Today a party of around twenty people from Himley paid a visit to Great Witley to view the parish church. The group consisted of historical researchers and their friends from the other "Dudley" family home and we were especially delighted to welcome Dr. Trevor Raybould and his wife Angela along with Peter Tilley and not forgetting Mr. Gilbert Guest who recently retired as part-time gardener to the present Earl of Dudley and who was responsible for the maintenance of the Garden's of Remembrance at both locations. Their visit included a talk on church history at Witley by Anne Leonie and chief steward Roger Perkins and a visit to the crypt (thanks go to Ian Holland). For my part I gave a conducted tour around the Garden of Remembrance at the Chapel of Ease. We all enjoyed the experience and there are already plans afoot for a reciprocal visit and for the mutual exchange of material between the two groups.
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