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Castle Cary Market House

Castle Cary Market House

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

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Dec 13, 2020
1,200 years in the making

1,200 years in the making

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.

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Nov 18, 2020
Ditcheat is the Village for cheesemaking

Ditcheat is the Village for cheesemaking

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

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Nov 16, 2020

Newspaper reports continued.

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 !

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Nov 15, 2020

Another selection of newspaper clips from the end of 19th century

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

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Nov 15, 2020
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