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| 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Obituaries |
Adrian Banbury died in October 2025 after bravely fighting a long illness.
Adrian and his family in Evercreech were always welcoming to his friends whenever we called round. We spent many happy hours chatting away, drinking tea and devouring his mother’s delicious cakes - probably smoking too in those days!
Adrian struggled in his academic studies but he was a wonderful friend to many of us and always thought of others first.
When he left school he worked for the renowned antique dealer Eddie Nowell, and his knowledge of antiques was encyclopaedic. I still have some items that my parents bought when Adrian worked there. It wasn’t possible to leave Nowell's shop at the Market Place in Wells without buying something!
Adrian then moved to Bath and worked for Christopher Barry, selling clothes made by many of the world's most famous designers. He loved clothes and was always immaculately turned out. Even when cravats were no longer in fashion, Adrian wore them and looked terrific.
In later years his health declined after operations for throat cancer, but he rarely complained and still carried on working part-time at Lowden's Garden Centre in Wiltshire.
He loved many types of music, especially Motown, and was always first on to the dance floor in the Bournemouth clubs we used to frequent and at family gatherings and parties.
He was a warm and gentle soul who will be greatly missed by all his friends in Evercreech, at WCS and beyond.
Adrian Banbury, 8th January 1953 - 5th October 2025.
