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Dursley is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the cities of Bristol and Gloucester . It is under the northeast flank of Stinchcombe Hill , and about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the River Severn .
Dursley Gazette, 3 December 1883, reproduced in Byrne & Jay 2003. [3] –A report of the Black Arabs' first match A report of the Black Arabs' first match During that first season the team came to be known by the nickname The Purdown Poachers , after the location of their home pitch, and despite the fact they only played there for a single ...
In 1995 a collection was started by enthusiasts for the Pedersen bicycle to raise funds in order to bring Mikael Pedersen's remains back to Dursley and re-bury them there. This was achieved in 1995, and the service was attended by over 300 people including the Bishop of Gloucester, representatives from the Danish Embassy and Pedersen's ...
Samuel was born at Uley, Gloucestershire, the younger son of Rev. Robert Ivey Osborne, and was educated at a boarding school.He began his journalistic career with the Dursley Gazette of Gloucester, then worked with other newspapers and the publishing firm of John Bellows.
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Dursley Town Hall, also known as Dursley Market Hall, is a municipal building in the Market Place, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which is mainly used for markets and community events, is a Grade II* listed building .
Pedersen received a patent in the United Kingdom for his bicycle in the early 1890s and constructed the first model out of wood. He formed the Pedersen Cycle Frame Co. Ltd and when that fell into financial difficulties, production was continued by the Dursley Pedersen Cycle Co. [3] The design was also licensed to other manufacturers, [8] and approximately 30,000 units were produced by the ...
Sir Robert Ashton Lister CBE JP (4 February 1845 – 6 December 1929) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament and founder of R A Lister and Company in Dursley, Gloucestershire, in 1867. He was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 14 December 1918 to represent Stroud. [citation needed]