Wessex On Screen: Cal
Cal is the 2013 sequel to Shank, which we have covered on this blog before. It stars Wayne Virgo, Tom Payne and Emily Corcoran, and unlike its predecessor, was filmed…
Wessex Attractions: Ashleworth Tithe Barn
Ashleworth Tithe Barn is a 15th century tithe barn near the banks of the river Severn in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, owned by the National Trust. A four-phase project to replace…
The Character of Wessex: The Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase has been a hunting ground since the time of the Bastard. It forms part of a wider character area stretching from just south of Salisbury to just north…
Wessex Attractions: Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory
Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, two miles west of Montacute House, is a collection of 14th century farm buildings that once housed the college of priests serving the Chapel of St Nicholas, which…
Wessex On Screen: The Mother of Dartmoor
The Mother of Dartmoor is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker., based on the novel The Mother by Eden Philpotts. It's also a very difficult film…
Wessex in Fiction: Wolf Solent
Wolf Solent is a 1929 novel by John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), the first of his four Wessex novels, though he was living in New York City when he wrote it.…
St Ealdhelm’s Day 2015: Salisbury’s Chequers
This article originally appeared in Wessex Chronicle Volume 16, Issue 2 (Summer 2015) Jim Gunter’s annual tour for St Ealdhelm’s Day this year visited Salisbury. Jim’s notes for the our…
Wessex Attractions: Hinton Ampner
Hinton Ampner is a National Trust-property near Alresford, Hampshire, noted for its beautiful gardens, The house, originally a Tudor mansion, but extensively renovated since, has been lovingly restored after a…
Essential Wessex: Hobby Horses
Hobby Horses are not unique to Wessex, or even Britain, but there are some notable hobby horse festivals here. A hobby horse is a costumed character representing a horse, that…
Essential Wessex: The Napoleonic Wars in Wessex
HMS Victory, the world's oldest serving warship, is a visible symbol of the Napoleonic wars, and of Wessex’s naval might. Moored in a dry dock in Portsmouth, visible from the…