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Medieval Priory seal to stay in Stone!
The Medieval seal from Stone Priory that was found in a field in Surrey will be staying in the town after campaigners hit the £8,000 target they needed to secure its future in Stone. The 12th century seal that was discovered by a metal detector in Cobham was named the 17th best historical find...
History Monthly: Westbridge Park
This month Philip Leason, the chairman of Stone Historical Society, takes a look at the history of Westbridge Park. The park is very much in the news at the moment after it was included in the Stafford Borough Local Plan as a site for mixed-use development. Westbridge Park takes its name from Westbridge House...
Fundraising talks to keep seal in Stone
Stone Historical and Civic Society are holding a fundraising evening in aid of the appeal to keep the 12th century Stone Priory seal matrix – which was discovered in a field in Surrey last year – in the town where it belongs. The event is at Sandon Hall on Thursday 11th October at 7.30pm...
History Monthly: St John’s Church
Published on 23 Aug, 2012 at 9:57 in History | Viewed 790 times | No Comments
This month, to coincide with the final service being held on Sunday before the congregation move out to make way for its sale, Stone Historical Society chairman Philip Leason takes a look at the history of St John’s Church. He describes how the church was gutted by fire in 1886 – and how a...
Fundraising campaign to keep seal in Stone
People have been urged to get behind a fundraising campaign to keep a bit of Stone’s Medieval history in the town where it belongs. The 12th century seal that was discovered by a metal detector in Cobham, Surrey, was recently named the 17th best historical find in the UK on Britain’s Secret Treasures, a...
Priory seal makes Top 50 historical finds
The Medieval seal from Stone Priory that was discovered by a metal detector in a field in Surrey will be revealed on ITV on Friday night as one of the top 50 historical finds in the UK. Britain’s Secret Treasures – a collaboration between ITV1 and the British Museum – has been revealing the...
History Monthly: Firefighting in Stone
Published on 6 Jul, 2012 at 15:07 in History | Viewed 397 times | No Comments
“Sparked” by the article on the replacement fire station featured on “A Little Bit of Stone” recently I thought this month we would look at the history of firefighting in Stone, writes Philip Leason. The origins stem back to the Parish Engine, dated 1787, which was kept on the porch of St. Michael’s Church....
Historic ales cracked open at Jubilee tasting
On Friday 1st of June Old School Wines held their first ever ale tasting session – and it was a Diamond Jubilee celebration like no other, featuring ales over 100 years’ old! Here’s a great report from Ean Faragher, with pictures by Emily Ensor Initially a century old ale doesn’t sound so appealing and...
Bird’s eye view of fireworks and beacon
Published on 5 Jun, 2012 at 10:57 in Jubilee | Viewed 659 times | 2 Comments
These amazing photographs of Stone’s Diamond Jubilee fireworks display and beacon lighting were taken from the top of St Michael’s Church last night by Joshua Cope. The beacon was lit by Rev Ian Cardinal just before 10pm and was visible around the town, especially from Crown Meadow, where over 1,000 people had gathered to...
More pictures: Jubilee street party
A Little Bit of Stone photographer Joshua Cope was at the street party in the High Street on Sunday from 2pm until after 7pm. Thanks Josh, you deserve a medal! Here are some of Josh’s photos – if you’d like to see more, click here. You must have a look at Josh’s photography website...
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