Weston Village Journal The Journal of the Weston Local History Society
Reference Number
PP/890
Level of Description
Item
Title
Weston Village Journal The Journal of the Weston Local History Society
Creator(s) & Administrative History
Various: Author Mushroom Publishing: Publisher
Bath
156 Southlands, Bath, BA1 4EB
Date
1998
ISBN
1-899142-22-3
Extent
Pages: 80
Description
Contains the following articles: Bath War Hospital 1915-1920 by Kate Clarke, pp. 9-23; A true story of a poor girl (Chapters from the life of Eliza [Elizabeth] Day [Nurton], later Eliza Knight, born at Huntspill, 20th February 1819. 'As told to Winifred K. Parker.' Eliza worked as a laundress at Weston, Bath before her marriage and married there in 1846), pp. 26-31; Photograph of Weston villagers on the occasion of the Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, p. 32; A villager's feelings about Weston's absorption by Bath in 1951 (memories of Mr Sep Smith), p. 33; Weston vicar sets a good example by Michael McCarthy (a short account of the Venerable E. H. Hardcastle, Vicar of Weston and his attempt to combat the problem of drunkeness within the village. Taken from 'Memories of a Mediocrity' by the Venerable E. H. Hardcastle, Vicar of All Saints, Weston 1890-1900), pp. 34-35; Two photographs of The High Street, Weston from Crown Hill, one taken in the late 1800s, the other the present day, pp. 36-37; Domesday Book and Weston by Beryl Newns-Wood, pp. 38-43; Weston Manor House: Its many and varied occupants and an 18th century episode by Michael Rockey (an account of Weston Manor House standing in the grounds of the Royal United Hospital [RUH], Bath from medieval times to the present. It was part of 'The Manor Hospital' until 1948), pp. 44-51; Two photographs comparing the view originally showing the Manor Farm demolished in 1963 and Greenbank Gardens later built there), pp. 52-53; Agnes Weston: Weston's best kept secret by Barry Smith (an account of the life of Agnes Weston, a philanthropist noted for her work with the sailors of the Royal Navy who lived in Weston, Bath during her childhood and youth), pp. 54-59; Up and down the High Street (an account of some of the buildings in Weston High Street past and present) by Beryl Newns-Wood, pp. 60-69; A walk through Weston village and along a section of the Cotswold Way by Michael Rockey, pp. 70-80.
Subject
Biographies Domesday Book First World War (1914-1918) Houses Military hospitals Personal narratives Photographs Temperence movements Villages
