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Who remember the Meccano Magazine?
My father bought me my first Meccano Magazine when I was 9 or 10 and I was an avid reader until it stopped production in the 1960’s. I was therefore delighted when Pat Whalley handed me two editions from June 1930 and October 1931. The covers have long disappeared,...
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Frank Gerrish 1883 – 1917
Genealogy is an interest of mine. Adding names to a family tree is fine but sometimes we need to look at the personal stories of the individuals. This voyage of discovery began last year when a cousin showed me a letter which had been retrieved from the effects of a...
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Corsham Almshouses: the tulip tree (lirodendron tulipifera)
(yellow poplar, saddle wood, canoe wood, white wood) In the debate over the Almshouse proposals, the Tulip tree often had a mention and I thought a few comments on it and its descendants might be appropriate. The Lirodendrons belong to the Magnolia family and their...
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Lady Margaret Hungerford Almshouse Bell
Many visitors to the Almshouse may be unaware that within the wooden framed cupola is the original bell. The bell weighs approximately 75 kg and is 510 mm in diameter. There is a two lined inscription THIS BELL BELONGS TO THE ALMES HOVSE OF CORSHAM THE HONORABLE DAME...
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WW1 Hospital, Corsham Town Hall 1914-1918
As early as August 1914, the people of Corsham were making plans to establish a hospital in the town. According to local newspaper items recorded in CJ Hall’s book ‘Corsham a Illustrated History’ – “in September 1914, a number of Belgian refugees – women and...
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