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                                              Swindon Wide
        How's your                                         Historic reminder from an earlier age
        knowledge            4                     a      Keeper of Lydiard House Sarah Finch-Crisp describes a surprise find
          of royal                                        Objects are regularly do-
         Swindon?                                         nated to Swindon Muse-
                                                          ums and at Lydiard we col-
   As part of Local History Week
   Swindon Council Libraries                              lect items which are con-
                                                          nected with the house, the
   are running a jubilee quiz, 4
   to 25 May, based on photo-  ''                         St John family who owned
   graphs of royal visits to Swin-                        it and material drawn from
                                                          the wider estate lands and
   don.                         ire
     Entry forms are available                            parish of Lydiard Tregoze.
                                                            The recent gift of a Un-
   at all libraries. Correct en-
                                                          ion Jack bearing the por-
   tries will be entered into a
   prize draw.                                            trait of the ill-fated Edward
                                                          VIII whose romance with
   Right, Wood Street in Old Town, .:.
                                                          Wallace Simpson and ab-
   dressed up for Queen Victoria's
                                                          dication from the throne in
   Golden Jubillee in 1887
                                                          1936 rocked the nation, is
                                                          a fascinating and rare ad-
           Local History Fair at STEAM                    dition to the collection.
          Thursday 9 & Friday 10 May, 10.30am to 5pm        The flag has been do-  The rectory Union Jack can be seen in the
                                                          nated by a member of The
               Saturday 11 May, 10am to 4.30pm                                  Royal Swindon exhibition at Swindon Mu-
                                                          Friends of Lydiard Treoze
   This Local History Week fair brings together history societies from          seum and Art Gallery, Bath Road.
                                                          and it comes from the old
   across Wiltshire giving you a chance to discover how you can trace your      Below: The Rectory where Tregoze School
                                                          rectory of St Mary's Church
   family roots or find more about the place where you live. Presented in       now stands
                                                          which stood on Hay Lane
   association with English Heritage, National Monuments Record Centre,  until its demolition in the
   Wiltshire & Swindon Record Office, Wiltshire Local History Forum and
                                                          1 980s. The site is now oc-
   Swindon Library Service.                               cupied by Tregoze Primary
                                                          School and it is hard to
    The History of St Mary's Church & the St John Family  imagine the once elegant
    A talk by Sarah Finch-Crisp, Keeper of Lydiard House, in St Mary's  house and spacious gar-
       in the park, followed by light refreshments in Lydiard House.  dens where the local rector
       Friday 24 May, 7.30pm Tickets £2 in advance from 870244,  and his family lived.
                    (on the door if available).             Built in 1830 to replace a
                                                          dilapidated rectory which
                                                          stood beside Lydiard
                                                          House, the 19th Century building
     THE VILLAGE TAVERN                                   was fondly remembered by Mrs
                                        ^.rl              North whose father Rev. Willetts      Into
     74e. con rmaaitf pub opt r oc,- cloo,-step
                                                   f,'r   took up the living in 1937, when  Arts & Crafts .
                                                          this particular Union Jack must
     QUIZ NIGHT EVERYTUESDAY - CASH PRIZES
                                                          have been consigned to history  Can't find what
                                                          and quietly folded away.           you want?
                                            SUNDAY          The Lydiard rectory was a sub-
                                   ^^ ^, LUNCHES          stantial building with a large flag-  Try us! Well worth a visit
                                                          stone hall and flowing staircase.
                                            2 Courses                                  A few of the items we stock
                              BOOK                        Mrs North recalls her first impres-
                              Now ^^ for £4.95            sion as being 'almost like a glimpse  Airbrush  Mosaic tiles
                                           Brand New Menu  of heaven' a home in the country  Basket making  Pergamano
                                                          with uninterrupted views across the  Beads & sequins Pyrography
                                                          fields to Swindon.           Candle making  Quilling
            a
                                                            There were rose beds and lawns,  Glass paints  Rug making
        ••                         ••            .•       a grass tennis court and a round  Sculpting clay  Sandy Art
                                                          summerhouse with athatched roof  Cross stitch  Silk fabrics
                                                                                       Face paints   Silk paints
                                                          shaded by a giant oak. A beautiful
                                                          old mulberry tree stood on the main  Hama beads  Stamping
       LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALITY?                         lawn and a pa rtly walled kitchen  Jewellery making
                                                          garden contained a green house     Sewing threads
    Teter Galbraith                                       with peach and fig trees beside. An  Selection of haberdashery
                                             rriiflf      vided further enjoyment for the  Daylight lamps stockist
                                                                                           D.M.C. Main Agency
                                                          orchard, paddock and spinney pro-
    Handbuilt fitted bedrooms       I                     Willetts who had moved from Hull.  100s of other craft items
                                                            In 1996 Mrs North reflected sadly  and a huge range of products
    + Individual handbuilt finish on
                                                          on the loss of the rectory and coun-  for the artist & student
       all bedrooms                    `          E
                                                          tryside surrounding it but added:  Picture framing service plus
                                     ij fl
    + Manufactured individually to                        'there is a school where the spin-  DIY framing supplies
       customer requirements                              ney and entrance gates of the long  Framework Art & Craft
                                   Free                   drive used to be. I am pleased that  63 Pembroke Centre
    + Choose from over 40 different  estimates Woodworking  this field has been used fora school.  Cheney Manor Trading Estate
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    Tel: 01793 526335                    an affordable price  would move and rustle, giving the  Phone for directions. Free parking
                                                          feeling of coolness.'
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