Tag: Burton Pynsent (location)

By Order of Mrs. M. S. Crossley, Somerset: About Three Miles from Langport and Ten miles from Taunton: The Beautiful Residential and Agricultural Estate known as Burton Pynsent with excellent Georgian Residence, recently restored. Standing on high ground commanding glorious views over Sedge Moor and the surrounding country. The estate possesses some very fine timber and ornamental trees, together with modern stabling, model farm buildings etc. and five cottages. The Whole extending to about 238 acres: … (auction details) … 

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By Order of Mrs. M. S. Crossley: Somerset: About three miles from Langport and ten miles from Taunton, a beautiful residential and agricultural estate known as Burton Pynsent with an excellent Georgian Residence, recently restore, standing on high ground, commanding glorious views over Sedgemoor and the surrounding country. The estate possesses some very fine timber and ornamental trees together with modern stabling, model farm buildings, etc. and five cottages: The whole extending to about 293 acres. Messrs. Daniel, smith, Oakley & Garrard are instructed to offer the above property for sale by auction at Winchester House (Room 47), Old Broad Street, E.C., 2, on Thursday the 2^nd October 1919, at 2.30 o’clock precisely, unless previously disposed of by private treaty … …

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Taunton and Somerset Hospital: The Secretary begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following gifts in kind: Anderson’s Bristol Rubber Co. Ltd., toys for children; Mrs. Crossley, Burton Pynsent House, Curry Rivel, old linen; …

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Lady Recommend strong Girl about 16, excellent character, good wages according to experience, for kitchen, to Mrs. Crossley, Burton Pynsent, Curry Rivel, Taunton?

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Death: Hawking: April 23^rd, at Burton Pynsent, Curry Rivel, Taunton, William Arscott, the beloved husband of Susan Hawking, aged 55: The faithful servant and friend of Mrs. Crossley for 25 years.

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Boy: Will clergyman Recommend strong Boy, 15 to 16, for house and garden work. Excellent character indispensible: Address Mrs. Crossley, Burton Pynsent, Curry Rivel, Taunton.

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Kitchemmaid: Will lady Recommend Strong girl, good character, as Kitchenmaid, aged 16-20: Wages, £12 – £20 – Address Mrs. Crossley, Burton Pynsent, Curry Rivel, Taunton.

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Notes: … Old Somerset Ships: A local contemporary recently contained an article on this subject, by the Rev. D M. Rose, M.A. vicar of Landport. It gives detains of vessels named from place bordering on the lower valley of the Parrett. The names in clued the Taunton, the Langport, the Bridgwater, the Parrot (or Parrett), the Burton (Burton Pynsent) and the Sedgmoor. A photographic reproduction of an engraving of the Langport is given in “The Mariner’s Mirror” for May, 1914.

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To-day’s Wedding: The Bishop of Salisbury will perform an interesting ceremony to-morrow, when at St. Mary’s Church, Tyneham, Dorset, Mr. B. Ive Bond, son of the late Mr. Nathaniel and Lady Selina Bond, of Creech Grange, Wareham, marries Miss Lilian Mary Bond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bond, of Tyneham House, the assisting clergy including the Rev. Raymond Bond, Rector of Blandford, and brother of the bridegroom, and the Rev. E. Clifford Hawke. …. There will be a reception afterwards at Tyneham House and the honeymoon is to be spent at Burton Pynsent, Somerset, lent by Mrs. Crossley.

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