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  1. This awesome lady was named Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895). An Anglo-Irish writer, her famous hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful was partly inspired by walks around Grabbist Hill in Dunster, Somerset.

    She also wrote Once in Royal David's City.

    Sources: Somerset- Wonder of the West Country, A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin, nationaltrust.org.uk

    #allthingsbrightandbeautiful #hymn #dunster #somerset #womenshistorymonth #womeninhistory

  2. This awesome lady was named Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895). An Anglo-Irish writer, her famous hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful was partly inspired by walks around Grabbist Hill in Dunster, Somerset.

    She also wrote Once in Royal David's City.

    Sources: Somerset- Wonder of the West Country, A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin, nationaltrust.org.uk

    #allthingsbrightandbeautiful #hymn #dunster #somerset #womenshistorymonth #womeninhistory

  3. #OnePlaceAdvent: document. Not your usual document…one of #Dunster’s doctors, Francis George Hayes, wrote regular newspaper columns reminiscing about his 42 years at Dunster. I’ll be blogging about him in the New Year #OnePlaceWednesday

  4. #OnePlaceAdvent: hobby. A photo of #Dunster Association football team, winners of the junior league in 1908! Do you recognise anyone? It would be great if we could put names to faces

    #OnePlaceStudies #OnePlaceSport

  5. #OnePlaceAdvent: grand house. This is Northanger, #Dunster, c1969. I haven’t yet researched this house or its historical inhabitants. It’s unusual to find a photo of a specific house, so I was pleased to find this one! #OnePlaceStudies

  6. #OnePlaceAdvent: healthcare. #Dunster had its own hospital which was open from 1867-1920. It didn’t just serve Dunster, but surrounding villages too. Read more about it here dunsterancestors.co.uk/dunster

  7. #OnePlaceAdvent: painting. Did you know that for several years, #Dunster was home to the artist Edward Bearne? His wife Catherine was an accomplished author. Below is a selection of Edward Bearne’s work. He painted in watercolours and oil, and exhibited at the Royal Academy on several occasions, winning the Turner medal. Bearne died in Dunster on 16 April 1913.

  8. #OnePlaceAdvent: winter tradition. Learn more about #Dunster’s celebration of this tradition in my blog post - The Burning of the Ashen Faggot dunsterancestors.co.uk/2021/12

  9. #OnePlaceAdvent: food…apples & cider! The word “wassail” is said to come from ‘Waes hael’, a Saxon expression meaning good health. Wassailers sing & make noise in orchards to scare away evil spirits & awaken the apple trees to ensure a plentiful harvest. Article is from 1938 #Dunster

  10. Throwback to visiting St George’s Church in #Dunster and seeing this amazing model church and information on the history of the church and St George #OnePlaceAdvent #OnePlaceStudies

  11. #OnePlaceAdvent: occupations. Flashback to some analysis I did on occupations in #Dunster in the 1841 census. I was interested to see how many female employees occupations were recorded. Most men were employed in agriculture & most employed women were servants #OnePlaceWednesday

  12. #AdventCalendar Day 3: water. As part of a scheme of improvements to #Dunster Castle made by (then) owner George Fownes Luttrell, in 1870 an underground reservoir was built which held 40,000 gallons (182,000 litres) of water #OnePlaceStudy #OnePlaceAdvent #OnePlaceWednesday

  13. Day 2 of the #OnePlaceStudy #AdventCalendar is landmark. I’ve chosen Conygar Tower. It was built as a folly to improve the view from #Dunster Castle but I didn’t know until I researched it for my blog that there were other features on the hill too dunsterancestors.co.uk/2021/01 #OnePlaceAdvent

  14. I’ve decided to do a #OnePlaceStudies #AdventCalendar - feel free to join in! Home: cottage on the top was my 3x great grandparents’ home, I was told it was the cottage below but 1910 Valuation Act & censuses proved otherwise. #OnePlaceAdvent #OnePlaceWednesday #Dunster

  15. Victoria County History has launched its latest 'Big Red Book' (volume 12) for #Somerset, covering #Minehead, #Dunster, and #Carhampton.

    A 25% discount on this book can be obtained from the publisher by using the code BB206.

    boydellandbrewer.com/978190435

    #LocalHistory #VictoriaCountyHistory

  16. Victoria County History has launched its latest 'Big Red Book' (volume 12) for #Somerset, covering #Minehead, #Dunster, and #Carhampton.

    A 25% discount on this book can be obtained from the publisher by using the code BB206.

    boydellandbrewer.com/978190435

    #LocalHistory #VictoriaCountyHistory

  17. I’ve done it! First time recording on PowerPoint! I’ve recorded my talk for #AllAboutThatPlace. Each day there’s a talk about’a place within a place’ and I’m speaking about #Dunster Village Hospital. #OnePlace #OnePlaceStudies #OnePlaceStudy #HistMed

  18. Lover’s Bridge designed by Richard Phelps in the #18c as part of the Georgian landscape improvements at #Dunster. #devon #holiday

  19. Lover’s Bridge designed by Richard Phelps in the #18c as part of the Georgian landscape improvements at #Dunster. #devon #holiday

  20. Lover’s Bridge designed by Richard Phelps in the #18c as part of the Georgian landscape improvements at #Dunster. #devon #holiday

  21. Lover’s Bridge designed by Richard Phelps in the #18c as part of the Georgian landscape improvements at #Dunster. #devon #holiday

  22. Good morning from Exmoor 💛

    Dunster Castle.
    Photo by Roger Shattock.
    “Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period.” (Wikipedia)
    The Castle, now run by the National Trust, has dramatic vistas and subtropical gardens.

    #exmoor4all #reddeer #Exmoor #Dunster #somerset #castles #NationalTrust

  23. Good morning from Exmoor 💛

    Dunster Castle.
    Photo by Roger Shattock.
    “Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period.” (Wikipedia)
    The Castle, now run by the National Trust, has dramatic vistas and subtropical gardens.

    #exmoor4all #reddeer #Exmoor #Dunster #somerset #castles #NationalTrust