This excellent book by John Styles is just what we wanted to understand more of the social history of the 18th century. In particular, did the people in Milton Abbas have disposable income to buy new clothes? How much social status was attached to the clothes that were worn? How many changes of clothes did they have? What might they have worn to work? To Church?
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Milton Abbas, Alms house, Reading Room - 19.30 - 22:00
3 May 2023 Anne Litchfield ‘The building of Lord Damer’s new great house’
7 Jun 2023 Bryan Phillips ‘Milton Abbas place names and their meanings, part 2’
5 Jul 2023 Clive Barnes. ‘The building of Milton Abbas’
Non Member Visitors are welcome @ £2 / head. Why not pop in and say hello.
Are you interested in exploring old documents?
You can help us by transcribing documents and audio recordings. We already have transcribers around the world who are working on Churchwardens Books and Overseers of the Poor Books. The pages are shared using Google docs, although MyAirBridge, One Drive or Dropbox is also possible.
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Although we are a local history group, we are carrying out family and social history research to see how the ordinary people lived, how they were treated, their economic fortunes, religious beliefs, health, demographics, etc. We are particularly interested in the mobility of families in the 18th century.
Milton Abbas Local History Group, Dorset, UK