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Butser Ancient Farm visit
The EMHG visited Butser Ancient Farm on Friday 27 October 2107
Tithes and Turnips
This illustrated talk, given in 2015 by George Bartlett, deals with the 1833 law case about tithes between the Vicar of East Meon and the Squire of Bereleigh and the subsequent Parliamentary proceedings which resulted in an Act that reversed the effect of the judgment. It introduces the principal characters involved, explains the ancient system of tithes, then facing reform, and it sets the dispute in the national and local context of the time.
Please click on the link below for access to a full writeup of the talk.
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About House Histories
In 2012, author and broadcaster Nick Barratt briefed the Group in techniques for researching House Histories. A number of members subsequently researched a selection of homes and other buildings.
In June 2012, an exhibition of their work was mounted in East Meon’s Court Hall.
In April 2013, the exhibition was displayed in the foyer of the Hampshire Record Office
In June 2012, the History Group displayed in The Court Hall an exhibition of illustrated panels, each featuring a village building which had been researched as part of its House Histories project. The content of these panels is reproduced in this section.
In subsequent years, the exhibition was mounted at the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester, and guided walks were arranged around the historic buildings. A printed booklet was also produced, which can be bought at East Meon Stores.
Members of the Group led walks around the village visiting a selection of the historic buildings. A booklet ‘Guided walks around the historic buildings of East Meon’ can be purchased at East Meon Stores.
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