Category Archives: Out and about

A wander through the family history of the Luxtons, my maternal grandmother’s family, brought an encounter with Roger Luxton of Bratton Clovelly in Devon, a man presented as an ideal grandfatherly figure by the clergyman and writer Sabine Baring Gould. … Continue reading →

Browsing the shelves of Waterstone’s, there seems more space devoted to the esoteric than to traditional religion. Perhaps a measure of the mood of the times, the rejection of all authority. Perhaps it is a vindication of the old maxim, … Continue reading →

In childhood days, the world was centred on our small corner of Somerset. What place could be more important than one that claimed Arthur and Alfred? What shire of England could be more sacred than the green and pleasant land … Continue reading →

Back in 1972, a historical drama series was made for British television. Filling a Sunday teatime slot, it was family viewing. It was of particular interest in our village because it had been filmed on moorland to the west of … Continue reading →

Drive southward from Tewkesbury and turn off the A38 at The Odessa Inn and the road to Bishop’s Cleeve takes you through Tredington, a small village with a Twelfth Century church and medieval farm houses. The warm days have brought … Continue reading →