by admin | Nov 15, 2010 | Archive, Editorial
I expected the explanation of the surname Weldon to be straightforward, but spelling variations complicate the issue. The obvious conclusion is that it is derived from the place of that name in Northamptonshire. This indeed seems to have been the source of the...
by admin | Nov 15, 2010 | Archive
Genealogy is an interest of mine. Adding names to a family tree is fine but sometimes we need to look at the personal stories of the individuals. This voyage of discovery began last year when a cousin showed me a letter which had been retrieved from the effects of a...
by admin | Jul 15, 2010 | Archive
Many visitors to the Almshouse may be unaware that within the wooden framed cupola is the original bell. The bell weighs approximately 75 kg and is 510 mm in diameter. There is a two lined inscription THIS BELL BELONGS TO THE ALMES HOVSE OF CORSHAM THE HONORABLE DAME...
by admin | Jul 15, 2010 | Archive
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...
by admin | Jul 15, 2010 | Archive
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...
by admin | Mar 1, 2010 | Archive
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...
