Baptised on 9 February 1838 at the parish church of High Ercall, John Atcherley [] was the eldest of nine children born to Robert and Elizabeth. Under normal circumstances John would have been destined to take over the running of the farm which had been managed by his Atcherley forebears for a century. Things did not work out that way however…. Read more »
Updated 22 and 24 June 2015, 31 Jan 2017, 15 Aug 2025 Since the article was published Sir Harold Atcherley has, sadly, passed away. He died, at the age of 98, on 29 January 2017 in London. Sir Harold Atcherley [] is one of several former World War Two Prisoners Of War who have given interviews about their experiences of the… Read more »
A ‘North Wilts Herald’ reporter has had the opportunity of inquiring into and verifying a veritable escape from the jaws of death. Miss M. A. Atcherley [], who resides with her mother at 43, Albion-street, New Swindon, gave a full description of her escape. … Born in Swindon in 1877 to Edward Richard Atcherley and his wife Elizabeth (Weeks), Martha Ann… Read more »
In July 1939 Squadron Leader David Francis William Atcherley [] found himself in Belgium, in charge of some of the best of Britain’s military aircraft: a Vickers Wellington, a Hawker Hurricane, and a Supermarine Spitfire. Men and machines from seven other European countries including Germany were there too. They had not gathered to fight however. Instead, practically on the eve of… Read more »
Updated for International Women’s day on 8 March 2015. Further update with photo of ‘Warkworth Castle’ added 5 June 2015. Miss Ethel Atcherley was one of the most gifted of the brilliant circle of Manchester artists. She studied painting and modelling at the School of Art, in London and in Paris. She was a frequent exhibitor at the Paris Salon, at… Read more »
The Russians advanced in three columns of 1500 men each … but our pickets behaved admirably … firing through the intervals with such regularity and precision that the Russians were loth to advance any but skirmishers; and two hours were spent before the grand attack came on. There is no record, I believe, of pickets, amounting in all to five… Read more »