Identification:
Object name: register
Classification: information
Brief Description: 5 loose sheets of old computer printout paper carrying the names of members of the Mere Historical Society at 4.2.1994
Identification:
Object name: letter
Classification: societies
Brief Description: letter from Rev. K.E. Kendra, O.B.E. to Mrs Christine Wallis, Secretary of Mere Historical Society, thanking her for welcoming him to the Society at his first meeting as Chairman, 20.3.1987
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Wallis, Christine, Mrs
Person Role: secretary
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Identification:
Object name: article
Classification: history
Brief Description: typescript of an article, probably for the Mere Historical Society Review and Newsletter, about a talk given to the Society by Admiral Sir William Pillar about the history of Jersey, written by Mrs Christine Wallis, undated
Association:
Date:
Date Begin: 1970
Date End: 1990
Person:
Person Name: Wallis, Christine, Mrs
Person Role: secretary
Place:
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Identification:
Object name: printout
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: printout from wikipedia on the subject of the Workhouse Text Act (1723) and The Relief of the Poor Act 1782
Production:
Date: 2013
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Organisation:
Organisation Name: wikipedia encyclopedia
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: letters
Classification: commemoration
Brief Description: twenty pages of correspondence between members of Mere Historical Society and suppliers about the commissioning of a lectern or bookcase with brass plaque to remember John Flanaghan, the first chairman and Curator of Mere Museum, who died in June 1973
Association:
Date:
Date Begin: 11.1973
Date End: 16.10.1974
Person:
Person Name: Wallis, Christine, Mrs
Person Role: secretary
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Identification:
Object name: printout
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: printout of Hansard proceedings on the subject of Poor Law Union charges (No. 2) Bill, original dated 27.7.1848
Production:
Date: 1848
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Hansard
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Height:
Width: good
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Identification:
Object name: letters
Classification: commemoration
Brief Description: six pages of correspondence between members of Mere Historical Society and suppliers about the commissioning of an engraved brass plaque to be affixed to a bookcase donated by Mrs Flanaghan to remember her husband John Flanaghan, the first chairman and Curator of Mere Museum, who died in June 1973
Association:
Date:
Date Begin: 11.1973
Date End: 16.10.1974
Person:
Person Name: Wallis, Christine, Mrs
Person Role: secretary
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Identification:
Object name: extract
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: single page (p.4) from a Mere Museum monograph about the Mere Union (workhouse), with information about emigration of inmates, staff, education and health, the organisation of the inmates according to gender and age, funding of the Union and occupations of the inmates.
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1980
Date End: 1995
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Museum
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: service sheet
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: service sheet for the funeral and thanksgiving for the life of Lieutenant-Colonel Bob Montgomery late of Mere, Tuesday November 1st 2016
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1.11.2016
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Montgomery, Robert Kerr
Person Role: soldier
Place:
Event:
Event Name: operation Chariot
Description:
Height: 34.6 cm
Width: 24.9 cm
Identification:
Object name: printout
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: printout of the Order Prohibiting Outdoor Relief, 1844
Production:
Date: 1844
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Hansard
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Height:
Width: good
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Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn 1978 (the first issue) until Spring 1986 (issue 16)
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1978
Date End: 1986
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Object location: box 34
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Height: 14.8
Width: good
ELSE
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn1986 (issue 17) to Autumn 1990 (issue 25)
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1986
Date End: 1990
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Object location: box 34
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn 1991 (issue 26) to Autumn 1996 (issue 36), including an index for the first 36 issues. Issue 33 is missing
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1991
Date End: 1996
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Object location: box 34
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn 1996 (issue 37) to Spring 2001 1996 (issue 46)
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1996
Date End: 2001
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Object location: box 34
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn 2001 (issue 47) to Spring 2006 (issue 56)
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2001
Date End: 2006
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Object location: box 34
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn 2006 (issue 57) to Spring 2010 (issue 64)
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2006
Date End: 2010
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Object location: box 34
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn 2010 (issue 65) to Spring 2013 (issue 71)
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2010
Date End: 2013
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Object location: box 34
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: questionnaire
Classification: information
Brief Description: 18 questionnaire forms filled in by members of Mere Historical Society about their views on the activities of the Society
Description:
Identification:
Object name: register
Classification: information
Brief Description: red hard-cover book listing the names of members of the Mere Historical Society, 1972 – 1985
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1972
Date End: 1985
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Description:
Material: paper
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Spring Review, 2011
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 3.2011
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: book
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: study guide for local historians and teachers about the Union Workhouse, by Andy Reid
Production:
Date: 1994
Organisation:
Organisation Name: British Association for Local History
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Autumn Review, 2011
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 9.2011
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: printout
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: copy of a page of information about the history of the unions
Production:
Date: 2013
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Spring Review, 2012
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 3.2012
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: printout
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: printout from wikipedia on the subject of English Poor Laws with illustrations
Production:
Date: 2013
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Organisation:
Organisation Name: wikipedia encyclopedia
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Spring Review, 2013
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 3.2013
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Summer Newsletter, June 2011
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 6.2011
Person:
Person Name: van Sloten, Ruth, Mrs
Person Role: president
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Summer Newsletter, June 2012
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 6.2011
Person:
Person Name: Lewis, Peter, Rev.
Person Role: president
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Halliday, Margaret, Mrs
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Autumn Newsletter and Reviews, September 2014
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 8.2014
Person:
Person Name: Grinyer, Tony, Mr
Person Role: editor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Grinyer, Tony, Mr
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s AGM NewsReview, March 2015
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 3.2015
Person:
Person Name: Grinyer, Tony, Mr
Person Role: editor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Grinyer, Tony, Mr
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: society
Brief Description: Mere Historical Society’s Autumn Newsletter, September 2015
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 8.2015
Person:
Person Name: Grinyer, Tony, Mr
Person Role: editor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Grinyer, Tony, Mr
Person Role: editor
Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: typescript
Classification: society
Brief Description: 4 pages printed from a website with information about regulations and food rations at the Mere Union (workhouse) in 1871-2
Production:
Date: 2007
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: printer
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Height:
Width: fair
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Identification:
Object name: typescript
Classification: society
Brief Description: 1-page extract from a census of schools and the provision of education in Wiltshire, including Mere and Zeals, with mention of the Mere Union (workhouse) School, 1850s
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2000
Date End: 2015
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Height:
Width: fair
ELSE
Identification:
Object name: photocopy
Classification: society
Brief Description: 2 photocopies of the plan of the buildings comprising Mere Union (workhouse) in 1930, drawn by Dr. Colin Anderson in 1995. annotated by Dr.Michael Plaxton as to the occupants of each building
Production:
Date: 1995
Person:
Person Name: Anderson, Colin, Dr
Person Role: draughtsman
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Height:
Width: fair
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Identification:
Object name: article
Classification: society
Title: Life in the Union Workhouse
Brief Description: copy of an article published in The Blackmore Vale Magazine about life in the union workhouse, 4th May 2007
Production:
Date: 2007
Person:
Person Name: Guttridge, Roger, Mr
Person Role: author
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: plan
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: copy of a plan of Mere Union (workhouse) in 1931, produced by Messrs. Rawlence & Squarey prior to the sale of the building after the closure of the workhouse. The former occupants and users of the various sections of the building are printed on the plan.
Production:
Date: 1931
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Messrs. Rawlence & Squarey
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: printout, map
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: copy of a list of places included in and served by the Mere Union (workhouse) with accompanying map, with names of current (1911) members of the Board of Guardians, annotated by Dr. Plaxton
Production:
Date: 2009
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: book
Classification: history
Title: The Antiquary
Brief Description: a single issue of ‘The Antiquary’, Volume II, July – December 1880, bound in boards covered with marbled paper with leather spine covering and corners, marbled paper end-leaves, upper edges of leaves gilded, edited by Edward Walford, M.A. and published in London by Elliot Stock. Inscription of gift on second flyleaf dated 1918. Presented to Mere Historical Society in January 1977 by George Carter of Mere
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Carter, George, Mr
Person Role: donor
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society
Description:
Height:
Width: good
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Identification:
Object name: dietary tables
Classification: society
Classification: health and social services
Brief Description: copy of the amended dietary tables for occupants of the Mere Union (workhouse) agreed at a meeting of the Board of Guardians in September 1894, signed by Thomas Henry Baker, Presiding Chairman
Production:
Date: 1894
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Board of Guardians of Mere Union
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
Person Role: researcher
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Union
Description:
Height:
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2006 – January 2007
Production:
Date: 2006
Date End: 2007
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 27
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2007 – January 2008
Production:
Date: 2007
Date End: 2008
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 27
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2008 – January 2009
Production:
Date: 2008
Date End: 2009
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 28
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2009 – January 2010
Production:
Date: 2009
Date End: 2010
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 28
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2010 – January 2011
Production:
Date: 2010
Date End: 2011
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 28
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2011 – January 2012
Production:
Date: 2011
Date End: 2012
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 29
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2012 – January 2013
Production:
Date: 2012
Date End: 2013
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 29
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2013 – January 2014
Production:
Date: 2013
Date End: 2014
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 30
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2014 – January 2015
Production:
Date: 2014
Date End: 2015
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 30
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2015 – January 2016
Production:
Date: 2015
Date End: 2016
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 31
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2016 – January 2017
Production:
Date: 2016
Date End: 2017
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 31
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2001 – January 2002
Production:
Date: 2001
Date End: 2002
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 26
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: trade
Brief Description: report with pictures from The Blackmore Vale Magazine about the Mere business ‘Jeans Electrical’ with its Salisbury St. shop and the Chapel Showroom on Boar St. Mere, March 2017
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Jeans, George, Mr
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Euronics buying group
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2002 – January 2003
Production:
Date: 2002
Date End: 2003
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 26
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: book
Classification: trade
Brief Description: small brownish paper grocery order book issued to Mrs. P. Coleman of Bridge House, Salisbury St.,Mere by the Grocery Department of the Co-operative Retail Services, South-western group, used between 16th May 1967 and 1st February 1968
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Coleman, P., Miss
Place:
Locality Type: shop
Site Name: Co-operative retail Services Ltd.,
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Co-operative Retail Services Ltd.
Description:
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2003 – January 2004
Production:
Date: 2003
Date End: 2004
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 26
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: book
Classification: events
Title: Merely a Festival
Brief Description: paperback anthology celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mere Literary Festival, compiled by Adrienne Howell and Sue Evans, published by Brimstone Press. 2016
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Howell, Adrienne, Mrs
Person Role: compiler
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere Literary Festival
Description:
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2004 – January 2005
Production:
Date: 2004
Date End: 2005
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 26
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: book
Classification: local history
Title: Shards
Brief Description: typescript text in green hard covers, written by Hubert G. Eaton, a teacher, about his own life and times in and around Mere and district, self-published in 1984
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Eaton, Hubert, Mr
Person Role: author
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere School
Description:
Height:
Width: poor
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Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2005 – January 2006
Production:
Date: 2005
Date End: 2006
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 27
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 11 issues, January – December 1990
Production:
Date: 1990
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 11 issues, January – December 1991
Production:
Date: 1990
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, January – December 1992
Production:
Date: 1992
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1993 – January 1994
Production:
Date: 1993
Date End: 1994
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1994 – January 1995
Production:
Date: 1994
Date End: 1995
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1995 – January 1996
Production:
Date: 1995
Date End: 1996
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 25
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1996 – January 1997
Production:
Date: 1996
Date End: 1997
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 25
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: file
Classification: local history
Brief Description: blue ring binder containing records of family trees in Upper Stour, Wiltshire, A – J
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2014
Association:
Place:
Object location: Box 73
Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1997 – January 1998
Production:
Date: 1997
Date End: 1998
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 25
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: file
Classification: local history
Brief Description: black ring binder containing the main (summary) index for records relating to families in Upper Stour, Wiltshire
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2014
Association:
Place:
Object location: Box 73
Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1998 – January 1999
Production:
Date: 1998
Date End: 1999
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 25
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: file
Classification: local history
Brief Description: black ring binder containing records of family trees in Upper Stour, Wiltshire ,K – Z
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2014
Association:
Place:
Object location: Box 73
Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1999 – January 2000
Production:
Date: 1999
Date End: 2000
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 25
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, December 1984
Production:
Date: 12.1984
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2000 – January 2001
Production:
Date: 2000
Date End: 2001
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 25
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, January – December 1985
Production:
Date: 1985
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 9 issues, January – December 1986
Production:
Date: 1986
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February – December 1987
Production:
Date: 1987
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 12 issues, January – December 1988
Production:
Date: 1988
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: booklet
Classification: local history
Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 9 issues, March – December 1989
Production:
Date: 1989
Association:
Place:
Parish: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Object location: box 24A
Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment & buildings
Brief Description: press photograph of the construction of Mere’s new by-pass, December 1975
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 12.1975
Organisation:
Organisation Name: The Westen Gazette
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 14.6 cm
Width: 18 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment & buildings
Brief Description: press photograph of the bridge over the Warminster Road, Mere, part of Mere’s new by-pass, due to open in 1976
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 12.1975
Organisation:
Organisation Name: The Western Gazette
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 16.6 cm
Width: 18 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment & buildings
Brief Description: press article with photograph about the congregation of St. Matthew’s Church, Mere, who are drawing up a petition to save the church from closure, August 1980
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 8.1980
Organisation:
Organisation Name: The Western Gazette (?)
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 20.1 cm
Width: 18.3 cm
Identification:
Object name: press photograph
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: photograph of Nurse Wells of Mere with ‘some of her ‘babies’ (a large number of children whom she delivered) at the Wiltshire Association Garden Fete in Dewes House, Mere, June 1932
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 20.6.1932
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Salisbury Gazette (?)
Association:
Place:
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 17 cm
Width: 33.7 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment
Brief Description: press photograph of the clock tower in The Square, Mere in January 1977 after a fall of snow.
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1.1977
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 13.8 cm
Width: 18.3 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment
Brief Description: article and photograph from ?The Salisbury Journal about the replacements of replicas of the two black dogs which once stood on the gate pillars of the north lodge entrance to Zeals House, Wilts, August 1980
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 8.1980
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Salisbury Journal ?
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Saffron, R.G., Mr
Person Role: owner
Place:
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 22.8 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment
Brief Description: press photograph of a Wiltshire county road sign almost buried in snow, January 1979
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1.1979
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 16.8 cm
Width: 13.6 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper article
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: press article and photograph about retired Mere G.P. Dr Ellliot Whitby, ages 90 years, who has learned spinning and weaving classes at classes in Gillingham givn by Miss Anne Lander of mere andMrs Eliizabeth Gilbert of Gillingham, September 1979
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 9.1979
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Salisbury Journal ?
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Whitby, Elliot, Dr
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 42.2 cm
Width: 13.6 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment
Brief Description: two press cuttings with photographs concerning the offer for sale of Charnage chalk quarry, near Mere, 10.3.2017
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 10.3.2017
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine
Association:
Place:
Locality Type: quarry
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 10.9 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Depth: 20.5 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment
Brief Description: press article and photograph about the second lightning strike on a pinnacle of the church of St. Michael the Archangel in three years, July 1977, and the damage done
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 15.7.1979
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Salisbury Journal ?
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Duckworth, Geoffrey, Rev.
Event: lightniing strike
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 28.5 cm
Width: 31.7 cm
Identification:
Object name: file
Classification: local history
Brief Description: green ring binder containing records of christenings and marriages in Upper Stour, Wiltshire
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 2014
Association:
Place:
Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: press article and photograph about a Salisbury Hospital Consultant, Mr. J.G. Reynolds who has resigned his post prior to departing for Australia to become a farmer, Western Gazette, 30th November 19662
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 30.11.1962
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Western Gazette
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Reynolds, J.G., Mr
Person Role: Consultant obstretician
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 48 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Identification:
Object name: flyer
Classification: local history
Brief Description: announcement )(with photograph) of a pubic meeting in the Lecture Hall, Mere about the shortly-to-be-published book of local history based on the Mere W.I. scrapbook about the same subject, December 6th (? 1957).
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 6.12.1956
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Crown Printing Works, Mere
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Baker, T.H., Mr
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 28.2 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment
Brief Description: long press article, with photograph, about Mere, especially its situation and environment, by Monica Hutchings, March 1955
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 3.1955
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Hutchings, Monica, Ms
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 43.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment
Brief Description: press article with photogaph about the closure of Castle House, Mere, used as a Home for older children by Wiltshire County Council for 18 years
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1964
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Course, A.J., Mr
Place:
Locality Type: house
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Wiltshire County Council
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 14.6 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: press photograph of Nurse Wells of Mere with another nurse and 3 of Nurse Wells ‘babies’ at Mere’ Nusring Association Fete, June 1932
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 30.6.1932
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Bristol Evening World
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Wells, Nurse
Event:
Event Name: Mere Wiltshire Nursing Association Fete
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 12.2 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Identification:
Object name: press photograph
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: press photograph of prize-winners (named) of Salisbury and District Agricultural Club’s 11th ploughing match, October 1962 near High Post, Salisbury
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 19.10.1962
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Goldsworthy, J, Mr
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 10.6 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspsper cutting
Classification: envirornment & buildings
Brief Description: press article with photograph about the new housing estate near Ivymead, Mere consisting of 17 new houses, called Springfield Rd, August 1964
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 8.1964
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)
Association:
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Mere and Tisbury Rural Council
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspsper article
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: press article with photograph about Mrs Alice Senior of Westfield, Zeals, who celebrated her 100th birthday, no date
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 1950
Date End: 1970
Organisation:
Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Senior, Alice, Mrs
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 41.1 cm
Width: 9 cm
Identification:
Object name: newspaper cutting
Classification: environment and buildiings
Brief Description: press photograph of the building of Mere’s new secondary school off Springfield Rd., due to open in September 1964
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 14.8.1964
Organisation:
Organisation Name: The Western Gazette
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 12 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Identification:
Object name: typed biography
Classification: personalia
Brief Description: biographical note prepared by Dr. David Longbourne of Francis Hereward Edmunds of Mere, June 2015
Production:
Date:
Date Begin: 6.2015
Person:
Person Name: Longbourne, David, Dr
Association:
Person:
Person Name: Edmunds, Francis Hereward
Person Role: author
Place:
Locality Type: house
Site Name: Old Tudor House
Object location: box 69
Description:
Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 21 cm