The Yda Hall
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The Yda Hall
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 21 May 2015
Norton Malreward has a fine hall for community use. It was given to the parish by Yda Richardson in February, 1927. Yda, of the Manor House, Abbots Leigh, was the niece of Lord Winterstoke (formerly Sir William Henry Wills, member of the tobacco company family). She was well off and made many contributions to places all around the wider Bristol area; she donated, amongst others, 7,500 guineas to the Colston Hall for the restoration of the organ, some £1,000 to Brandon Hill infants school and also founded the village hall at Abbots Leigh.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.382278
Longitude
-2.574432