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Saturday, 29th February, 1772: the Rev Nowes Lloyd, vicar of Enborne, has travelled the 65 miles from his home in West Berkshire to Vine Street, in London. His journey is an important one as he has come to discuss a commission for a new monument from the celebrated sculptor, Thomas Scheemakers. Scheemakers is the youngest…

by kintburyandbeyond 28th Jul 202612th Jul 2026

“Rough Music” comes to Kintbury

Throughout the nineteenth century, “rough music” was a popular form of protest amongst some sections of society. In parts of the north, these protests were known as “stang riding” and in the midlands, “Lewbelling”. In Dorset the term “skimmington” or “skimmity ride” was used. Thomas Hardy describes one such in his novel of 1886, The…

by kintburyandbeyond 24th Jun 202623rd Jun 2026

Our Kintbury neighbours, the newts

Back in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, two industries which have long since disappeared from Kintbury were brick making and the production of whiting. Bricks, of course, made from locally extracted clay, were for use in construction. The use of whiting, however, is perhaps not so obvious. Made from the naturally occurring chalk, crushed…