We have been helping the curator of a Texas museum establish where this portrait was painted. Amy Sartori lived in Westbury House in the 1860s.
The Senior Curator of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has asked for help in locating where this splendid portrait was painted. It was painted in around 1860 by Frederick Leighton, the celebrated Victorian painter who had strong links with the pre-Raphaelites .... More>>
I believe it was a Roman vineyard, but cannot find any more information and was wondeirng if you could help? What is its history in terms of vine growing and wine making?...... More>> cccccccc
Back in 1949, the New York Sunday News sent a photographer to East Meon to capture the life of a village bobby in an England coming to terms with the aftermath of World War II.
The bobby was Dennis Thorne, PC543, a 27-year-old who lived with his family in a Police House on Church Road. His son, Martin Thorne, found the photos in an attic almost 60 years after they were taken..... More>> cccccccc
We received this email from Victoria, Australia: "I am endeavouring to locate a daughter of the Berry family who owned and operated a farm at East Meon, to my knowledge, at the outbreak of the Second World War.
We have been approached by more than one descendant or relative of people who used to live in East Meon and are happy to use this website to assist their enquiries..... More>> cccccccc
A History of East Meon written by a long-time resident of the village, Freddie Standfield, is available for £14.99 in the Village Stores or by contacting Phillimore Classics. It was originally published in 1984 and has been reissued in 2005.
Other books featuring the History of East Meon include Beside the Meon, A Journey through Time by Joan Haines, another past resident of the village.
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