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Wessex Chronicle (Blog)
Wessex in Fiction: Dragon’s Rock.
Dragon’s Rock is a 1995 young adult novel by Devon-based author Tim Bowler. It was inspired by a view of a dilapidated farmhouse and a standing stone that Bowler would pass on his regular journeys between Dartmouth and Totnes. The novel tells the story of a boy named Benjamin, who is haunted by nightmares of …
Essential Wessex: Aerial Archaeology
The use of aerial images in archaeology has its origins in the 1920s. One of its pioneers was O G S Crawford, who was born in India, but spent much of his life in Hampshire and studied geography at Oxford. During the First World War, Crawford had served as a photographer in the trenches, and …
Essential Wessex: Winchester Road Protests
Wessex’s natural environment, particularly in its overdeveloped eastern half, is under constant pressure from new construction. Beginning in the 1970s but peaking in the 1990s, this has led to direct action to protect it, mainly (though not exclusively) centred on protests against new road building in the area of the region’s historic capital, Winchester. The …
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The Society holds events on the closest Saturday to Barnes Night (22nd February), St Ealdhelm's Day (25th May) and King Alfred Day (26th October). However, all events are currently suspended due to the coronavirus lockdown. The next event will be announced once the lockdown is lifted.