Category Archives: Chipping Norton

Quadrilles At The Yeomanry Ball

by cotswoldhistory Posted on July 4, 2011

Tweet“But, my dear Margery,” he said, stopping her, as if he half-divined what her simple drea of a cavalier had been; “it is very odd that you can think of nothing else than going to a Yeomanry Ball. Think again. … Continue reading →

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If You’re Going To Write A Fraudulent Letter, First Make Sure You Can Write.

by cotswoldhistory Posted on January 3, 2011

TweetRobert Harris was not the cleverest criminal in Cotswold history. Some criminals are devious; some are sharp and cunning; but Robert was cocky without having the brains to be a successful crook. He was born in 1801 in Cornwell, an … Continue reading →

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Life In The Chipping Norton Workhouse

by cotswoldhistory Posted on November 24, 2010

TweetThe early 1800s saw an increase in the number of people suffering from the effects of poverty in England. Mechanisation in industry ended some jobs, and the rising population put pressure on resources. The old Poor Law, which had come … Continue reading →

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The Ascott Martyrs

by cotswoldhistory Posted on June 24, 2010

TweetThe National Agricultural Labourers Union was founded in Leamington in 1872, with the aim of raising the wages of agricultural labourers to at least 2l 6d a day. In 1873, farmer Robert Hambridge, of the 400-acre Crown Farm in Ascott-under-Wychwood, … Continue reading →

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Help Save A Piece Of The Cotswolds' History

by cotswoldhistory Posted on March 2, 2010

TweetThe market town of Chipping Norton is dominated by its town hall, a Palladian-style building constructed in 1842. The imposing building itself replaced a far older structure, of which one post remains, preserved for posterity just outside the building that … Continue reading →

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