March 2013 review: Cold War bunker secrets revealed
Renowned historian of government Peter Lord Hennessy delivers a talk to the Corsham Civic Society about secret Cold War bunkers.
Lord Methuen congratulates Civic Society on Golden Jubilee
As Patron of the Corsham Civic Society, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate the Society on achieving its Golden Jubilee in 2013. As a former resident of Corsham, I have seen enormous changes in the Town during my lifetime, encompassing large population growth...
Monks Chapel: Celebrating 350 years
This summer the Congregation celebrated 350 years since the Quakers built Monks Chapel. Its situation was such that it was outside a radius of five miles from the borough of Chippenham, to conform to the ‘ Five Mile Act ‘ passed by Parliament in that same year 1662....
November 2012 Review: Early Methuens and their art collections
In July we had a splendid outing to Hilmarton, linked to Corsham by the Poynder family. It was a beautiful evening and the local history society had very kindly arranged to show us around both the church and the village. Richard Broadhead and Geoff Proctor, along with...
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital at Corsham in First World War
Following the article in the July 2010 edition of Corsham Spotlight, I have been sent a photograph, shown below, of a group of patients and staff at Corsham Town Hospital circa 1915 by the great grandson of Percy Francis Harwood, arrowed. The photo was taken by...
A history of Hartham Park House
The Hartham Park that you see today is the result of a unique history. Lady Anne James 1795 is an important date in the history of Hartham Park and a good starting point for this brief history. Lady Anne James's (née Goddard) family had owned the estate at Hartham for...