Stories in the Landscape

Stories in the Landscape: AR Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace the naturalist, meeting HH Higgins of Turvey Abbey, twice in their lives and 51 years apart
Stories in the Landscape: Artisan Education in Turvey Reading Room
The story of how Charles Longuet-Higgins came to establish the Reading Room where he provided books, equipment and talks to improve educational facilities in Turvey. The article also describes how he developed the adjacent Manor Room as a museum.
Stories in the Landscape: Three Fyshes/Three Fishes
Comments about the Three Fishes inn and the people who used it.
Stories in the Landscape: Turvey religious musical events in the 1800s
Charles Longuet-Higgins’ role in assisting with church music and organising the Turvey Choral Festival in Turvey church and choir events in the 1800s.
Stories in the Landscape: Accidental greed in the Tinker of Turvey in 1838
Alfred Russel Wallace as a fifteen year old stayed in the Tinker Of Turvey whilst helping his brother survey the parish. The article describes how Alfred and the trainee accidentally ate the whole dinner for all guests in the inn.
Stories in the Landscape: The Early History of Garden Field and its Surrounds
The 1783 pre-enclosure map gives many clues to the earlier history of Turvey. In this article the landscape and history revealed by the map of Garden Field, one of the huge common fields surrounding the village, is explored