Crocks of Gold - the discovery that the Parish Hall's chipped 60-year old plates were worth serious money
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White Star Line Plates - used for 60 years as parish hall crockery and finally sold to collectors of Titanic memorabilia.
Barbara Clegg and the CCC - a self-help group for women suffering loneliness, isolation and domestic abuse which ran from 1936 for 55 years
Why do we have nine Parish Councillors? Because in 1894 the parish asked that the newly created Parish Council have nine rather than the proposed five.
The Otterbourne Road: A brief history of tracks, routes and roads in Compton & Shawford with references to J.S.Drew and J.P.Williams-Freeman
Arthur Heathcote - Letters home from the Peruvian Sierra 1873 to his mother and sisters describing the long sea journey and life in the Peruvian altiplano
The Story of a Quiet Parish: a hidden gem discovered in the Hampshire Record Office and now published for the enjoyment of Compton & Shawford residents
Barbara Large MBE, FRSA, FHUW (1932-2019) - remembering Barbara, her contribution to writing and to the community, with details of memorial services
The Wayside Cross - 101 years on: details about designing and fund-raising for the Wayside Cross, and of the dedication service on 24 April 1918.
All Saints Church Font - Even Stones Tell Stories: the history of the Norman font, what it's made of, and 20th Century changes.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - the February 1952 Parish Magazine's review of the 1952 Shawford pantomime, written and produced by Barbara Clegg.