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‘Old’ Pickwickians
Our Editor, John Maloney’s first article in the July Spotlight, was of great interest to me, as he referred not only to his own property – 12 Pickwick, but the adjoining house No. 14. This was the home of my grandparents Bill and Rose Say, for about 40 years,...
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Heritage Open Days, September 2016
We were disappointed in the response that we had for our events this year. Our programme has become bi – annual over the last few years, because we have to rely on the good offices of the local population and resources in order to try and introduce interesting...
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‘Above and beyond’: Corsham commemorates WW1 hospital at Town Hall
The title says it all ~ the hospital was instigated by Lord Methuen, the Parish Council and the Red Cross. Professional nurses came from far and wide to run the hospital but the local people also worked extremely hard to support the venture. Many ladies volunteered as...
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The Buildings of Corsham, a talk by Julian Orbach
Julian is preparing the third edition of the Wiltshire volume of The Buildings of England. The Buildings of England series was created by Sir Nicholas Pevsner and is regarded as an unrivalled series of comprehensive architectural guides covering every English county...
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News from the Chairman, November 2016
Another end of year approaches. ‘Time flies’ I used to be told when I was younger and now I find that’s perfectly true! 2016 has been a year with excellent meetings, all organised by Dr. Negley Harte, and Negley has now produced a most interesting set of subjects for...
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