Category Archives: Hambro

WW1 Research

Posted on October 10, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips Oct 2024 Pamela Phillips has been busy downloading newspaper articles for the period 1911 to 1920 concerning Milton Abbas people before, during and after WW1. Around 150 new articles have been transcribed and added to our Records. These … Continue reading →

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Country Life

Posted on March 28, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

© Bryan Phillips Mar 2024 The Country Life archive is now available on British Newspaper Archives and Find my Past. A search for Milton Abbas reveals over 400 records and Milton Abbey 350. The individual pages of the articles are … Continue reading →

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Dorset in the First World War

Posted on January 9, 2023 by miltonabbashistorygroup

One of our members has kindly donated this book, and it had been added to our library, click here to see a list of our books. The information will be informing our World War I research group who are preparing … Continue reading →

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St Catherine’s Chapel

Posted on January 1, 2022 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This magical and mysterious and religious place was restored by Sir Everard Hambro in 1903. It was re-consecrated that year and the first service in several centuries performed on the Feast of St Catherine 25th November 1903 by the Reverend … Continue reading →

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