Maiden Newton, Footbridge And Castle Inn c.1955
Photo ref: M8013
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Shown here are two of the several bridges that cross the rivers of this valley, with hens scrabbling for food in the meadow nearby. The chapel here dates back to the late 1700s, and it stands on the site of an old Dissenters' meeting house.

A Selection of Memories from Maiden Newton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Maiden Newton

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I lived here as a child of nine in 1950-1. We rented it from the owner, the delightful Sylvia Townsend Warner, author, who lived there with her partner, Valentine Ackland. The house literally stands with one wall in the river Frome. Paintings which hung about the house by "John Crask" must have had a special significance for the couple. You could sit in the library and watch the rabbits on the ...see more
George Coombs was born in Maiden Newton in 1773. He later took a soldier's grant of 200 acres in Ontario - where we still live.