Triumphs and failures: 350 years at Almeley Wootton by Stella R Sterry
‘His diary tells us of his triumphs and, with honesty, of his failures.’
It was in 1672 that a local landowner, Roger Prichard, a glover, former soldier in Cromwell’s army, and then active Quaker, decided to gift a cottage to Friends in Almeley. Quakers were already in the village, with Meetings in Roger’s own home. These were described as ‘Large, sweet and comfortable’, but the new cottage gave some permanency to the gatherings.
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