A Victorian Country Wedding
Wedding arrangements in the Victorian parish of Lydiard Tregoze were dictated by the busy agricultural calendar. At Wick...
Fred's Horses
"There was a meeting of two days at Newmarket this time of year, to see the sweetest little horse run that ever was; his...
Lady Johanna St John - A 17th Century Mother
This month we’re celebrating Mother’s Day on 22nd March with an article by Frances Bevan about Lady Johanna St....
Running Through History
Whether you are a dedicated park runner, or enjoy a regular dog walk or family cycle, you’ll be familiar with the open...
“Here is a good old mansion house…”
By the mid 19th century the Palladian mansion house at Lydiard Tregoze was a little the worse for wear. Generations of St...
The Ice House
“There ice, like crystal, firm and never lost, Tempers hot July with December’s frost;” From “On St James’...
A 17th Century Lydiard Christmas
The letters of Johanna St.John to her steward at Lydiard, Thomas Hardyman, give us a fascinating insight into the menu for a...