HARDINGTON HISTORY

“under the wide acreage of grass and corn and woods which he saw daily there was a ghostly, ancient tessellated pavement made of events and thoughts and associations of other times”

M K Ashby, Joseph Ashby of Tysoe 1859-1919

 

About me

I was born in Hardington Mandeville and have been researching its history since I was fourteen.

I now live in Dawlish, Devon.

Contributions

Please get in touch with me if you have any memories, photographs, or documents you would like to share.

A Wartime Wedding

The context for this wedding is that it occurred during the darkest days of World War Two, a time of unremitting hardship and sacrifice for

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August Fun

On Monday, 5 August 1918, Scouts of the 1st Yeovil and Holy Trinity Troops commenced a fortnight’s camp at Bridge Close Farm, invited by Mrs

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Gifts from Portugal

In 1885, Rev Cleife’s uncle, John Cleife, paid for various improvements to the church, namely patent duplex lamps, a hot air heating apparatus, matting and

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Table of Contents

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