In andover there was a priory a small monastery and a hospital. Julie andrews practically perfect book podcast cbs news. Find all the transport options for your trip from weyhill, the weyhill fair to andover right here. Hay sold at weyhill fair much cheaper than people expected. Hop growers fair booths on blissimore hall acre is a grade ii listed building in weyhill, hampshire, england. The historic weyhill fairground was the site used by thomas hardy in his book the mayor of casterbridge where michael henchard sells his wife.
The memory band the wearing of the horns weyhill on my. Nearby bus routes 10m activ 8 submit pub feedback to camra. On these the good burgesses cast a covetous eye and by the new charter obtained permission to move the fair into their own grounds. It has a great annual fair for horses and sheep, beginning on 10 oct. Church of st michael and all angels, weyhill, hampshire. Originally held on 28, 29 and 30 september, it was subsequently postponed until 8 october, its duration being lengthened to six days. The parish of weyhill or penton graftonin the latter name preserving the memory of its ancient subservience to the abbots of grestein normandyis bounded on the north by wiltshire. Dan jones and marina amaral have put together a collection of digitally colorized photographs from around the world spanning the years 18501960. At weyhill hampshire a range of former booths listed grade ii dating from the first half of the 19th century encloses an elongated ushaped yard.
Local author tony raper has published his latest book, a history of the weyhill fair. It is considered to be the most important book fair in the world for international deals and trading. With aladdins caves full of beautiful fabrics, yarns and craft materials. A fair has been held on the site as far back as the 11th century. Weyhill fairground craft and design centre case study. The weyhill fair is a classic country pub in andover built on the site of the original weyhill country fair. Goose fair 2019 its weird and wonderful history, how it got its name and fascinating photos. Weyhill is the golf course where he learned the game and enjoyed some of his favorite childhood memories alongside his dad. Meetings take place on the third friday of the month at wherwell village hall, church street, sp11 7jj. Rome2rio makes travelling from salisbury to weyhill, the weyhill fair easy. Published 1988 by barracuda books in buckingham, england. Includes 1 woodcut copy in mcgill library rare books and special collections. The wares traded at weyhill fair included livestock, food.
A new book available from september 2017 from local historian and author, tony. The tradition is living and dynamic and reflects the influence of the popular culture in which it operates and in many cases it predates the history of the town or settlement in which it appears. Weyhill village pictures and information andover and. Travelling fairs are the unwritten portion of the story of the people, bound to the life of a nation by the ties of religion, trade and pleasure. The village is famous for having a medieval fair and then later a livestock fair. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Weyhill fair the greatest fair in the kingdom 1988 edition. We welcome the help of all users to contribute to this important campaigning project.
The author daniel defoe, described weyhill as where the greatest fair for sheep is kept that this nation can show and thomas hardy used weyhill as the scene for the wifeselling incident in his book the mayor of casterbridge, renaming it as weydon priors. Within it there is a church, a nursing home, a pub and an historic fairground site that houses a number of craft studios, a village hall and a tearoom the historic weyhill fairground was the site used by thomas hardy in his book the mayor of casterbridge where michael henchard sells his wife. The actress who has coauthored dozens of childrens books with her daughter, emma walton hamilton, debuts a comforting new podcast for young readers, julies library. New book gives a full history of the famous weyhill fair love andover. Ive read a fair bit of africanamerican history, but white rage, by carol anderson, which is beautifully written and exhaustively researched, illuminated for me just how deliberately. Listen to songs by john kirkpatrick on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Hampshire history is a voluntary project and is entirely selffunded by the founders who share their interest and share their discoveries about the history of this historic county as time and life permits. We have scanned the pages of the three main books on fair oaks history, the heart of california, fair oaks and san juan area memories, and fair oaks, the early years. This suggests that the fair was already a well established event. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Weyhill fair the greatest fair in the kingdom 1988. We aim here to provide a comprehensive bibliography of books about the history of andover and area. Browse 46 photo books on weyhill and the surrounding area. Weyhill with penton grafton british history online. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Where the new housesfairground is now and it had loads of big sheds and barns. Weyhill photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. It sits within the civil parish of penton grafton, which includes the village of the same name. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The first of these fairs was none other than the celebrated weyhill fair, from which the lord of the manor of weyhill and others drew substantial profits.
Weyhill fairground was the site used by thomas hardy in his book the mayor of. New book gives a full history of the famous weyhill fair. Weyhill, the weyhill fair to andover 2 ways to travel via. The weyhill fair took place at three times in the year, in april for trading cattle, july for selling the lambs and october for hops the fairs assisted trade in scattered populations and the fairs brought people together for a number of different reasons, obviously to trade but also for religious or judicial reasons. The weyhill fair andover, hampshire, united kingdom. Another new book hot off the press is the ancient and famous weyhill fair by tony raper.
We have an extensive library free loans of books, cds, fiches, etc. History of the fairground research and articles national. Book tour in the early days of coronavirus literary hub. None of morgans pronouncements is of much use here. In thomas hardys novel the mayor of casterbridge, written in 1886, hardy describes how michael henchard, after becoming drunk at the weyhill fair called weydon priors in the book, sold his wife to a sailor for five guineas. Where the new housesfairground is now and it had loads of big. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The mental health experts trying to calculate the longterm effects of lockdown are focusing, naturally enough, on those selfisolators who havent been able to speak to. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. He explained that the flow of new information about the fair had never stopped. Jul 31, 2017 weyhill fair the greatest fair in the kingdom by anthony c. Buy the history of weyhill, hants, and its ancient fair. Chaucer may have been inspired to write his book based on people he.
Hop growers fair booths on blissimore hall acre, weyhill. A new book available from september 2017 from local historian and author, tony raper. Weyhill has its origins dating back to early bronze age and a roundbarrow on the fairground site also showed that there was evidence of a burial dating back to around 1500 bc. How i was back, reading from my book, staying out of trouble, exhausted. Weyhill fair was described in 1720 in the great atlas magna brittannia as the greatest fair in the kingdom. Books they were literally about to turn me off and on again. Michael, a parish, in the union and hundred of andover, andover and n. Weyhill or penton grafton, a parish, with a village, in hants, having a station on the midland and southwestern junction railway, 70 miles from london and 3 w by n of andover, and a post, money order. The cafe serves excellent homemade food and, as a bonus for me, at the moment the gallery is exhibiting my art dolls along with many other beautiful items. Having started in 1993, the event at the weyhill fair pub has seen many changes in pub management, but one consistent feature of the celebrated venue is the annual weekend of music and ales, showcasing over 40 real ales plus ciders and lagers and the. There are 4 ways to get from london victoria to weyhill, the weyhill fair by train, bus or car. Raper published 1988 by barracuda books in buckingham, england.
The first written record of the weyhill fair dates from 1225 at this time the fair was known as fair of le we. Weyhill with penton grafton, in a history of the county of hampshire. The fair ground is on wey hill, a little way west of the village. How the last time i was there, a judge said he was sick of seeing me. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of weyhill. Goose fair 2019 its weird and wonderful history, how it.
Weyhill parish should correctly be called penton grafton but both names have been used since the nineteenth century. Reflection time amid coronavirus break basingstoke gazette. Wherwell history group publishes a programme of illustrated talks plus the occasional visit or v illage walk. Wharf is taken from marthas vineyard, where he spent summers fishing and exploring with his grandfather. The fascinating 200page book the ancient and famous weyhill fair was launched yesterday 12th september at the weyhill fair pub. The history of weyhill, hants, and its ancient fair. With origins that can be traced to annual fairs and 18thcentury pleasure grounds, and. Dave hillery sang in a year later on the accompanying album room for company. People would come from a wide area to buy and sell at the andover fair. What the novelist chimamanda ngozi adichie reads while she. Andover history and archaeological society newsletter. Rademachers book contains original pictures of famous structures and how they look today.
Folk songs and ballads cambridge university press, 1971. This they promptly did, and the stalls were set up at. Roy palmer printed weyhill fair with a tune collected by frank kidson in his book room for company. Goose fair 2019 its weird and wonderful history, how it got. Church of st michael and all angels is a grade ii listed building in weyhill, hampshire, england. Oct 01, 2012 maps of hampshires history in the uk,online and interactive. The small village lies about seventy miles south of london.
To put the history in perspective, when john bent was born, elizabeth i was still queen. London victoria to weyhill, the weyhill fair 4 ways to. Browse around hampshire, zoomin zoomout and click on a pin to see what we have posted about a given place. Whilst the name of weyhill electronic organ society has become known to many residents of the andover area and beyond, it has perhaps conveyed a misleading message to those yet to experience the. Weyhill or penton grafton, a parish, with a village, in hants, having a station on the midland and southwestern junction railway, 70 miles from london and 3 w by n of andover, and a post, money order, and telegraph office. They were literally about to turn me off and on again. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. The date of the first weyhill fair may never be known, but the earliest record of what was the largest and greatest fair in england is from the th century. Click on the article in the info window and explore. It is a critical marketing event for launching books and to facilitate the. Weyhill fair is one of the largest and most celebrated in england. The weyhill fair is a classic country pub in andover built on the site of the.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. In the middle ages, the church ran the only hospitals. Surrey history centre holds a range of archives, photographs, and published works. Rydell argues that, like victorian worlds fairs, americas depressionera worlds fairs similarly became cultural icons for the nations hopes and future pg. As well as a weekly market the people of andover were allowed to hold an annual fair. In this case, probably more if theres color to them. With its historic foundations, the pub naturally bows to tradition, promising an awardwinning range of real ales, homecooked food and good oldfashioned service. The church of weyhill, which is mentioned in domesday book, fn. The frankfurter buchmesse is the worlds largest trade fair for books, based both on the number of publishing companies represented, and the number of visitors. A fair was like a market but was held only once a year for 4 days. The history of weyhill fairground the weyhill fair was once the largest.
I have a copy of tonys first book about the fair so i asked him why he had felt another book was needed. See all books memories of weyhill read and share your memories of weyhill itself or of a particular photo of weyhill. Books on fair oaks history fair oaks, ca historical society. Guide to weyhill, hampshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Weyhill fair was one of the oldest and certainly the largest of the. Feriae was a religious holiday, before trade took its place on which day people gathered to visit the temple and offer sacrifices. Weyhill fair by john kirkpatrick song free music, listen. Salisbury to weyhill, the weyhill fair 2 ways to travel.
They used to make coffins there and they would all. Both the general reader looking for an introduction, and the specialist researcher will find help from this list, which is the first of its kind for the town. When you zoom in and out of the map, a dynamic list of the places currently viewed on the map is displayed alongside. The maneloquium books are minutes of the transactions at the maneloquium or. Weyhill fairground craft and design centre case study gov. Find all the transport options for your trip from salisbury to weyhill, the weyhill fair. Please use the form below to submit feedback or updates directly to the. Its history has been linked with the ancient fair, in its time the largest fair in the country. Rome2rio makes travelling from weyhill, the weyhill fair to andover easy. Stourbridge fair at cambridge cambridg eshire was a notable commercial market and on its site six or seven brick houses were built for visitors to dine in. Country style pub located three miles west of andover, standing on the site of the historic weyhill fairground. Robert webb on his brush with mortality a routine medical brought lifechanging news for the comedian and author. Within the same area were finds showing continuous settlement in the area through roman and saxon times.
Weyhill, hampshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The total area of the parish is 1,892 acres, comprising 1,214 acres of arable land. Thus for october 1829 we find weyhill fairby 12 oc only 40 waggons had passed through andover gatein former, abundant years, 400 horses have passed it by the same hour 117g. We organise occasional trips to family history shows and places of particular interest for our research. Weyhill electronic organ society secretary, terry trevett takes us through the history of the society.
Weyhill is a village, three miles west of andover, hampshire. In addition, we have uploaded the book the way it was in pdf format. The weyhill fair andover, hampshire, united kingdom pub. The new book makes all that available and includes a good number of.
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