Next stop a small village called, of all things, West Camel (named after the River Cam) - staying at the Walnut Tree Hotel.
West Camel is near Yeovil and Sherborne. In the afternoon we visited Sherborne to have a look around.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
West Camel and Sherborne
Wednesday 17 August
Next stop a small village called, of all things, West Camel (named after the River Cam) - staying at the Walnut Tree Hotel.
West Camel is another pretty English Village with the church, All Saints, dating back to the 900s.
There are some recently built homes but many of the buildings are old stone buildings with much character, especially with the background of green fields.
West Camel is near Yeovil and Sherborne. In the afternoon we visited Sherborne to have a look around.
The historical society was closed, of course, so as it was raining, we visited Sherborne Abbey with parts of the building dating back to 705.
It is a beautiful understated building with a major feature being the high fan shaped ceiling, muted colours on the walls near the altar and the magnificent windows.
We had a discussion about the building and challenges with researching history with Brian, a friendly guide. Buildings outside still remaining include the almshouse
and the small building where the monks did their washing.
We went for a walk around the shops and to warm up we had a hot drink and shared a large, warm, delicious Dorset cheese scone.
Next stop a small village called, of all things, West Camel (named after the River Cam) - staying at the Walnut Tree Hotel.
West Camel is near Yeovil and Sherborne. In the afternoon we visited Sherborne to have a look around.
Shipton Gorge
Thursday 18 August
It was raining and cold once more as we returned to Sherborne to visit the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society for some research. Shortly after we arrived we were greeted by Brian, our friendly guide at the Abbey yesterday. Some time was spent trying to resolve some of Robin's research dead ends without success but one of the researchers did give some suggestions of other societies that we could try as the county borders were transient at the time. Brian also provided some information about agricultural labourers that can be explored further. In the 1800s they were often employed for up to nine months at a time before moving to another job.
After a warm drink and sharing another warm cheese scone and a sticky date slice we had a quick walk around the outside of the Abbey before driving off to explore Shipton Gorge.
We had a look around St Martin's Church and located one Gale grave.
We then walked around the town
and finally called into the pub for a hot drink
before returning to West Camel, via Bridport, and some warmth. The temperature today reached 13 degrees.
It was raining and cold once more as we returned to Sherborne to visit the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society for some research. Shortly after we arrived we were greeted by Brian, our friendly guide at the Abbey yesterday. Some time was spent trying to resolve some of Robin's research dead ends without success but one of the researchers did give some suggestions of other societies that we could try as the county borders were transient at the time. Brian also provided some information about agricultural labourers that can be explored further. In the 1800s they were often employed for up to nine months at a time before moving to another job.
After a warm drink and sharing another warm cheese scone and a sticky date slice we had a quick walk around the outside of the Abbey before driving off to explore Shipton Gorge.
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