In Search of the Ward's - Ruth & David's tour of the Home Counties during late April

"It's all right for those who can afford it"! - Mrs. B. taking afternoon tea in the old dining room at Great Fosters, Egham, Surrey, a large Jacobean manor house owned by the second Earl of Dudley in Edwardian times and which these days is a very high-class hotel.

Ruth and I spent a few days in Surrey and Berkshire towards the end of April in search of clues as to the activities of the Ward family in this part of the world in times past and present. We visited a number of properties owned by the Ward's, the discovery of which gave us a fascinating insight into the life and times of this noble lineage. As is so often the case, all did not go exactly to plan, but nevertheless we had a splendid time, despite the rather mixed weather. A full report of our activities will appear soon in the pages section of this blog opposite.