Stories

Mushroom Farming   The outbreak and extended duration of the war will have had an impact on local business with

Corsham’s Women Step Forward in Wartime Service   The women of Corsham, particularly the young women, saw opportunity, excitement and

Local Women Rally to Aid Troops and Refugees   One of the emerging stories from research of the Corsham area

At The Heart Of The WW1 War Committee     Albert James Sylvester was born in Harlaston in Staffordshire in

Remembering Harold Simmons and His Final Letter   In January 1918, Corsham lad Harold Simmons of Pickwick Road, wrote a

William Henry James Robbins Most soldiers that were looked after at the Corsham Hospital were recovering from wounds or operations

A Soldier’s Mark Left on Corsham Court Estate   The WW1 hospital established in the Town Hall during 1914 –

Corsham’s Wounded Soldiers Take to the Field   The soldiers being cared for in the Corsham Hospital were, we know,

Elsie Cuss from Crudwell was just 17 at the start of WW1 but her war was spent looking after returning

The Battle of Jutland was fought on the day and night of May 31, 1916 and was the largest Naval

Fighting in World War 1 and the associated loss of life is most often associated with France and Belgium and

Our Research into Corsham’s contribution to the First World War established that the Stone Quarry at Monks Park was used