The Manor Sale of 1916

Sale catalogues can be very interesting items and this one, complete with well reproduced photographs certainly is. The bulk of the estate had been sold off following the death of Charles Awdry. Ja...

Pond Farm for sale

Today we look at an extract from the Bath Evening Chronicle for Monday June 11th 1877. Little details are always of interest. This paper, it says, was produced every afternoon at five o’clock and...

All in the Deeds

This blog is not to do with any ‘doing’ of deeds. It’s about the transfer of land and property from one person to another and the rather beautiful documents that can go with it. It is also a tal...

Buying presents in 1905

The commercialisation of Christmas is nothing new. Way back in 1905 a trader was able to hire the Workman’s Hall in Market Lavington to display his wares. He sent a letter to locals advising them of...

Halstead Farm, Easterton

As we approach opening day for the new season, it is time to remember that Easterton was once a part of the parish of Market Lavington and is very much included at Market Lavington Museum. Recent acqu...