Tag Archives: Cirencester

Call Miss Marple To Cirencester!

by cotswoldhistory Posted on February 4, 2013

TweetIn 1844, there were a spate of accidental deaths in Cirencester that, had Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot (or even Tom Barnaby) been around at that time, would surely have got them investigating the undoubted presence of a local murderer … Continue reading →

Posted in Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Cotswold Vagrants: The Songbook Seller

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 17, 2012

TweetIn Gloucestershire Archives is a pass addressed to the Keeper of the House of Correction, Cirencester, asking him to convey Elizabeth Markham, apprehended wandering and begging in the borough of Cirencester, to the parish of Burford in Oxfordshire, en route … Continue reading →

Posted in Burford, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mutiny! The Newspaper Advert That Spared One Man Death

by cotswoldhistory Posted on October 15, 2012

TweetIn the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it was fairly common to find rather personal adverts placed in newspapers; some were publicising a spouse who had deserted his or her family; husbands might ask shopkeepers not to let their estranged … Continue reading →

Posted in Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bigamy, Scandal And Success In Bibury

by cotswoldhistory Posted on August 6, 2012

TweetScandal and politicians have always been close friends. In 1744, aspiring politician Thomas Estcourt Cresswell married Anne Warneford, the heiress of Sir Edmund Warneford, of Bibury Court. The couple appeared happy, and had several children together; but many years later, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibury, Gloucestershire | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

If All Memorials Were Like This, Genealogy Would Be Easy…

by cotswoldhistory Posted on September 5, 2011

TweetI discovered this memorial to the Clutterbuck family on the wall of Cirencester’s parish church, St John the Baptist. I was struck by how detailed it is, listing a husband and wife together with all their children, their dates of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Not Your Typical Parish Church?

by cotswoldhistory Posted on March 28, 2011

TweetLast weekend, I went for a wander round the parish church of St John the Baptist in Cirencester, which is currently undergoing an extensive renovation programme. This means that the exterior of the church is hidden by sheeting, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Most Family Friendly Museum In Britain?

by cotswoldhistory Posted on November 16, 2010

TweetCorinium Museum in Cirencester is bidding to become Britain’s most family friendly museum. The museum, which has workshops for all ages as well as an under-fives area, reading area and interactive activities, is asking the public to vote for it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment