Augustus F Perren Summer 2025 Issue 48 |
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Augustus Perren's wonderful photograph of the brays of Galloway
The story of Augustus Frederick Perren is remarkable but until now has never been recorded. Augustus was a nationally-recognised photographer in the late Victorian period who became famous for his pioneering work. In Box village he had an additional accolade because of his service over five decades as the organist at Box Church.
This entire issue is devoted to the remarkable photos that Augustus F Perren took of people and places in his most active years 1884 to 1902. They are a unique view of the village at that time and we are indebted to his family and particularly his great nephew Simon Finlay for allowing us to publish them.
This entire issue is devoted to the remarkable photos that Augustus F Perren took of people and places in his most active years 1884 to 1902. They are a unique view of the village at that time and we are indebted to his family and particularly his great nephew Simon Finlay for allowing us to publish them.
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Box People Photos
Recording a generation of residents |
Places Index
Unidentified Photos
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Lest We Forget: Box's 80th Anniversary of VE Day
This is how we honoured our ancestors in Box
This is how we honoured our ancestors in Box
VE Day 1945
The full story |
Box School Talk
Future Generations involved |
Tea Party 2025
Our seniors party |
Oral History Project
Young and elderly record |
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Wild Waters Festival
Don't miss Box's Wild Waters Festival in June. Thirteen Wessex villages and towns are celebrating nature and community with various ways of enjoying the area: Events – Wild Waters Festival.
Don't miss Box's Wild Waters Festival in June. Thirteen Wessex villages and towns are celebrating nature and community with various ways of enjoying the area: Events – Wild Waters Festival.
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Dedicated free events being held in the Box area:
All June Exhibition of "Box By Brook" Box Library during library hours Tuesday 3 June Birding Walk "Dippers on By Brook" 9.30am Box Rec Numbers are strictly limited; booking needed at [email protected] Saturday 7 June 10am-4pm Exhibition at The Pavilion, Valens Terrace - free, open to all celebrates Box By Brook's art, craft, photos, history and culture 2pm Guided Walk Along By Brook recording "Box's 3½ Mills" To book your place please contact [email protected] Wednesday 4 June & Saturday 7 June 10.30am Photo walk: https://theworldofmattparker.com/workshops/p/box-wild-waters Sunday 8 June Service Box Church 10.30am Thursday 12 June 10.30am Free Talk "History of Box By Brook" Box Library Booking via library or [email protected] |
Celebrations in Box bus shelter
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Readers' Contributions
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We are a not-for-profit Community website for people who are interested in the history of Box village, in the county of Wiltshire, and its surrounding hamlets. You can record the story of you and your ancestors, correct and add to our articles via the Contact tab or by our email: [email protected].
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Box Schools Local Farms Box NATS Trails Northey Family
Late Victorian WW1 Inter-war WW2 Modern
Box Schools Local Farms Box NATS Trails Northey Family
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