We've had weeks of discussion of names, brought to an urgent head because it turns out you can't order a new electric supply without an address - and an address needs a name or a number.
The architect's drawings started off referring to The Young Oak - unfortunately Joe's oak wasn't going to survive long enough. Then it became The Solar House, because it was aligned south and would almost act as a glass sundial - unfortunately with the last move of the house, the alignment changed a bit. Stephanie liked the sound of The Glebe, because the field was originally part of the church's glebe - but Chris hated the sound of the word - too close to "glob"!
After an evening with Jack & Alice thinking of all sorts of names, we discovered from Wilfred English's history of Alvechurch a nice connection with Robert of Wych - one of the first rectors of the church. (Wilfred, our neighbour, died about 18 months ago, at the grand old age of 99). Robert of Wych was a minor cleric in 1272 who lived in Alvechurch and rose to prominence. The land survey in 1299 shows he owned several bits of land, including the glebe. He became a priest and a "magister" but he seems to have been a rogue. At one point he was licenced by the Bishop to go to Rome to pursue a legal claim against the Prior of Gloucester. Then he was accused of various things, including failing to pay debts, failing to pay his concubine, Emma, 10 marks, two cows and other things, and "that in the parish of Alvechurch he did no good" - including collecting fines for which he had no jurisdiction. He was excommunicated in 1313 and after being released from prison in August of that year, was never heard of again. He sounds the right chap for us!
We register the name Wychwood House.
The architect's drawings started off referring to The Young Oak - unfortunately Joe's oak wasn't going to survive long enough. Then it became The Solar House, because it was aligned south and would almost act as a glass sundial - unfortunately with the last move of the house, the alignment changed a bit. Stephanie liked the sound of The Glebe, because the field was originally part of the church's glebe - but Chris hated the sound of the word - too close to "glob"!
After an evening with Jack & Alice thinking of all sorts of names, we discovered from Wilfred English's history of Alvechurch a nice connection with Robert of Wych - one of the first rectors of the church. (Wilfred, our neighbour, died about 18 months ago, at the grand old age of 99). Robert of Wych was a minor cleric in 1272 who lived in Alvechurch and rose to prominence. The land survey in 1299 shows he owned several bits of land, including the glebe. He became a priest and a "magister" but he seems to have been a rogue. At one point he was licenced by the Bishop to go to Rome to pursue a legal claim against the Prior of Gloucester. Then he was accused of various things, including failing to pay debts, failing to pay his concubine, Emma, 10 marks, two cows and other things, and "that in the parish of Alvechurch he did no good" - including collecting fines for which he had no jurisdiction. He was excommunicated in 1313 and after being released from prison in August of that year, was never heard of again. He sounds the right chap for us!
We register the name Wychwood House.
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