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This remains a well-maintained garden cemetery with a spectacular entrance from Church Street through fine wrought iron gates that have a sunflower motif, on Portland stone piers. The cemetery has some fine polished granite monuments dating from the mid-20th century, a granite monolith to those killed in the Blitz, and a stone screen commemorating people who were killed on 4th September 1938 when an aeroplane crashed into Dunholme Road.
W.j. HopkinsW.J. Hopkins was the diocesan architect for Worcester, designing and remodelling many churches in the second half of the 19…
Read MoreJohn WedgwoodJohn Wedgwood was a founder member of the Royal Horticultural Society, and assisted in laying out the gardens at Cote.
Read MoreJames AdamsJames Adams was an architect active in the early-19th century. He was the son of the surveyor, James Adams…
Read MoreThe bust of Humphry Repton, kindly donated by Haddonstone The Gardens Trust has been delighted to receive varied and enthusiastic entries for their recent Sharing Landscapes competition to win a bust.
Read MoreThe Hestercombe archives are bursting at the seams with facts, pictures and accounts of the history of Hestercombe and those who lived and worked here.
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