1901 vandalism

When does an act of vandalism become a bit of interesting history? This piece of minor vandalism was carried out at a property owned by the perpetrator’s family. And it is minor, being initials and ...

The Catalpa Tree

61 years ago, George Dobson, who was then Market Lavington’s oldest inhabitant, planted a tree to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. We have featured this before on the blog and you can clic...

Struck by Lightning (2)

Storms of one kind or another have been in the news in the last month or so.  The major storm to hit the South of England on October 28th pales almost into nothingness as compared with the awful trag...

A felled tree

Back at the end of 2011, an oak tree along the Grove finally had to be felled and cleared. Bits had been dropping off it for years. It was, of course, sad to see it go, but it had actually blocked a w...

The Jubilee Tree

In this country, memorable occasions are often marked by planting a tree. We have, for example, a coronation tree in Market Lavington Churchyard. We have featured that, before on this blog – you can...

The Coronation Tree and more on ink wells

Our Queen’s coronation was away back in 1953. To mark the occasion a catalpa tree was planted in the church yard by what was thought to be Market Lavington’s oldest inhabitant, Mr Dobson. Mr Georg...