Clearwell village showing The Cross. The sign on the shop says W Yarworth, Butcher.

Maurice Oliver added: "... I think Yarworths moved down the road opposite the Well and the old shop became the Post Office?".

Jeff Jones added: "... When he first married in 1865 young William was working for his father Thomas, a stone merchant & quarry owner. It was probably this Thomas Yarworth who supplied Clearwell's stone cross, see https://www.sungreen.co.uk/Broadwell/Clearwell_Cross.htm. The 1894 Kellys Directory of Clearwell lists William as "Butcher & Grocer, Post Office", as he still was in the 1901 Census. That Census states his eldest son Robert is Wm's assistant butcher. Oddly I cannot find William or wife Kate in the 1911 Census, but by 1911 son Robert is now a butcher in Tredegar, South Wales, suggesting William has shut his shop. By 1920 and Wm's daughter's marriage William is shown as a farmer, he dies and is buried in Clearwell in 1922 aged 79. The pub opposite the shop is the Wyndham Arms, the landlady in 1894 was Alice Walker who's name is on the sign, but by 1902 it was Maynard Keyse. All this, plus the children's clothes, place this photo at abt 1900".

Stephen Yarworth added (April 2020): "... The details are not quite correct. My Grandfather was Robert Yarworth, he was the Youngest son of William not the eldest. He was born 1884. His mother was Mary but She died in 1894. One of William's Daughters, Elizabeth married William Blanch They had 3 sons the youngest son Stuart was the archbishop of York 1975-83 Then William remarried  in 1896 to Kate, they then had 2 sons between them Dennis and Jack".

"Robert my grandfather was a butcher and he had a butcher shop built in Yorkley around 1911/12 ( I do have a picture) then he had a butchers shop in Newnham and a slaughterhouse, then he moved to where live now ... where he sadly died in 1937".

"There was a picture so I have been told in the Wyndham arms until recently of William on a lovely horse Which was commandeered for the 1st world war".

Also, William's oldest uncle (Richard ) was Murdered in 1840 in Tewkesbury while collecting monies owed to his father (Thomas) who was a quarry owner, I expect it was the same quarry in Clearwell Thomas was at a place called Dean Pool. I don’t think the building exists now but I think it is on the road from Stowe to Clearwell".

Eric Gibson added (April 2021): "... Dean Pool Court is on The Rocks a lane at the top of Clearwell across from which is also Dean Pool Cottage. Mrs Jean Lawrence still living in Clearwell used to work in the butchers shop as a youngster, it was then owned by Jack Yarworth"

Marjorie Rees added (June 2023): "... My great grandfather, Alfred Rees, owned the quarry on the Stowe road in the 1830s and it stayed in the family until the early 1900s. My research shows a John Rees/Reece farming Stowe Hall in early 1800 and his son John Rees married into the Thomas family, who farmed Stowe Grange,just up from Stowe Hall. Alfred owned a number of properties and businesses around Clearwell and stone from that quarry was used as foundations for the Old Severn Railway Bridge".

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