The Grange – Easterton

The Grange is a hidden building in Easterton. It is along the main street but is hidden behind a high, evergreen hedge. Those chimneys are what you see these days but it wasn’t always so. In time...

An unverified rumour

Just over a month ago we published a sales brochure for a house in Easterton, now known as Willougbys. (click here) The brochure refers to a story that Oliver Cromwell stayed at this house. A single,...

The Oak at Easterton

This is not a tree. It is Easterton’s pub. Once upon a time Easterton certainly had other ale houses. Just along the street what is now a comfortable house was a pub called ‘The Cow’. But tha...

George Meech

George Meech was born on Feb 26th 1846 in the area of Stoke Abbot in West Dorset. In 1851 young George was living with his parents at Stoke Abbot. His father, Samuel was a dairyman and his mother was...

Easterton Street

This photo is undated. It was taken from the bridge over the stream at the bottom of Kings Road – the road that leads past the village hall and up onto the Sands but it shows the main street throu...

1923 Hospital Week

Back in the 20s and 30s the Hospital Week was carnival time in Market Lavington and Easterton. It was the time for dressing up and having fun and generally enjoying life. And at the same time money wa...

Easterton Shop – 1930s

We have recently gained a number of postcards of Easterton and this one has excited some interest. The scene is clear. The main focus of the photo is the shop – the one near the bottom of Eastertonâ...

Starched knickers for Mrs Redstone

Mrs Redstone was the schoolmistress at Easterton. Holders of such posts are not always popular with the children and that seems to have been the case revealed here. But let’s first see where Lucreti...

Oak Lane from the air

This aerial photo, recently given to the museum shows the area around Oak Lane in Easterton. It was taken from the air but at a good angle to show buildings. Down at the bottom right we have the pu...

Willoughbys for sale

Back in 1930 the house we know as Willoughbys on White Street in Easterton was up for auction complete with a bit of a legend. Seemingly it was called The Old House then. Someone has pencilled on t...