore Esq. Senior Captain of the 8th Royal Irish Hussars, eldest son of the late Joseph Longmore Esq. of Mythe House, Tewkesbury.

[7]               Selina Eleanor M Festing on the    I. of  Wight  2b 1887.

[8]               Boer War: Local News: Battle of Belmont: Victory For Lord Methuen Who Was "supposed" To Be Relieving Kimberley: 58 Killed; Wounded Was Lt. Festing Of 1st Northumberland Fusiliers Son Of Mrs. Drysdale Of Mythe House; 5.11.1899 p1/7

[9]               28/09/1901 p1/6  & 05/04/1902 p1/6

[10]             Death: Robert Carstairs-Drysdale of Mythe House on 16.01.04. at 114 Queens Gate, London. 23/01/1904 p1/3

[11]             TREG 13/08/1910 p5/4

[12]             TREG 6.10.1917

[13]             IR58/33085 Particulars and Notes on Inspection September 1913 1540 12.5T

[14]             Death: Mrs Eleanor Mary Drysdale, 73, of Mythe House; TREG  20.07.1918 p4/6

[15]             R.I.P photo Graphic 28/11/1914. (source: J Devereux & G Sacker "leaving all that was dear", Cheltenham, 1997)

[16]             Death: Col. Newman Burfoot Thoyts: Aged 88 Of Mythe House. Served In Bombay Staff Corps. Former Mayor of Cheltenham; TREG  21.09.1918 p5/4

[17]             TREG 08/09/1923 p2/6

 

 

 

 

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