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'I Remember' - poem about Lydiard Park & St. Mary's Church by Elizabeth Mullins

'I Remember' - poem about Lydiard Park & St. Mary's Church by Elizabeth Mullins
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An evocative poem written by the late Elizabeth Mullins (ne Lizzie Harman) in which she fondly remembers Lydiard Park and St. Mary's Church which she had known since childhood.

You can read Elizabeth Mullins memories of Lydiard, the St.John family and many local people, in the articles that she wrote for The Friends of Lydiard Tregoz Reports. See Items of Interest below.

Year:
1981
Author:
Miss Elizabeth Mullins
Type:
Manuscript
Location:
Lydiard House
Owner:
Swindon Borough Council
Reference:
LYD 1993 - 291
Copyright:
Lydiard House
Last updated on:
Monday 29th January 2024

Items of Interest

Childhood Memories by Elizabeth Mullins
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Painting of Hook Street, Lydiard Tregoze by Nelson Woolford, 1968
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Christmas Cards on nature theme, drawn by Lord Bolingbroke, 1960s
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