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The Wiltshire Loaf Cheese
Category: Tales of Lydiard Articles Published on: 5th October 2020

A famous product of the local area is Wiltshire Loaf Cheese, which is a semi-hard cheese, smooth and creamy on the outside...

Prince George, Princess Charlotte & the Battersea Connection
Category: Tales of Lydiard Articles Published on: 28th August 2020

Prince George and Princess Charlotte are expected to return to school at Thomas’s Battersea this September, a school...

Taking the Plunge
Category: Tales of Lydiard Articles Published on: 17th August 2020

In the news recently was the story that David and Victoria Beckham want to create a new lake on their estate in the...

A Victorian Country Wedding
Category: Tales of Lydiard Articles Published on: 5th May 2020

Wedding arrangements in the Victorian parish of Lydiard Tregoze were dictated by the busy agricultural calendar. At Wick...

Lady Johanna St John - A 17th Century Mother
Category: Tales of Lydiard Articles Published on: 1st March 2020

This month we’re celebrating Mother’s Day on 14th March with an article by Frances Bevan about Lady Johanna St....

The Ice House
Category: Tales of Lydiard Articles Published on: 13th January 2020

“There ice, like crystal, firm and never lost, Tempers hot July with December’s frost;” From “On St James’...

A 17th Century Lydiard Christmas
Category: Tales of Lydiard Articles Published on: 9th January 2020

The letters of Johanna St.John to her steward at Lydiard, Thomas Hardyman, give us a fascinating insight into the menu for a...