by admin | Dec 11, 2016 | Archive, Frontpage Article
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,...
by admin | Dec 11, 2016 | Frontpage Article, Review
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...
by admin | Dec 11, 2016 | Frontpage Article, Review
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...
by admin | Dec 11, 2016 | Archive, Frontpage Article
It is believed that this is the second earliest photograph taken of a train at Corsham station. It probably dates for 1893 or early 1894. The engine, an ‘1854’ class of saddle tank, was built at Swindon Works in November 1892 and was later converted to a pannier...
by admin | Dec 13, 2014 | Events, Frontpage Article, News
The start of the national and international centenary events culminated on Remembrance Sunday with unprecedented interest in the men, stories and events of the Great War, with major services at the Menin Gate in Ypres, at the Cenotaph in London and from a national...
by admin | Dec 13, 2014 | Frontpage Article, News, Review
It doesn’t seem twelve months ago when I sat down to write the 2013 ‘Christmas Message from the Chairman’ – doesn’t time fly! 2014 has been a busy and fruitful year for the Society, welcoming new members, enjoying excellent talks and having a successful set of...
