Wessex In Fiction: In The Place of Fallen Leaves
In The Place Of Fallen Leaves is the debut novel by Tim Pears, a coming-of-age tale set on the edge of Dartmoor. It was published in 1993, but set in…
It’s So Lonely On A Limb
Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth while in Kenya, then a colonial possession still 11 years away from independence. The Mau Mau revolt against British rule was about to begin. Back home, Scotland…
Interview: Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia
This interview originally appeared in Wessex Chronicle Volume 14, Issue 1 (Spring 2013). It follows last week's obituary for Metropolitan Kallistos Timothy Ware was born in Bath and educated at…
Obituary: Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia
With the passing of Metropolitan Kallistos on 24th August, the Wessex Society loses the last of its original patrons. Born Timothy Ware just outside Bath in 1934, he later converted…
Wessex Attractions: Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water is known as "the Venice of the Cotswolds" due to the five bridges, made from the local Cotswold stone, spanning the River Windrush which flows through the village, most…