OPEN GARDEN
Sunday July 21st 2024
12.00 – 5.00 pm
IN AID OF THE FOVANT HISTORY INTEREST GROUP
1, Mill Orchard Cottages, Mary Barter Lane, Fovant
Free entry but donations welcomed to further the work of the Fovant History Interest Group
There will be a new history display to view and light refreshments available!
Please note that there is very limited car parking available at the front of the house so arriving on foot is strongly advised!
Drum of the Fovant Silver Band found in 2023
Cribbage Hut
The old photo of the licensed premises on this site is where the track from the corner of Lagpond Lane and Sutton Row crosses the current A30. A copy of this photo was hanging in the hallway of The Lancers which is the building which replaced The Cribbage Hut in this photo. All that remains on the site now are the sunken bits of a wooden building which was the pump house for the well.
S. Postlethwaite
Drum
Fovant Silver Band Bass Drum found in Tisbury Arts Group store
An educated guess is that this photo was taken outside The Old Rectory on Church Lane on the occasion of the Fovant Club’s annual walk to the church after their celebratory breakfast at the Cross Keys. The bandsmen can be distinguished not only by their instruments but also by the fact that they are all wearing a ‘uniform’ cap, the first recorded example of their uniform.
Fovant Platinum Jubilee Celebration and Exhibition
Held on Saturday June 4th 2022
This featured artefacts from the Roy Nuttall collection, and maps and facts from Margaret McKenzie’s Archive that she has kindly left to the Village.
A photographic presentation of The Fovant Military Railway. Researched by Peter Harding,
History of Fovant houses with images from early postcards researched by Liz Harden
A selection of images from past celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign
A New Page has been created to explain the development of the Anniversary Poppy Badge
The committee of the Fovant History Interest Group, although changed still holds regular meetings so if you would like to attend