Tag Archives: Cotswolds

A Cotswold Copper In London

by cotswoldhistory Posted on February 25, 2013

TweetLast week, I visited the Met Police Heritage Centre in West Brompton, London, as part of the research for a magazine feature I’m writing at the moment. Apart from anything, it’s a fantastic place to visit if you’re in the … Continue reading →

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One assault and two break-ins make a successful Stow Fair

by cotswoldhistory Posted on February 11, 2013

TweetStow Horse Fair has received some bad press over recent years, not all of it deserved. But the fears of locals and press about the fair are nothing new – the Oxford Journal over the nineteenth century often recorded fears … Continue reading →

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The Pitfalls Of Returning Late From The Fair

by cotswoldhistory Posted on January 21, 2013

TweetAccidents involving horses were a habitual problem in the eighteenth century, with many people relying on riding their horses to get to markets, fairs or even just to friends’ houses. Returning home in the dark, on rutted lanes or paths, … Continue reading →

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The Building Of Broadway’s Church

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 13, 2012

TweetThe church of St Michael’s and All Angels in Broadway is a little bit different. It’s striking, as many churches are, and it dominates the skyline, towering over the village – but again, that’s nothing unusual; the spires of churches … Continue reading →

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Knitting, Baking and Gossip

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 10, 2012

TweetTopographer Thomas Baskerville (1630-1720) travelled through Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire in the 1670s and 1680s, and recorded his journey in a diary that was subequently published as Thomas Baskerville’s Journeys in England. The diary contains notes about the towns and … Continue reading →

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The Cotswold Vagrants: Widow Jones and her children

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 3, 2012

TweetA new occasional series detailing the lives of the Cotswold poor, as detailed in eighteenth century settlement examinations. In October 1764, the parish constable of Little Barrington apprehended a woman begging in the streets with her two children. On being … Continue reading →

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The Suppression Of The Pound Note

by cotswoldhistory Posted on November 26, 2012

TweetThe early 19th century saw a series of debates regarding the future of the Bank of England and of Britain’s currency. In 1826, the Country Bankers Act restricted the issue of banknotes by commercial banks in England and Wales. It … Continue reading →

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