02 MLHG Village Archive – Merriott Families Genealogy

Merriott Local History Group
Digital Archive 2014 –
02. Village Archive

02_02 An Ancient English Village A comprehensive history of Merriott, written and first published in 1961. Richmond Munn

02_03 The Mert Man The Merriott man of long ago. Excerpt from Somerset Life and Character 1924. W G Willis Watson

02_04 Echoes From The Land Of Utch The unique Merriott dialect of yesterday: Dr John Smith, former lecturer in German at Bath University. Specially interested in local dialect

02_05 Nut Tree Farm Nut Tree Farm and the Brake family

02_06 Pumps Taps Wells And Springs The remnants of the domestic water supply that existed prior to the installation of water mains

02_07 Early Street Lighting The village had street lighting, long before there was a gas or electricity mains supply

02_08 Old Signposts Old cast iron sign posts, some of which have probably been in position around the village since the early days of motoring

02_09 Tail Mill Down All The YearsAn overview of the history of Tail Mill

02_10 Boundary Stones A record of large stones dotted around the parish, believed to have once been boundary stones

02_11 Scott's Nurseries A few notes, plus photos of the derelict site

02_12 Merriott Turnpike An overview of the probable development and decline of the turnpike at Merriottsford

02_13 Hitchen In The Early 1900s Hitchen before the estate was built

02_14 Gospel Hall, A Brief History A history of the sole survivor of four village chapels

02_15 Bowling Club Early History A summary of the early days of the bowling club

02_16 The Wandering Dumb Boy Saga In the spring of 2012, ‘somebody’ saw fit to authorise the removal of an ancient dumb boy!

02_17 Early Social HousingThe first village social houses, or council houses, were built in 1925. The Local Authority at that time was Chard Rural District Council.

02_18 The Village Lockup Grade II listed. Believed to be late 18th Century.

02_19 St Catherine's Lodge - Laurel Bakery St Catherine’s Lodge, Lower Street. Formerly the last village bakery. Grade II listed, built in the 19th century but in a 17th century style.

02_20 Anglican Sunday School The ‘Little School’, built in 1834, originally a Sunday School, later a National Day School and still in use today (2014).

02_21 Churchyard Chest Tombs The chest tombs in the churchyard, commemorating the lives of members of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.