More plane truth

Back in 2011 we looked at a plane for shaping wood. It seemed time to look at another. It has come from the Gye workshops, but was not owned by a Gye as we shall see. Here is the plane. There are ...

A long case clock

The old song tells us that,  My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf, So it stood ninety years on the floor. Well that wouldn’t be the situation with our long case, for it is in miniatu...

The Plane Truth

Hand tools for all trades were the only tools until comparatively recent times. In Market Lavington, power in the form of electricity came to the village less than 100 years ago and powered tools were...

Carpentry at the old chapel

This is part of the structure from the 1892 Congregational Church. It has been removed as the building is converted to a dwelling house. It bears this inscription. ‘Fixed August 4th 1892 by Si...

On the sands at the top of Northbrook

Today we are returning to the poultry business run by Mr Fred Phillips. Fred lived in the area of the village known as Spin Hill and ran his poultry business in the area between there and the top of N...