Tom steps out to drive

As a museum we are devoted to the whole of the parish of Market Lavington, past and present. Inevitably some families and activities get well represented at the museum because people give us things. A...

Tom George

At the time of writing we think Tom George may be the oldest surviving person who was born in Market Lavington. Tom was born in the spring of 1920. His parents were Albert George and his wife Florenc...

A Home Field find

The Home Field was the name given to the field which is situated behind the houses on Shires Close. Once upon a time it was used as the village recreation ground and we have posts on this blog which s...

At the cricket

It’s 100 and a bit years ago - we are not certain if it is 1913 or 14. All is right with a world and life goes on as it has since time immemorial. Well that may have been the way that the well-off ...

A Ladies Cricket Team

It’s summer and England’s men have been involved in test matches against India in recent days. What we are looking at is a cricket team from times past consisting of members of the local Women’...

Looking back at the cricket

For lovers of England and Test Match cricket it has been a grand summer with England beating the old rival – the Australians – by three matches to nil. Perhaps the heyday for Market Lavington cri...

Before Lavington School

We commented, recently, on how the old Market Lavington School suffered from lack of space. Student teacher Rowena Campbell Trigger recorded these classes in her 1958 survey. So, there were five cl...

Cricket Week

We have looked at the former cricket pavilion on an earlier blog. You can click here to see it. The pavilion was built, and the cricket ground laid out, at a time when Charles Awdrey had Market Lavin...

The Cricket Pavilion

We have looked at the cricket pavilion in Market Lavington before. We’ll take another look, with extra information today. This was the photo we used before. It is hard to read on this copy, but t...

George Burgess and also the Cricket Pavilion

Regular correspondent, John Burgess sent this about the 1914 Roll of Honour. I found this very interesting as I think it includes my Grandfather George Burgess (lance-Corporal). What I know of his mi...