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Vernon St.John, Lord of the Butterflies
Category: Projects Published on: 25th January 2024

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Vernon Henry St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke (1896-1974). In  May...

80th Anniversary Celebration
Category: Projects Published on: 19th May 2023

‘Not long ago’ becomes history quite quickly! The Friends of Lydiard Park want to make sure that we capture photographs...

Collecting and Conserving
Category: Projects Published on: 18th May 2023

The Friends actively acquire and preserve historic artefacts for the museum collection at Lydiard House, St. Mary’s Church...

The 100+ Wills Project
Category: Projects Published on: 31st December 2020

In January 2021 The Friends of Lydiard Park launched a new project to uncover and explore the wills of one hundred people,...

Grave survey & Lydiard Tregoze family history project
Category: Projects Published on: 10th December 2020

With interest in genealogy and local history increasingly popular, the Friends of Lydiard Park have embarked on a digital...

St. Mary’s Church Conservation Project 2016-2021
Category: Projects Published on: 20th January 2020

The Friends of Lydiard Park are championing a major £1 million project to conserve St. Mary’s jewel like interiors from...