by admin | Aug 13, 2017 | Archive
My grandfather, Charles James Rumsey, was born in Hammersmith on Easter Sunday 1886 and at the age of 20, he was made redundant as a painter due to a recession. Because he was the oldest in the family, his father decided he needed to move out of the family home and...
by admin | Aug 11, 2017 | Editorial
June and July have certainly reminded us all how warm Summers can be, but I’m sure they were hotter when I was a boy!! The Society’s Annual General Meeting was well supported and the Wine and Cheese, organised by Joan Maciver, was greatly enjoyed. Thank you Joan, and...
by admin | Dec 11, 2016 | News
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...
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 | Apr 30, 2016 | Archive
Michael Rumsey In 1816, money was given by Paul Cobb Methuen (1752-1816) for the building of a 3-roomed school for the education of ‘poor children’. That building, in South Place, Corsham celebrates its 200th birthday this year and is still being used for...
