[WED]Wedmore Chronicles.
Katherine O'Regan
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:33:32 +1300
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Hello Mathew,
Interesting to read that Hazels latest historical work is on inns in the =
Wedmore area. I don't suppose she went as far as Highbridge? John Pople =
Porter was at the White Hart Inn which is now pulled down, but I would =
love to know just how long he was there but I guess I never will now.=20
Michael and I hope you are keeping well.
Kindest regards
Katherine.
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From: Mathew Duckett=20
To: Wedmore lists=20
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:07 AM
Subject: [WED]Wedmore Chronicles.
The Wedmore Chronicles were a series of occasional articles written by =
the then vicar of Wedmore, Rev. Sydenham H.A. Hervey, between 1880 and =
1898. The subjects covered varied, as did his interests, including =
cricket, bell ringing, an archeaological dig at Mudgley Manor, an =
obituary of his father who was then Bishop of Bath & Wells, baptisms, =
marriages and burials at the time including those at non conformist =
churches and other matters of general interest. These articles were =
later published in two bound volumes.
Rev. Hervey was a very clever man, but he has sometimes been =
criticised for being more interested in matters other than the Church. =
His grandfather was an Earl of Bristol, with a very large Stately Home =
in Suffolk, called Ickfield. Politically he was an (English) Liberal, =
whereas Wedmore was a very Conservative village. At one time he chaired =
a political meeting on behalf of the Liberal Party, eggs were thrown and =
the meeting was broken up. Rev. Hervey took a dim view of this behaviour =
in the village and resigned as vicar; he was only in his early 50s.
The New Wedmore Chronicles is a book published in 2002 by Hazel =
Hudson. It is mainly local history and was originally written as a =
series of articles for The Wedmore Parish Magazine. Hazel is still =
writing historical articles for the magazine. The most recent are on =
Inns in the Wedmore area.
Matthew Duckett.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Mathew,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Interesting to read that Hazels latest =
historical=20
work is on inns in the Wedmore area. I don't suppose she went as far as=20
Highbridge? John Pople Porter was at the White Hart Inn which is now =
pulled=20
down, but I would love to know just how long he was there but I guess I =
never=20
will now. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael and I hope you are keeping =
well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kindest regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Katherine.</FONT></DIV>
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2004 6:07=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WED]Wedmore =
Chronicles.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Wedmore Chronicles were a series =
of=20
occasional articles written by the then vicar of Wedmore, =
Rev. Sydenham=20
H.A. Hervey, between 1880 and 1898. The subjects covered varied, as =
did his=20
interests, including cricket, bell ringing, an archeaological dig at =
Mudgley=20
Manor, an obituary of his father who was then Bishop of Bath & =
Wells,=20
baptisms, marriages and burials at the time including those at non =
conformist=20
churches and other matters of general interest. These articles were =
later=20
published in two bound volumes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rev. Hervey was a very clever man, =
but he has=20
sometimes been criticised for being more interested in matters other =
than the=20
Church. His grandfather was an Earl of Bristol, with a very =
large Stately=20
Home in Suffolk, called Ickfield. Politically he was an (English) =
Liberal, whereas Wedmore was a very Conservative village. At one time =
he=20
chaired a political meeting on behalf of the Liberal Party, eggs were =
thrown=20
and the meeting was broken up. Rev. Hervey took a dim view of this =
behaviour=20
in the village and resigned as vicar; he was only in his early=20
50s.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The New Wedmore Chronicles is a book =
published in=20
2002 by Hazel Hudson. It is mainly local history and was originally =
written as=20
a series of articles for The Wedmore Parish Magazine. Hazel is still =
writing=20
historical articles for the magazine. The most recent are on Inns in =
the=20
Wedmore area.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matthew=20
Duckett.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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