Calne Blue Plaques #6

Wood Street Inc. was my destination at lunchtime today, for my latest Blue Plaque blip. According to the Calne Heritage notes, there is still a burial ground behind this property.

The Quaker Meeting House
Quakerism was strong in Wiltshire and by 1680 the county was covered by a network of Quaker meetings, many in places from which the memory has long vanished.
In 1672 the Quakers in Calne bought a plot of land in Wood Street from their leader, Israel Noyes, a serge maker and built a meeting house on it. The land behind it was used as a burial ground.
They stopped meeting there in early 20th century and the building was leased out, then sold in 1962. It became a commercial premises, but the burial ground still remains. - Calne Heritage

L.
17.12.2014 (2024 hr)

Blip #1446
Consecutive Blip #008
Day #1729
LOTD #681 (#801 including archived blips)

Lens: Pentax 12-24 mm

Calne series
Calne Blue Plaque series

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Mysteries  (2002)
As used in the film Russian Dolls, a film I was watching last night. This was Beth's first project after Portishead.


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