A penny from the rec

Today we look at a penny which is getting on for 200 years old. It was found by metal detectorist Norman on the old recreation ground in Market Lavington. As we can see this is an 1823 penny and in...

Lavington Boys’ Club

Let’s start with the question. Can anyone out there tell me anything about Lavington Boys’ Club? You see, this badge is another find from the old recreation ground. This clearly says Lavingt...

The Primrose League

The Primrose League was a political association attached to one political party – the Conservatives. This item is about a metal detector find. Writing about it does not mean that we support the aims...

A Red Cross badge

Today we look at another item found by local metal detectorist, Norman, on the old recreation ground. It is a Red Cross Badge. This, as we see, is a British Red Cross Society button badge and in re...

Sing a song of sixpences

Our local metal detectorist found quite a few pre 1971 sixpence coins or tanners as they were affectionately known as. They all come from the old recreation ground. Here’s a sample to show changes. ...

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...

German jetons

Let’s start with an extract from Wikipedia. Yes, we know it can’t be 100% relied upon, but it has become a good starting point when you want to know about something. And it can tell us what a jet...