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Category Archives: Surrey Local History
Creativity is a state of mind
Creating something of beauty, or something better than you imagined yourself capable of creating, is extremely uplifting. I speak from personal experience here, having recently started art classes with The Seasons Art Class. I dropped art at school when just … Continue reading
I don’t believe in ghosts – a poem inspired by the work of Frank Dickinson, an arts and crafts pioneer who built his own home, Little Holland House in Carlshalton, Surrey
I don’t believe in ghosts, But there’s a spirit within this place. A sense of purpose, of achievement. Every beam, every tile A testimony to toil and sweat; To a genius with vision And the will to craft new designs, … Continue reading
Talks in 2012
I enjoy giving talks about Lady Henry Somerset and her work, so if you belong to a group which is looking for speakers, please get in touch. Some forthcoming talks include: Saturday 25th February 2.30pm at Reigate Priory Museum Society, … Continue reading
Posted in Duxhurst, Duxhurst - Surrey's Lost Village, Eastnor castle, G.F. Watts, Lady Henry Somerset, Reigate Local History, Reigate Priory, Reigate priory Museum, Surrey Local History, talks and book signings
Tagged Duxhurst, Eastnor Castle, James Hervey-Bathurst, Lady Henry Somerset, Ledbury, reigate priory, talks
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TODAY’S PROBLEMS WITH DRINK AND DRUG ABUSE ARE NOT NEW
With the recent death of Amy Winehouse and the acknowledgement (somewhat belatedly) that liver problems amongst the 20 and 30 year olds are on the increase, we must ask ourselves whether society has really learnt anything over the last 120 … Continue reading
Review of A Talent for Humanity and Duxhurst – Surrey’s Lost Village
Received from Suzanne Harrison, Reigate: “I read Ros Black’s book and was as intrigued as the author about the incredible life of Lady Henry Somerset and the village she created for women with alcohol problems, and disadvantaged children. Her book … Continue reading
Lady Henry Somerset and St Rita, patron of the impossibles
Figure of St Rita from Lady Henry Somerset’s Duxhurst Cottage Amongst all the religious imagery Lady Henry Somerset had in The Cottage, her home in the Duxhurst village, was a small figure of St Rita – very appropriately the Patron … Continue reading
Talks and book signings
I really enjoy giving talks to local groups and sharing my enthusiasm for local history and of course the wonderful story of Lady Henry Somerset. I often pick up new pieces of information from those attending. For instance, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Duxhurst, Feminism, Lady Henry, Lady Henry Somerset, Out and About, Reigate Local History, Reigate Priory, Surrey Local History, talks and book signings, Temperance, Victorian Do-Gooders
Tagged book signings, Eastnor Castle, Heritage weekend, historical biography, James Hervey-Bathurst, Ledbury, reigate priory, Reigate Priory Park, Reigate Society, talks
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SPECIAL SERVICE AT DUXHURST, CELEBRATING WORK OF LADY HENRY SOMERSET
People gather for the special Duxhurst service On Sunday 18th June, 2011 local residents and members of Emmanuel Church, Sidlow gathered on the site of the old church of St Mary and the Angels, at Duxhurst, Surrey. The service was … Continue reading
It was a great pleasure on Thursday 7th July to give a talk at Reigate Heath Golf Club as part of the 2011 Reigate Heath Exhibition. 5th tee at reigate Heath Golf Course It was in 1895 that Lady Henry … Continue reading
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