Graf Zeppelin
On Sunday 3rd July 1932 some of the inhabitants of Child Okeford were disturbed
Archived Posts
Fast Day – At Home
Britain in the time of Cholera.
Photographed by the author at the Dorset History Centre.I have been researching the life of a Dorset land surveyor called John Martin. He is important in the story of Child Okeford as at various
We Unite to Assist Each Other
‘We unite to assist each other.’
Notes on the history of the Friendly societies in Child Okeford
This Child Okeford Union Benefit Society banner will be familiar to many villagers,
19th Century Cricket Matches.
The earliest record we have found so far is a cricket match between Child Okeford and Marnhull in August 1856 which was played at Steepleton Park, as were later matches
A history of the recreation ground – part 1
CHILD OKEFORD ARCHIVE
Recreation Ground/Playing Field
Sadly we shall not soon be enjoying another wonderful Hey Day on the Playing Field but, instead, it is as good a time as any to wonder where, in the past, did the village
Virtual Bell Ringing- VE Day Commemoration
On 8 May, Bob Crighton rang and conducted a Quarter Peal of Plain Bob Doubles on his I-Pad in 42 minutes, using the Mobel App to ring all the other bells. It was rung to commemorate the 75th Anniversary
This Month from the Archive – Traffic a perennial problem.
CHILD OKEFORD ARCHIVE- No new thing under the sun.
Traffic !
Child Okeford Parish Council Minutes: Roads and Traffic: Part 1
Transcription of the 1845 Inclosure award.
Transcription of the 1845 Inclosure Award for the Parish of Child Okeford
The award was prepared
Child Okeford Brickworks
“Nothing, perhaps, has done so much indirectly for the improvement of farming and the
increase of food production as has efficient land drainage.”
C S Orwin History of English Farming 1949
Those Pesky Evacuees – the full works.
The final chapter and the original version of Bob Holdemans war time memories can be downloaded here.
Drat those pesky vacuees
And the full edited version can be found here in docx format.
Vacuees Edited version
Drat those pesky vacuees
And the full edited version can be found here in docx format.
Vacuees Edited version