Millers of Box Spring 2025 Issue 47 |
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At the very centre of Box village was a hive of haulage activity with Miller's Coaches and Lorries. Read their family story over four generations remembered by the people involved.
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Places Index
Roman Roads
Early roads which shaped Box 
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Box Library History Hub Talks 2025
Book Now For
Bookings are being taken for the following at Box Library:
Talk Thursday 8 May 10.30am by John Froud about The History of Box Railway Station
Talk and Walk Saturday 10 May led by John Froud on The History of Box Railway Station. Talk 10.30am-12noon followed by Walk to the site of the Station and light lunch at Northey Arms for those who wish to buy refreshments.
Book Now For
Bookings are being taken for the following at Box Library:
Talk Thursday 8 May 10.30am by John Froud about The History of Box Railway Station
Talk and Walk Saturday 10 May led by John Froud on The History of Box Railway Station. Talk 10.30am-12noon followed by Walk to the site of the Station and light lunch at Northey Arms for those who wish to buy refreshments.
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Wild Waters Festival
As part of Box's participation in the regional Wild Waters Festival in June 2025 future events are planned for: Walk led by Alan Payne entitled Three and a Half Mills on Saturday 7 June starting at 2pm from Selwyn Hall car park. The walk is in conjunction with an exhibition in The Pavilion the same day. Talk Thursday 12 June at 10.30am in Box Library by Alan Payne Box By Brook: Flowing Through Time to discover the importance of the By Brook in the development of the village. |
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Later This Year
Thursday 9 October talk at Box Library by Steven Simmons at 10.30am about the Hazelbury Hoard with your chance to hold the remarkable archaeological finds which have re-shaped Box's history.
Spaces will be limited so please book your place by emailing [email protected].
Thursday 9 October talk at Box Library by Steven Simmons at 10.30am about the Hazelbury Hoard with your chance to hold the remarkable archaeological finds which have re-shaped Box's history.
Spaces will be limited so please book your place by emailing [email protected].
Recording Memories - Photographic Series
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Who Are We?
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Times Past
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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]. Recent readers' comments:
Box Mill Railway Halt and the transfer of stone onto the railways recorded by two readers. Dirty Arch Myth retold by a reader (see photo right). Canoeing and Caving by the Box Scouts remembered. Wolf Hall and Bawtree family. William Brook Northey Children Dutch photo discovered. |
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