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Letters to Dear Readers (Pt. 5)

Dear Readers, When last I wrote to you about the Stalbridge of fifty-something years ago I left you standing at the end of the village, at the end of Coppern Way.   The sun was shining, and the cows were peacefully grazing in their field: some of them were lying down, chewing the cud.   Who was […]

Stalbridge History Society Coffee Morning

Stalbridge History Society Coffee Morning is on Saturday 25th April from 10am till noon in the Hub at Stalbridge.We look forward to welcoming you and to showing you some of the achievements of the Society and our exciting plans for the future! We will also have samples of the artefacts discovered at the digs at […]

Les Décrottoirs de Stalbridge

Despite the fact that the Romans built raised pavements with stepping stones connecting them, so you could cross a road without disappearing under the mud, up until the end of the eighteenth century, only the poor walked around the towns and cities. The wealthy travelled on horseback and in carriages along the bumpy, rutted and often […]

The Pubs of Stalbridge

Stalbridge History Society Talks presents “The Pubs of Stalbridge”- a Talk by Jacqui Wragg, on Saturday 7th March in The Hub at Stalbridge, Station Road DT10 2RG.Refreshments at 10.30am, Talk begins 11.00amEntry at the door: Free to History Society members: Non-members £4 Jacqui Wragg is no stranger to Stalbridge History Society, having played a major […]

Letters to Dear Readers (Pt. 4)

Dear Readers, When last I wrote to you about the Stalbridge of fifty-something years ago I left you standing at the bottom of Barrow Hill, across the road from the post office, viewing the windows of Grace’s large department store.   Moving on! What a store, that was!    Grace’s sold bridal wear mainly, beautiful […]

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