Wick History

Acknowledgements & Contributions

WICK HISTORY GROUP: (The people who made it happen)

• Rosemary Kings
• Laurie Clifton Crick
• Geoff Power
• Jenny Phillips
• Mark Heath
• Steve Bowyer
• Mark Richardson
• Robert Kings

Contributors to the Boards:

• Laurie Clifton Crick – History and photographs of old Wick
• Geoff Power – Graphics and layout design
• Jenny Phillips – Maps and sketches
• Steve Bowyer – Draft printouts
• Mark Richardson – Grant Application and Administration
• Rosemary Kings – Gathering and collating information with support from Deborah Overton
• Robert Kings – Historic photographs of RAF Comberton and archaeological photographs

Research Sources:

• Laurie Clifton Crick – Historic Reports on Wick and its buildings
• Hudson Family Archives
• Haines Family Archives
• Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service at The Hive
• Victoria County History – Vol 4, 1924 - British History Online – Borough of Pershore (which includes St Andrews and Wick)
• Westminster Archives – Old Wick Map
• Mick Wilks – World War II History of RAF Comberton
• Historic England – Aerial photographs
• Mark Richardson – War Memorial research from Remember the Fallen and The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Financed by:

• Wychavon District Council (New Homes Bonus)

Private Contributions from:

• Lynne Raymer (in memory of Garth Raymer)
• Robert and Rosemary Kings (in memory of the Haines Family)

Support from:

• Wychavon District Council
• Wick Parish Council
• And the villagers of Wick

Website Design by:

• Sean Bartlett – Innerbox Ltd

Boards Supplied by:

• Fitzpatrick Woolmer Design & Publishing Ltd

Further Reading:

• Defence of Worcestershire and the southern approaches to Birmingham in World War II by Mick Wilks and Bernard Lowry, 2007
• Britain’s Shield Radar and the Defeat of the Luftwaffe by David Zimmerman, 2001