Curator’s blog
Discover a treasure trove of local history and some unusual artefacts in this regularly updated blog from our curator.
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Highway Robbery
The story below concerns a highway robbery which took place near Gore Cross on 21st October 1839. Gore had once been a part of the parish of Market Lavington even though it was physically separate fro...
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The Robber’s Stone
We were recently given a postcard of one of the two robber’s stones erected in the area. This one says it is the one on Chitterne Down. The other is at Gore which was once in the parish of Market La...
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