Identification:
    Object name: extract
    Classification: society
    Classification: health and social services
    Brief Description: single page (p.4) from a Mere Museum monograph about the Mere Union (workhouse), with information about emigration of inmates, staff, education and health, the organisation of the inmates according to gender and age, funding of the Union and occupations of the inmates.

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1980
        Date End: 1995
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Museum

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
        Person Role: researcher
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Description:
Height:

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Historical Society News Letter
    Brief Description: booklets containing accounts of lectures talks and outings presented by Mere Historical Society from Autumn 1991 (issue 26) to Autumn 1996 (issue 36), including an index for the first 36 issues. Issue 33 is missing

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1991
        Date End: 1996

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society

Object location:  box 34

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: questionnaire
    Classification: information
    Brief Description: 18 questionnaire forms filled in by members of Mere Historical Society about their views on the activities of the Society

Description:

Identification:
    Object name: register
    Classification: information
    Brief Description: red hard-cover book listing the names of members of the Mere Historical Society, 1972 – 1985

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1972
        Date End: 1985
            Parish: Mere
            County: Wiltshire
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society

Description:
Material: paper

Identification:
    Object name: service sheet
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: service sheet for the funeral and thanksgiving for the life of Lieutenant-Colonel Bob Montgomery late of Mere, Tuesday November 1st 2016

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1.11.2016

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Montgomery, Robert Kerr
        Person Role: soldier
    Place:
    Event:
        Event Name: operation Chariot

Description:
Height: 34.6 cm
Width: 24.9 cm

Identification:
    Object name: book
    Classification: history
    Title: The Antiquary
    Brief Description: a single issue of ‘The Antiquary’, Volume II, July – December 1880, bound in boards covered with marbled paper with leather spine covering and corners, marbled paper end-leaves, upper edges of leaves gilded, edited by Edward Walford, M.A. and published in London by Elliot Stock. Inscription of gift on second flyleaf dated 1918. Presented to Mere Historical Society in January 1977 by George Carter of Mere

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Carter, George, Mr
        Person Role: donor
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society

Description:

Height:

Width: good
ELSE

Identification:
    Object name: plan
    Classification: society
    Classification: health and social services
    Brief Description: copy of a plan of Mere Union (workhouse) in 1931, produced by Messrs. Rawlence & Squarey prior to the sale of the building after the closure of the workhouse. The former occupants and users of the various sections of the building are printed on the plan.

Production:
    Date: 1931
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Messrs. Rawlence & Squarey

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
        Person Role: researcher
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Description:
Height:

Identification:
    Object name: printout, map
    Classification: society
    Classification: health and social services
    Brief Description: copy of a list of places included in and served by the Mere Union (workhouse) with accompanying map, with names of current (1911) members of the Board of Guardians, annotated by Dr. Plaxton

Production:
    Date: 2009
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr
        Person Role: researcher
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Description:
Height:

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2015 – January 2016

Production:
    Date: 2015
        Date End: 2016

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 31

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2016 – January 2017

Production:
    Date: 2016
        Date End: 2017

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 31

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2001 – January 2002

Production:
    Date: 2001
        Date End: 2002

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 26

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: trade
    Brief Description: report with pictures from The Blackmore Vale Magazine about the Mere business ‘Jeans Electrical’ with its Salisbury St. shop and the Chapel Showroom on Boar St. Mere, March 2017

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Jeans, George, Mr
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Euronics buying group

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2002 – January 2003

Production:
    Date: 2002
        Date End: 2003

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 26

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: book
    Classification: trade
    Brief Description: small brownish paper grocery order book issued to Mrs. P. Coleman of Bridge House, Salisbury St.,Mere by the Grocery Department of the Co-operative Retail Services, South-western group, used between 16th May 1967 and 1st February 1968

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Coleman, P., Miss
    Place:
        Locality Type: shop
        Site Name: Co-operative retail Services Ltd.,
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Co-operative Retail Services Ltd.

Description:

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2003 – January 2004

Production:
    Date: 2003
        Date End: 2004

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 26

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: book
    Classification: events
    Title: Merely a Festival
    Brief Description: paperback anthology celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mere Literary Festival, compiled by Adrienne Howell and Sue Evans, published by Brimstone Press. 2016

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Howell, Adrienne, Mrs
        Person Role: compiler
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Literary Festival

Description:

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2004 – January 2005

Production:
    Date: 2004
        Date End: 2005

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 26

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: book
    Classification: local history
    Title: Shards
    Brief Description: typescript text in green hard covers, written by Hubert G. Eaton, a teacher, about his own life and times in and around Mere and district, self-published in 1984

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Eaton, Hubert, Mr
        Person Role: author
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere School

Description:

Height:

Width: poor
ELSE

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2005 – January 2006

Production:
    Date: 2005
        Date End: 2006

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 27

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2006 – January 2007

Production:
    Date: 2006
        Date End: 2007

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 27

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2007 – January 2008

Production:
    Date: 2007
        Date End: 2008

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 27

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2008 – January 2009

Production:
    Date: 2008
        Date End: 2009

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 28

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2009 – January 2010

Production:
    Date: 2009
        Date End: 2010

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 28

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2010 – January 2011

Production:
    Date: 2010
        Date End: 2011

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 28

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2011 – January 2012

Production:
    Date: 2011
        Date End: 2012

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 29

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2012 – January 2013

Production:
    Date: 2012
        Date End: 2013

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 29

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2013 – January 2014

Production:
    Date: 2013
        Date End: 2014

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 30

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2014 – January 2015

Production:
    Date: 2014
        Date End: 2015

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 30

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: file
    Classification: local history
    Brief Description: black ring binder containing records of family trees in Upper Stour, Wiltshire ,K – Z

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2014

Association:
    Place:

Object location:  Box 73

Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1999 – January 2000

Production:
    Date: 1999
        Date End: 2000

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 25

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, December 1984

Production:
    Date: 12.1984

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 2000 – January 2001

Production:
    Date: 2000
        Date End: 2001

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 25

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, January – December 1985

Production:
    Date: 1985

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 9 issues, January – December 1986

Production:
    Date: 1986

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February – December 1987

Production:
    Date: 1987

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 12 issues, January – December 1988

Production:
    Date: 1988

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 9 issues, March – December 1989

Production:
    Date: 1989

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 11 issues, January – December 1990

Production:
    Date: 1990

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 11 issues, January – December 1991

Production:
    Date: 1990

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, January – December 1992

Production:
    Date: 1992

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1993 – January 1994

Production:
    Date: 1993
        Date End: 1994

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1994 – January 1995

Production:
    Date: 1994
        Date End: 1995

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 24A

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1995 – January 1996

Production:
    Date: 1995
        Date End: 1996

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 25

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1996 – January 1997

Production:
    Date: 1996
        Date End: 1997

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 25

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: file
    Classification: local history
    Brief Description: blue ring binder containing records of family trees in Upper Stour, Wiltshire, A – J

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2014

Association:
    Place:

Object location:  Box 73

Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1997 – January 1998

Production:
    Date: 1997
        Date End: 1998

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 25

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: file
    Classification: local history
    Brief Description: black ring binder containing the main (summary) index for records relating to families in Upper Stour, Wiltshire

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2014

Association:
    Place:

Object location:  Box 73

Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle
    Brief Description: Parish magazine ‘Mere Matters And So Does West Knoyle’, 10 issues, February 1998 – January 1999

Production:
    Date: 1998
        Date End: 1999

Association:
    Place:
        Parish: Mere
        County: Wiltshire

Object location:  box 25

Description:
Material: paper
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: long press article, with photograph, about Mere, especially its situation and environment, by Monica Hutchings, March 1955

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 3.1955
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Hutchings, Monica, Ms

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 43.6 cm
Width: 14 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: press article with photogaph about the closure of Castle House, Mere, used as a Home for older children by Wiltshire County Council for 18 years

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1964

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Course, A.J., Mr
    Place:
        Locality Type: house
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Wiltshire County Council

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 14.6 cm
Width: 9.2 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: press photograph of Nurse Wells of Mere with another nurse and 3 of Nurse Wells ‘babies’ at Mere’ Nusring Association Fete, June 1932

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 30.6.1932
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Bristol Evening World

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Wells, Nurse
    Event:
        Event Name: Mere Wiltshire Nursing Association Fete

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 12.2 cm
Width: 11.5 cm

Identification:
    Object name: press photograph
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: press photograph of prize-winners (named) of Salisbury and District Agricultural Club’s 11th ploughing match, October 1962 near High Post, Salisbury

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 19.10.1962
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Goldsworthy, J, Mr

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 10.6 cm
Width: 14.5 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspsper cutting
    Classification: envirornment & buildings
    Brief Description: press article with photograph about the new housing estate near Ivymead, Mere consisting of 17 new houses, called Springfield Rd, August 1964

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 8.1964
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere and Tisbury Rural Council

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 14 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspsper article
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: press article with photograph about Mrs Alice Senior of Westfield, Zeals, who celebrated her 100th birthday, no date

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1950
        Date End: 1970
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Senior, Alice, Mrs

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 41.1 cm
Width: 9 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment and buildiings
    Brief Description: press photograph of the building of Mere’s new secondary school off Springfield Rd., due to open in September 1964

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 14.8.1964
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: The Western Gazette

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 12 cm
Width: 13.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment & buildings
    Brief Description: press photograph of the construction of Mere’s new by-pass, December 1975

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 12.1975
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: The Westen Gazette

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 14.6 cm
Width: 18 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment & buildings
    Brief Description: press photograph of the bridge over the Warminster Road, Mere, part of Mere’s new by-pass, due to open in 1976

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 12.1975
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: The Western Gazette

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 16.6 cm
Width: 18 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment & buildings
    Brief Description: press article with photograph about the congregation of St. Matthew’s Church, Mere, who are drawing up a petition to save the church from closure, August 1980

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 8.1980
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: The Western Gazette (?)

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 20.1 cm
Width: 18.3 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: press photograph of the clock tower in The Square, Mere in January 1977 after a fall of snow.

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1.1977
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 13.8 cm
Width: 18.3 cm

Identification:
    Object name: press photograph
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: photograph of Nurse Wells of Mere with ‘some of her ‘babies’ (a large number of children whom she delivered) at the Wiltshire Association Garden Fete in Dewes House, Mere, June 1932

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 20.6.1932
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Salisbury Gazette (?)

Association:
    Place:

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 17 cm
Width: 33.7 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: press photograph of a Wiltshire county road sign almost buried in snow, January 1979

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1.1979
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Western Gazette (?)

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 16.8 cm
Width: 13.6 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: article and photograph from ?The Salisbury Journal about the replacements of replicas of the two black dogs which once stood on the gate pillars of the north lodge entrance to Zeals House, Wilts, August 1980

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 8.1980
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Salisbury Journal ?

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Saffron, R.G., Mr
        Person Role: owner
    Place:

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 22.8 cm
Width: 13.5 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: two press cuttings with photographs concerning the offer for sale of Charnage chalk quarry, near Mere, 10.3.2017

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 10.3.2017
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Place:
        Locality Type: quarry
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 10.9 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Depth: 20.5 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper article
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: press article and photograph about retired Mere G.P. Dr Ellliot Whitby, ages 90 years, who has learned spinning and weaving classes at classes in Gillingham givn by Miss Anne Lander of mere andMrs Eliizabeth Gilbert of Gillingham, September 1979

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 9.1979
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Salisbury Journal ?

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Whitby, Elliot, Dr

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 42.2 cm
Width: 13.6 cm

Identification:
    Object name: file
    Classification: local history
    Brief Description: green ring binder containing records of christenings and marriages in Upper Stour, Wiltshire

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2014

Association:
    Place:

Description:
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: press article and photograph about the second lightning strike on a pinnacle of the church of St. Michael the Archangel in three years, July 1977, and the damage done

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 15.7.1979
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Salisbury Journal ?

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Duckworth, Geoffrey, Rev.
    Event: lightniing strike

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 28.5 cm
Width: 31.7 cm

Identification:
    Object name: flyer
    Classification: local history
    Brief Description: announcement )(with photograph) of a pubic meeting in the Lecture Hall, Mere about the shortly-to-be-published book of local history based on the Mere W.I. scrapbook about the same subject, December 6th (? 1957).

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 6.12.1956
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Crown Printing Works, Mere

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Baker, T.H., Mr

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 28.2 cm
Width: 17.5 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: warfare and defence
    Brief Description: press report with photographs of a new displays at Stourhead (National Trust) telling the story of Henry Hoare, only child of Sir Henry and Alda Hoare, who died on Christmas Eve 1917

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 21.3.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Hoafre, Harry
    Place:
        Locality Type: house
        Site Name: Stourhead
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: National Trust

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 14.9 cm
Width: 20.7 cm

Identification:
    Object name: typed biography
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: biographical note prepared by Dr. David Longbourne of Francis Hereward Edmunds of Mere, June 2015

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 6.2015
    Person:
        Person Name: Longbourne, David, Dr

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Edmunds, Francis Hereward
        Person Role: author
    Place:
        Locality Type: house
        Site Name: Old Tudor House

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 21 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: press report with photograph of a fire at the former first school in Dark Lane, Mere, which caused major damage, June 1997

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 19.6.1997
    Person:
        Person Name: Lawley, Katharine
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Salisbury Journal

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Pester, Richard
        Person Role: policeman
    Place:
        Locality Type: school
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Wessex Woodburners

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 23.7 cm
Width: 10.3 cm

Identification:
    Object name: scrapbook
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: photocopy of entire contents of a notebook contain newspaper cuttings from various papers relating to local affairs in Mere and district. 1969 – 1971, collected by Jack Paul, parish and county councillor for Mere, found March-April 2015 by his son, Jeffery

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1.1969
        Date End: 7.10.1971
    Person:
        Person Name: Paul, Jack

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Paul, Jack
    Place:
        Locality Type: town
        Site Name: Mere

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 29.7 cm
Width: 21 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: environment
    Brief Description: an account of life in the house called Knaplocks, in Mere, written by John Avery who lived there as a child, 1927 – 1934

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 10.2011
    Person:
        Person Name: Avery, John J.

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Troyte-Bullock,

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: trade and professions
    Brief Description: press report with pictures marking the centenary of the business Jeans of Mere, 1916 – 2016

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 11.11.2016
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Jeans, Charles
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Jeans Electrical

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 29.7 cm
Width: 20.5 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: press article and photograph about Lindy Elliott of Mere who is a volunteer for the charity Blind Veterans UK

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 13.5.2016
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magaazine

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blind Veterans UK

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 26.7 cm
Width: 4.3 cm

Identification:
    Object name: service sheet
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: service sheet for a celebration of the life of Susan Elizabeth Lou Birch (Sue) held at the church of St Michael the Archangel, Mere on 4th May 2016

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 4.5.2017

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: recreation
    Brief Description: press article and photograph of members of the Castle Hill Quilters, Mere at the unveiling of a quilt depicting everyday life in Mere, which they had made and presented to the town in October 2016. It was unvelied by MP Dr Andrew Murrison and hangs in the Grove Buildings, Mere

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 28.10.2016
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Murrison, Andrew, Dr
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Castle Hill Quilters

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 17 cm
Width: 8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: press photograph
    Classification: events
    Brief Description: press photograph of the annual carrying of the cross up Castle Hill, Mere on Good Friday, April 2016

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1.4.2016
    Person:
        Person Name: Russell, Graham, Mr
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Churches Together inMere and District

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 10.4 cm
Width: 12 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: events
    Brief Description: newspaper article, with photograph, about the 70th and final 43rd Wessex Parade in Mere, 13th July 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 25.7.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Traves, Lesley
    Place:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Gillingham Imperial Silver Band
    Event:
        Event Type: war
        Event Name: Battle for Hill 112

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 8.4 cm

Identification:
    Object name: typed sheet
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: extracts from the minutes books of the meetings of the Board of Guardians of Mere Union (workhouse) 1857=1879 and 1865 – 1880, compiled by Dr. Michael Plaxton of Mere, 2015

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2015
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 29.6 cm
Width: 21 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: recreation
    Brief Description: newspaper photographs of the opening of the new skate park in Mere, September 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 19.9.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Symonds, Kate
        Person Role: Chairman, Parish Council

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 27.3 cm
Width: 12 cm

Identification:
    Object name: nmewspaper cutting
    Classification: events
    Brief Description: press report from the Blackmore Vale Magazine and coloured photographs of Mere Carnival, September 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 19.9.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Carnival

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 12 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: newspaper report (with photograph) about the 10th anniversary celebrations at Mere School, October 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 3.10.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Williamson, Catriona
        Person Role: head teacher

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 10 cm
Width: 12.3 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: warfare and defence
    Brief Description: report (with coloured photograph) of the Remembrance Parade at Mere, Wilts, November 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 14.11.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Stainer, Carly
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Brownies

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 10.3 cm
Width: 8.0 cm

Identification:
    Object name: service sheet
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: service sheet for the Funeral and Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Bernard Edwin Howell (2.10.1924 – 5.11.2014) held at the church of St Michael the Archangel, Mere on 21st November 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 21.11.2014

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Manor Brass

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: short obituary for Bernard Howell, and announcement of his funeral

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 14.11.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blacklmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Howell, Adrienne
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: HMS Faulknor Association

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 8 cm
Width: 4 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: newspaper advertisement for an exhibition celebrating the work of Sir Harrison Birtwistle of Mere at The Barbican, London on the occasion of his 80th birthday, May 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 5.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: The Daily Telegraph

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 13.7 cm
Width: 14.0 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: recreation
    Brief Description: newspaper report that work had begun on a skate park for Mere, February 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 14.2.2014
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Blackmore Vale Magazine

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Wood, Lindsey
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Maverick Industries

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 16 cm
Width: 4.0 cm

Identification:
    Object name: service sheet
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: service sheet for the Funeral and Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Hillary Willoughby (24.11.1912 – 22.1.2014) held at the church of St Michael the Archangel, Mere on 28th January 2014. Inside is a biography (second copy) of Mrs Willoughby, see MHS 4849

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1.2014

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15.0 cm

Identification:
    Object name: printed biography
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: printed biography of Hillary Willoughby (nee Tait), 1912 – 2014, latterly of Mere, Wilts

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 1.2014

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Willoughby, Jack
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Training College for Nursery Nurses

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.6 cm

Identification:
    Object name: annotated printed sheet
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: typed sheet of extracts from Mere Union (workhouse) Guardian MInutes Book of items relating to Mere which are in addition to those items already noted by the compiler, Dr.Michael Plaxton of Mere (see MHS 4851-55) and annotated by him

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2014
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union (Mere Workhouse)

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 29.7 cm

Identification:
    Object name: typed sheet
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: extracts from the minute books of Mere Union (workhouse) made by Dr Michael Plaxton of Mere, 1840-41, relating to inmates (paupers) etc. Also to the need for £2000 to complete the building of the Union

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2015
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 29.7 cm

Identification:
    Object name: typed sheet
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: extracts of interest from the Minutes books of Mere Union (workhouse) compiled by Dr Michael Plaxton of Mere, 1880 – 1890

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2015
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 27.7 cm
Width: 21 cm

Identification:
    Object name: service sheet
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: order of service for the funeral of Douglas Gilmour Lawley of Mere and the Methodist Church, Mere, May 16th 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 16.5.2014

Association:
    Place:
        Locality Type: church

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21.1 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: typed sheet
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: 3 typed sheets of extracts of interest from the Minutes Books (Ledgers) of Mere Union (workhouse), 1890 – 1895

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2015

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 29,6 cm
Width: 21 cm

Identification:
    Object name: service sheet
    Classification: personalia
    Brief Description: service sheet for the Funeral and Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Charles Russell Carpenter (28.6.1927 – 26.4.2014) held at the church of St Michael the Archangel, Mere on May 2nd 2014

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2.5.2014

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: typed sheets
    Classification: society
    Brief Description: extracts from the minutes books of Mere Union (workhouse) 1836 – 1842 compiled by Dr. Michael Plaxton of Mere, 2015

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2015
    Person:
        Person Name: Plaxton, Michael, Dr

Association:
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Union

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 27.6 cm

Identification:
    Object name: order of service
    Classification: events
    Brief Description: order of service typed on orange paper for the service of thanksgiving for the 1986 Mere Carnival and the unveiling of an inscription on the Clock Tower, Mere, commemorating the opening in 1823 on that site of a school by the poet William Barnes, by the University of Oxford’s Professor of Poetry, Peter Levi, October 12th 1986

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 12.10.1986

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Levi, Peter, Prof.
        Person Role: teacher

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 15 cm

Identification:
    Object name: newspaper cutting
    Classification: domestic
    Brief Description: article (with coloured photographs) from The Times about the garden of his house in Mere,Wilts, of the composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle. September 2015

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 13.9.2015
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: The Sunday Times

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Birtwistle, Harrison, Sir

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 37.5 cm
Width: 22,7 cm

Height: 22,7

Width:
ELSE

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: local history
    Title: As I Remember!…
    Brief Description: a booklet (48 pages and cover) containing a memoir by Pat Twiney of Kilmington of her life on Hill Top Farm at Gaer Hill (Gare Hill alt. spelling), Wiltshire

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2014
    Person:
        Person Name: Twiney, Pat
        Person Role: author

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 14.8 cm

Identification:
    Object name: booklet
    Classification: societies
    Title: Autumn News /Review 2013
    Brief Description: booklet containing Mere Historical Society’s programme and reports the year 2013

Production:
    Date:
        Date Begin: 2013
    Person:
        Person Name: Grinyer, Tony
        Person Role: editor
    Organisation:
        Organisation Name: Mere Historical Society

Association:
    Person:
        Person Name: Lewis, Peter, Rev

Object location:  box 69

Description:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm