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springblossom,summershadeandautumnfruit.Wehave placesoforigin,storiesandassociatedcustoms.Recipes
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Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 1 It has a capacity of 123 litres (27 gallons) 6. A small cauldron cast by William
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no legs it would have been suspended
over the fire or been supported on an 7. A particularly decorative cauldron by
iron frame. Vessels such as this were John Sturton II of South Petherton bearing
probably almost permanently over the fire the owner’s initials AM and the date
heating water for cooking and domestic 1685, the year of the Monmouth Rebellion,
use. This is one of the earliest surviving a momentous event in Somerset’s history.
large English cauldrons. llustration below. From The Luttrell Psalter,
8. A cauldron by John Fathers II circa 1340, shows the preparation for a
4 3. A sand cast skillet by John Fathers with the initials WEC and dated 1710. feast including three large cauldrons over
of Montacute. The decoration is particularly fine. a fire and one being used as a mortar.
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Cauldron, top: Cast bronze cauldrons were in use by
A magnificent collection of English bronze cooking vessels dating from the Museum features pieces from foundries the 12th century. Production continued until the early 18th
14th to 19th centuries is currently on display at the Somerset Rural Life across southern England but over 40%
century when they were replaced by thin-walled cast iron
of the 180 vessels were cast in Somerset. vessels, which were cheaper and
Museum in Glastonbury. The collection of skillets and cauldrons is of national In the medieval period foundries were more durable. Entire meals could
significance; with no other remotely like it in public or private hands typically located in urban centres such as be cooked inside large cauldrons
Canterbury and Salisbury but by the 17th with the different items and courses
century some very productive businesses placed in earthenware vessels or
It is particularly rich in vessels made in cooking' and in some remote parts of were sited in more rural locations. There wrapped in linen. Afterwards the
Somerset, which, in the 17th century, was Britain people still cooked in this way until were two such foundries in Somerset run water could be used for bathing
a leading centre of production nationally. the early years of the twentieth century. by the Sturton family at South Petherton or washing up.
It was built up over a period of 40 years by Metal cauldrons, posnets and skillets and the Fathers family at Montacute.
Roderick and Valentine Butler, of Honiton. were commonly used for cooking over The two families were related by marriage Posnet, middle: Posnets are
They sold it to the Somerset Museums open fires. The features of these vessels and their businesses were exceptionally cauldron-shaped but have a handle.
Service in 2004 with major grant aid from changed little over hundreds of years. prolificover several generations in the Production of posnets began in
the Heritage Lottery Fund, MLA/V&A 17th and early 18th centuries. The number the 13th century. During the 16th
Purchase Grant Fund, the Friends of the They were made of cast bronze and most of surviving vessels suggests that the two century they gradually passed out of
Somerset County Museum and Somerset had three legs so they could stand in foundries dominated the south of England fashion, to be replaced by the skillet.
Industrial Archaeological Society. The the hot embers. Cauldrons could also be market for cauldrons and skillets for much
collection is stunningly displayed with suspended above the fire using pothooks of the 17th century. Skillet, bottom: Skillets are similar
information about their manufacture and or cranes. By the late Middle Ages even in shape to a modern saucepan but
cooking practices in England at the time. peasant households frequently had at least SKILLETS AND CAULDRONS with legs. The market for skillets
one or two metal cooking pots. The market The Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street continued until the mid 19th century.
In the Middle Ages food was cooked over for three-legged bronze cooking vessels Glastonbury. 01458 831197
open wood fires laid on hearths at or continued until the mid 19th century. 10 JAN – 14 MARCH
close to floor level. This was 'down-hearth The collection on show at the Rural Life Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, free
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British pottery from Burleigh, Poole Pottery, Highland across the country. The co-operative model enables the craft
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Whenaworkliftsyourspiritsand
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DartingtonPotteryandGrahameClarketonamebutafew. and responsibilities of operating a retail space are, of course,
Design Cities: Tokyo 1987 You’ll also find, of course, a range of pots from the ‘family
How High The Moon inspiresboldandnoblethoughts
shared.Duringits24yearsoftrading,Makershasestablisheditself
pottery’ – Dennis Chinaworks in Shepton Beauchamp –
Shiro Kuramata inyou,donotlookforanyother
as a centre of high-quality craft with a large following of loyal
withcollectors’piecesdesignedbySallyTuffin.Thisisno
1986 Lacquered wire mesh
devotees.Asitisownedandrunbythemakersthemselves,one
ordinary pottery. It was founded in 1993 by Sally and
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein standardtojudgeby:thework
ofthe13membersisalwaysondutytoimparttheirknowledge
RichardDennis.Sallycementedherprofessionalnamein
isgood,theproductofamaster
andgivethatspecialindividualservicetothecustomer.Manyof
design (she works as Sally Tuffin) after graduating from themakerswillalsoacceptcommissions–allowinganinputinto
the Royal College of Art and establishing one of the
craftsman. Jean de la Bruyere
thedesignprocess–andthisisespeciallypopularforwedding
leading design houses of the 1960’s – Foale and Tuffin. andanniversarygiftsbutequallyforthosewhodesiretohavea
Sally later became partner and design director of the uniquepieceofjewellery,ceramic,woodworkfurniture,clothing
MoorcroftPottery.HerdesignsforDennisChinaworksare or a painting created for themselves. The beauty of Makers is
influenced by the arts and crafts movement and nature. the convenience of having an ever-changing gallery of work
The simple generous shapes of vases, jugs, plates and from13localmakers(theyalllivewithin40milesofTaunton)
bowlsarehandthrownonthewheelandindividuallyhand without having to visit them in their individual studios.
decorated.Allpiecesaresignedandnumbered.Theshop Periodically, throughout the year, the cooperative invites a
atBowdensFarmalsooffersRichard’sownrangeofbooks ‘guest’makertoexhibitintheirgallery.Thestonecarverand
Design Cities: London 1851 forcollectors,some80titles,fromCornishWaretoWilliam sculptor, Tom Clark, will be the guest Maker until the end of
Tile Panel, 66 tiles- William Morrisc.1870 Design Cities: Los Angeles 1949 Morris Tiles. There’s also a vast collection of antique and December.
Slip-covered and painted earthenware Regal Storage Unit second-handglass,antiqueservingplatesandcutlery.In
V&A Images/Victoria & Albert Museum, London
DESIGN CITIES:the
Charles and Ray Eames,1949 – 50 fact, everything is for sale including pine tables, kitchen
Lacquered steel, laminated plywood, wood,
Makers, 6 Bath Place, Taunton. 01823 251121
plywood, fibreglass, lacquered masonite, rubber
chairsanddressers. Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, late opening Thursdays
magnificent seven
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein from 20 NovemberRichard Dennis at The Smokery,
Bowdens Farm, Hambridge, nr Curry Rivel
Mon–Sat, 10am-4pm. 01458 252899
www.richarddennispublications.com
A new exhibition at the Design Museum in London,
Design Cities: Vienna 1908
entitled Design Cities, tells the story of contemporary Design Cities: London 2008
design through seven key cities, in each case looking Design Cities: Paris 1936
Sitzmachine No.670, Adjustable Armchair,
Tea and Coffee Towers
at their most creative moments. Whilst focusing on Chaise Longue - Le CorbusierJosef Hoffman1904– 05 David Chipperfield
how specific periods have contributed to the evolution Chromed bent tubular steel, leatherBent beechwood, plywood, 2003 Ceramic, Alessi Museo
turned wood, brass, leather cushions of design, the exhibition also investigates the ways
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein in which design has shaped contemporary culture.
Beginning in London at the time of the Great Exhibition in 1851,
POLKADOT
it moves to the Vienna of Adolf Loos in 1908, to the Bauhaus JEWELLERY GALLERY
in Dessau in 1928 and to the Paris of Le Corbusier in 1936.
In the post-war period, the exhibition moves to the Los Angeles
of Charles and Ray Eames in 1949, then to Milan in 1957 Everyone loves a winner, and Polkadot
and on to Tokyo’s creative flowering in 1987. Finally, returning JewelleryGalleryisnoexception.Theirstable
to present day London which is once again the world’s leading of top-flight contemporary jewellers includes Alex Monroe who has just
centre for design, the base for Ron Arad and Ross Lovegrove, wonthecovetedtitleofUKJewelleryDesigneroftheYear.‘We’redelighted
Jasper Morrison and many other preeminent contemporary that Alex has won this prestigious award’, says the Gallery’s director Julia
designers. The exhibition will feature a full range of objects Heppel. ‘He’s one of our most popular makers – our customers love the
from textiles and fashion to industrial pieces, furniture and understated femininity of his jewellery’. Alex’s work is delicate, pretty and
prints. It will include design classics such as chairs by Charles Englishinstyleandhisloveforgardeningandthesimplebeautyofnature
and Ray Eames, as well as work by a spectrum of designers is clearly apparent. It is essentially a sentimental, tongue-in-cheek look at
that together will evoke an impacting impression of their era. Englishness. Beautifully made in silver or gold plate, his nature-inspired
Key exhibits will include work by William Morris, Christopher designs include dragonflies and hummingbirds, delicate meadow grasses
Dresser, Adolf Loos, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray, and feathers with tiny semi-precious stones adding a subtle hint of colour.
Achille Castiglioni, Issey Miyake and Ron Arad. Andit’snotjustPolkadotcustomerswhoappreciatetheuniquequalitiesof
his jewellery – fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle regularly feature
Design Cities will investigate the tangible link between design
Design Cities: Milan 1957
his work and his celebrity clients include Kate Moss. Luckily for us lesser
and the city and will celebrate the key achievements of this
Valentine Typewriter DESIGNCITIES
mortals,AlexMonroe’scovetablejewellery(andthoseofmanyotherjewellery
relation-ship. Exhibition Curator and Design Museum Director
Ettore Sottsass1969 5 Sept 2008 – 4 January 2009
designers)caneasilybetrackeddownatPolkadot’sgalleryinTauntonaswell
Deyan Sudjic adds: ‘One fruitful way to understand the
ABS injection moulded plastic, metal DesignMuseum
asattheirsistergallery,PolkadotPreciousinExeter.
development of design is to look at how certain cities, at
Centre Pompidou, National Museum Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
Daily, 10am-5.45pm
specific moments in their histories, have moved the practice
of Modern Art – Centre for Industrial
£8.50, £6.50 concs., £5 students,
of design on. That is the thesis of this exhibition. It looks at
Creation, France Polkadot Jewellery Gallery 11 Riverside Place, St James St, Taunton,
under 12s free. 0870 8339955,
what it was that made a sequence of cities, at various moments,
01823 289489 & 12 Martins Lane, Exeter. 01392 276 500.
www.designmuseum.org
shift the direction taken by design.’
www.polkadotgallery.com, Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm
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Following his lead, in the early years of Chris Bearman and designer Andrew thecottagehas
the twentieth century, folk song collection Crane re-traced Sharp’s path to complete picturesqueviewsover
was going on all over England and this Britain’s first ever ‘map’ of folk customs, thelawnsandhasitsown
included Ralph Vaughan Williams singers and traditions for Somerset. Called
idyllicprivategarden.
performing a similar role to Sharp in the The Somerset Folk Map it presents the
counties of Essex and Sussex. By 1914 work of Cecil Sharp in the context of
more than 12,000 tunes and songs were continuing folk traditions. Now the Arts
collected from some 2,000 people, and Humanities Research Council has The Triumphal Arch
rescuing the musical heritage of the funded the ‘Cecil Sharp project’, based at
Tintinhull House, Tintinhull, nr Yeovil Berrington Hall,
Anelegant17th-centurymanorhousebuiltfrom The Water Tower, Trelissick, Feock, Leominster, Herefordshire
common people just in time. Bournemouth University, and the resulting
exhibition ‘The Singing Landscape’. The Tower, Blickling, nr Aylsham, Norfolk
localHamHillstonethatoverlooksthemost nr Truro, Cornwall Thisquietandunusualcottage
Cecil Sharp travelled mostly by bicycle on
BlicklingEstate'smagnificent'Tower'has
delightfulformalgardens.Visitorswillnotonly Adistinctivestonetower,builtinabout1865, withviewsacrossthe
undergoneahugerestorationprojectandoffers
feellikethelordandladyofthemanor;theycan whichprobablyevolvedfromanearlierround CapabilityBrownparkland
his collecting journeys criss-crossing the The exhibition aims to raise public aware- trulyluxuriousholidayaccommodation.Itwas alsoenjoyspectacularviewsoverthenetwork
dovecote.Itstandswithintheenclosed isinonesideofTheTriumphal
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county on his quest for its hidden folk ness of folk music through the enthusiasm previouslyusedasthesecondEarlof
ofgardensandexploreitsglories'outofhours'. gardenoftheEngineHouse,andbesidet Arch,designedbyHenry
roadleadingdowntoKingHarryFerry.
songs. In the early 1900s, portable for family history. It will bring alive the folk Buckinghamshire'sracestand,andfromthethird
Thefour-bedroomhouseretainsmanyofits Holland,whoalsodesigned
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recording equipment was just becoming songs, the singers and the landscape
floorroofterraceyoucanenjoythebreathtaking
originalfeatures,suchasleadedwindows.The BerringtonHall(alsoownedby
itprovidedwaterfortheproperty.Crucially,
available but was very cumbersome and through which the song collectors moved.
viewsacrossrollingfieldsandwoodlands,
kitchenisdominatedbyahugeAgaandalarge theTrust).Thecottagehasits
theheightofthetowergaveagoodheadof
stretchingtothecoast.
openfireisthecentrepieceofthesittingroom. ownsmallprivategarden,and
most uncomfortable for the singers who Each exhibition venue will also host a
waterforfirefighting.Anarrowspiralstaircase issetattheentrancetothe
leadstoonesmallcircularroomoneachfloor.
were required to bury their heads into folk song and singers’ presentation, to
beautifulgardensoftheHall.
what looked like a large bucket for the which the audience will be invited to share
sounds to be recorded. Cecil Sharp their family histories and stories and will 52 Inge Street, Birmingham (Backto Backs)
preferred to notate song tunes and record be presented with copies of the Somerset
SituatedintheheartofBirmingham,this Doyden Castle, Port Quin, Cornwall
unusualpropertyoffersthechancetostay in Moreacastellatedfollythanrealcastle,
the words in notebooks, a process which Folk Map. workershousingthatdatesfromthefirsthalfof spectacularlysituatedwithstunningviewsover
took a little time, but which enabled him the19thcentury.Guestscanexplorethebackto Lundy.Builtc.1830bylocalbon-viveurSamuel
to get to know his singers. One of the Do you have a singing ancestor? Go and backhousesopentothepublic,demonstrating Symonstoentertainfriendstonightsoffeasting
most remarkable legacies of his collecting see the show, hear the songs and read lifeineachofthethreetimeperiods.Thishouse
andgambling.Whetherbaskinginthesunor
journeys is a unique collection of photo- the map to find out. The exhibition goes
hasbeenstyledintheVictorianPeriod. batteredbygales,thisisamemorablecliff-edge
experienceforthosewholovetheexhilarationof
graphs of the singers, dancers and on tour around Somerset, including the thenorthCornishcoast.
musicians he encountered. Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury
(April-May 2009), the Bishops Palace
Folk song is England’s musical secret. in Wells and Bridgwater Arts Centre.
When you sing ‘To be a Pilgrim’ or
‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ you are THE RURAL LIFE MUSEUM Glastonbury
singing tunes collected by Ralph Vaughan to 9 May, Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm, free
Williams. The carol ‘It Came upon the
Mustard Pot Cottage, Felbrigg, Norfolk
InthegroundsofFelbriggHall-alsoowned
In August 1903, London music teacher Cecil Sharp visited his Midnight Clear’ uses a tune which used bytheNationalTrust-andoneofthefinest Millbeck Towers, Millbeck, Keswick, Lake District
friend Reverend Charles Marson at Hambridge in Somerset to accompany medieval mumming plays. 17thcenturyhousesinEastAnglia.MustardPot Thisimposingandintriguingproperty,formerlyaCardingMill,haswonderful,spaciousroomsmostof
and heard for the first time John England, the vicarage gardener, In Somerset, more than 350 people sang
oozescharmwithanoctagonal-shapedsitting whichhavehugewindowswithopenviewsacrosstheheartoftheLakeDistrict.Alargeandrambling
roomandbedroomanddirectaccesstoacres gardentotherear,withafencedpond,aformertenniscourtanddirectaccesstotheSkiddawRange
sing ‘The Seeds of Love’. Thus began one of the most unique
to Cecil Sharp and his helpers. Theirs ofparkandwoodlandontheFelbriggEstate. behindmakeitidealforfamilyandfishingholidays.
adventures in English music. A photographic exhibition telling the
Follow the Singers Trail and heard John England, the vicarage gardener sing ‘The Seeds of Love’.
story of Cecil Sharp’s remarkable record of Somerset folk singers I
N AUGUST 1903, London music teacher Cecil Sharp visited his friend Reverend Charles
Marson at Hambridge
Thus began one of the most remarkable adventures in English music. In Somerset, over
the next thirteen years or so, Sharp visited 122 locations, collected songs and tunes from
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named individuals, and gathered children’s games from twenty schools. Perhaps one of
these singers or children was your ancestor? Maybe Cecil collected in your town or village?
yet flexible voice and
and their songs in the early 1900s is now touring around the county
Singers photographed listed in date order as visited by Cecil Sharp 1906 HAZELBURY PLUCKNETT 11 Betsy Holland retained his singing1905 HARPTREE & BRIDGWATER ability into his nineties It
1904 LANGPORT was only in the last few Iftrendsdochangefrominternational care,wheretheheritageandbeautyof NationalTrust.'Thesurplusgeneratedfrom holidaycottagesarerenownedforthe usefully,aseparate'QuickLookCottage
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Susan Williams Betsy Holland was born at Kentisbeare Devon in1880 Her family were travellers but did not travel months of his life that
Main Picture: Betsy Holland – one of the gypsy Emma Overd Susan Williams was born in 1832
and was among widely circulating around mid and north Devon and illness confined him toJack Barnard s real name was John Barnett and he
Emma Overd was born in 1838 at Port Field Curry several singers in Hazlebury Plucknett who made their western Somerset though her grandmother had been his house He shareswas born in Bridgwater around 1861 His father living from weaving She more adventurous and came from Wisbech with Cecil Sharp the
singers from whom Sharp collected. She was born Rivel
but spent most of her life in Langport Westover James was also a singer and they lived in the West came from North Perrott Cambridgeshire It is not known when she married butShe was married to an agricultural labourer and distinction of having anStreet/Halswell Lane area of the town amid a number but had been living in by 1907 she was travelling with her husband and
supplemented the family obituary published in John Short Watchetof other singers They worked at brickmaking and later Hazlebury since the several small children Cecil Sharp met her near The Times
at Kentisbeare, Devon, in 1880. Her family were income through
willow Fromthe
traveltoexploringclosertohome(the thebuiltandnaturalenvironmentcan theoperationoftheholidaycottagesis highstandardofcarethatgoesintotheir Guide'at thebackofthebrochurewhich
as scavengers and stone-breakers work probably given 1860s Her husband died Simonsbath in August that so-called'staycation'),thenwhynot beenjoyedbymanymorethanwould plougheddirectlybackintothevital upkeepandthisiscontinuedwithsmall furtherdividesthecollectioninto:Quirkypeeling or withy-stripping them in return for poor relief Cecil Sharp met them between 1881 and 1891 year and was so
She was fond of a drink through the agency of Revd W K Warren who was and she later lived with her impressed that he called
travellers, but did not travel widely, circulating unusually preferring beer to
13 Elizabeth Moggcurate of St Mary s church and the Workhouse son Robert She died in her performance of thecider and she was outside
chaplain Jack Barnard had no use of his legs at a March 1915 Execution Song the finest Elizabeth Mogg was born in Over Stowey in 1830 Shea pub when Cecil Sharp time when disabled children did not usually attend Susan Williams Hazelbury and most characteristic bit was living in Nether Stowey
around mid and north Devon and western first met her She asked school so he was illiterate but he had a store of more Plucknett of singing I had ever in 1881 and working as awhat he wanted and on than 150 songs and helped Cecil Sharp get contact heard He caught up with dressmaker and althoughbeing told it was songs the family a few days unmarried had a son born at
Somerset. In 1907 she was travelling with her
with other singers most notably Elizabeth Porter anddanced him round and her daughter Lily who lived next door later on the road to Holford By 1891 she had
round with the utmost Emma Overd at her home in QUIRKY
combineitwithsupportingEurope's normallyhavethatchance.Newthis conservationworkcarriedoutbytheTrust.' gestures,suchasfreshmilkandteaand &Unusual;RemoteLocation;Garden
largestconservationcharitybychoosing yeartothecollectionofmorethan360 coffeeonarrival,andthebackground Appeal;DogsWelcome;ForVisitorswith
vigour shouting to her Knapp s Lane Westover 1907 MINEHEAD AND EXMOOR Bideford and then in migrated to Dodington aNationalTrustholidaycottage? cottagesareaWelshmedievalhall-house, Beforeconsideringanybuildingfor historyofthehouse.Wildlife,walksand Disabilities;SingleStorey;andSleeps8+
husband and several small children. Cecil Sharp Langport
January 1908 tracked where she lived in thefriends that her beau had
come at last Cecil was fascinated by her large wide 9 William Sparks down the grandmother household of her brother-in-Rebecca Holland from Betsy Holland law Henry Chilcott with
met her near Simonsbath on Exmoor in August
and unusual repertoire of songs It is possible that William Sparks (1854-1916) was born and spent all whom Betsy said she learned the song James Squires anotherthese came from her paternal grandmother Rebecca his life in Minehead at 1 Middle Street Higher Town singer Cecil Sharp collected tothepositively aconvertedpigshedandaformer holidayaccommodation,carefulthought placesofhistoricinterestareonyour visitors.Andfinally,youdon'thavetobe
Weaver born in the 1770s who cared for the family His father John was a blacksmith and William followed from her in Holford and she
that year, and was so impressed that he called her after
her mother s death in 1846 Emma s husband in the trade though 1908 QUANTOCKS was buried from Hilton Elizabeth Mogg Doddington Whetherit'sauniqueholidayorspecial coffeetaverninoneofEngland'smost isgiventootherpossibilitiesofusealong doorstepwhereveryouchoosetostay amemberof theNationalTrusttobookdied in 1914 but she lived on in good health until and Holfordhe is also said to
1927 then went into a decline which ended in her have rented 12 John Short Cottages in that village inMarch 1921
performance of the Execution Song ‘the finest and death the following
year She is buried at Curry Rivel properties to holiday- John Short (1838-1933) was born at Watchet butand has an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National
Jack Barnard Lily Porter Jack Barnards makers His song became a deep-sea sailor spending his time onBiography neighbour in Bridgwater The Two Magicians 7windjammers because he did not consider that
most characteristic bit of singing I had ever heard.’ 5 7 was the only itemFrederick Crossman George Wyatt steamships produced real sailors After he retiredCecil Sharp collected from the sea he returned to Watchet became the A Victorian passion
Right from top: Eli Bollen, William Woolley and Fred Crossman
was born at Huish Episcopi in 1846 George (1822-1907) and Lydia (1828-1916) Wyatt from him but it was GRAND
weekendaway,theNationalTrustoffers historicvillages. withlocalneeds.Oncedecided,each andwithmoreholidaycottagesaccepting acottage-butyoumaywishtodoso
arangeofsuperbpropertieslocatedon propertyispainstakinglyrenovatedby dogsthaneverbefore,yourfaithfulfriend afterwardstosupporttheiruniquework.
His acquaintance with folk music began when he was were among several singers in West Harptree from unique in Somerset Cecil Sharp was not the first or the onlya boy buying ballad sheets at Bridgwater Fair As a whom Cecil Sharp collected in 1904-5 with the aid of and rare elsewhere Somerset folk song collector Other collectors someofthegrandestcountryestates, 'Withpropertiesincludingformersporting theNationalTrustusingitsarchitectural canalsosharethememoriesandbusy in Somerset include Kate Lee (1859
Oliver Shutler. young man he worked as
a gardener in Brewham and the Kettlewell family He was an agricultural labourer William became ill in Willliam Sparks at his forge in 1904) a concert and opera singer who was theBruton before returning to Huish and setting up as a who spent all his life in the village and it is 1916 and died in Minehead
market gardener with his brother Albert It is probably interesting that they gave their 9 Taunton Hospital first Secretary of the Folk Song Society Shecollected sea songs in Minehead in the 1890s intheprettiestvillagesoronthemost grandstands,watertowersandlighthouse expertise,andlocalcontractorsare fantasticwalkswithyou. Call in to any National Trust shop and
Opposite: Section of The Somerset Folk Map not a coincidence that they both lived
near Emma sons Biblical names – Henry Hammond (1866 1910) and GeorgeGlover another noted singer and also near the Rose Absalom Mark and 12 Gardiner (1852
1910) were 15and Crown pub Fred and Albert advertised their Matthew After George s
© Yvette Staelens, C.J Bearman, Somerset CC.
1 10 131 teachers andproduce in local newspapers and drove to sell it at death Lydia entered educationalists
Bridgwater Their business prospered and neither Clutton Workhouse They began Tried and ‘Trusted’ dramaticcoastlinesthatEngland,Wales cottages,aswellasapartmentswithin broughtinwherepossible,toensurethat purchase a 2009 Holiday Cottagebrother conforms to the common picture of the poor (workhouses were the old 6 collecting in1905 6 Gardiner in
downtrodden folk singer because Albert left more than peoples homes of the day) where she died Interestingly he does not£1 000 in his will conform to the poor folk singer Bath Workhouse andNorthernIrelandhavetooffer. grandhousesandcliff-topdwellingswe originalfeaturesandvernacularstyleof With360cottagestochoosefromyou Brochure. Alternatively, all the cottages
and Fred £880 He stereotype because he received a lengthy and Hammond inthe Taunton areawas a well-known obituary in the local newspaper and one of his until they moved on
local character and sons was serving in the mounted Yeomanry of to Hampshire and Holidays at home Theyprovideauniqueopportunityto offerafantasticcollectionofholiday thecottagesremain,andthatthemost couldbeforgivenfornotknowingwhere are listed (with internal & external images,bell-ringer until his the district 14 Dorset respectively
death in 1933 4 Mrs Lock singer of5 Priscilla Wyatt Muchelney HamEdgell (1872 1934) photographed by Cecil10 Robert Parish 15 lived at Cowley Sharp probably in April experienceatfirsthandsomeofthe homestocaterforeveryone'explains environmentally-sustainablemethodof tostart.Thebrochuredividesthem availability & prices) on their bespoke
2 Place near Exeter 1904Robert Parish (1822-1909) was among several
singers whom Cecil Sharp met in Exford Heatt and smallerhistoricbuildingsintheTrust's RichardDay,HeadofHolidaysforthe heatingisconsidered.NationalTrust geographicallybutthere'salso,very website: www.nationaltrustcottages.co.uk
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