If you're having Christmas lunch with the Lloyds of Boakley Farm in 1879, go careful with the condiments — they just might prove to be deadly.
🎶 "Somebody's knocking at the door, the Reverend Mr. Ashton's ringing the bell." 🎶
Geese, gaol and the gallows: The bird-themed life of John Pill, a Tetbury magpie who swooped on a jackdaw dressed as a Robin(s).
Sick pay and silk banners: The life and death of a Victorian benefit club in Malmesbury.
In 1726, the gargoyles that watch over the Norman porch of Malmesbury Abbey bore witness to the tragic death of a 7 year-old.