Graffito carved on the church fonr by Anthony Sedley, one of the imprisoned Levellers
Codford, one of its most prominent citizens, James Raxworthy were at the centre of the Captain Swing riots in Wiltshire.
The 'Prayer-Book' or 'Western' rebellion, was one of the most important attempts in England to oppose the Protestant Reformation during the reign o
The riots against the Salvation Army in Basingstoke in the early 1880s gave rise to questions in the House of Commons, led to the publication of a
Trowbridge Barracks was erected in Bradley Road in 1794 by contractor John Scobell.
In the winter of 1830 unrest amongst agricultural workers spread across southern England in the face of ‘grinding poverty’.[1] Wages were low, the
During the 19th century there were a number of incidents of popular disturbances in Basingstoke, including the riots in connection with the Salvati
Looking at a modern map there are no signs that Dummer ever had any windmills. By researching 18th and 19th century maps there is evidence of two.
