Castle Cary is our nearest market town and I thought it worth sharing his newspaper report of the opening in 1855.

I have lived in the shadow of the church for over 70 years, fascinated by the evidence of structural change to the building. I have recently discovered a comprehensive summary of development and restorations to share in this blog.

Followers of this blog will now have a picture of life in Ditcheat at the end of the 19th century,  today I am posting links to pages in the Mid-Somerset Series newspapers published in 1961

I am still discovering more reports of life in Ditcheat at the end of 19th century, this selection includes a report on the tension between the Ringers and the Rector has been relieved !

This selection covers a number of Magistrates cases, the last snippet reports on Thomas Gifford Vincent's daughter's wedding.