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 children...
The Horride Murder of Henry Long
In the 1590s a long standing feud between the Long and Danvers families culminated in a murder. It has been suggested that this feud may have dated back to the Wars of the Roses. Various Shakespearian authorities have even conjectured that it may have been the...
Inside the Corsham Cellars
This is a wonderful tale of the conversion of the metaphorical swords into ploughshares. The site has been variously known as Eastlays, Pictor Monks, Eastern Monks and CAD sub depot 2. Quarrying The Pictors began quarrying the site in 1837. It was then called Pictor...
Ken Salter’s 300 year old jug
Ken Salter was born in Gastard, and is Corsham, born and bred. Always taking a keen interest in the life of the town. He recently told one of our members, Peter Tapscott, about a stone wear jug in his possession which was given to his mother in 1903 by Mrs Edwards of...
Ken Salter's 300 year old jug
Ken Salter was born in Gastard, and is Corsham, born and bred. Always taking a keen interest in the life of the town. He recently told one of our members, Peter Tapscott, about a stone wear jug in his possession which was given to his mother in 1903 by Mrs Edwards of...
Local lives: the Parkinson family
We are extremely grateful to Margaret Stocker of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, who contacted the Society with the interesting story of the Parkinson Family, and their link with WWI Hospital at Corsham. For several years when researching my father’s family in the 1990’s...