Wenhaston History Notes

These notes were written by Keith Johnceline between 2007 and 2012 and were originally published in the Wenhaston Word village newsletter. When Blythweb ceased publication of that newsletter (archive) in April 2012 Keith Johnceline gave his permission for those articles to be brought together here as the Wenhaston History Notes.

#	Title	Subject
1	The very earliest inhabitants	The ice age and the early bronze age settlers
2	The Romans	The Romans in Wenhaston and finding the statue of venus at Blyford
3	Domesday	Wenhaston is called Wenasdestuna in the Norman Domesday book
4	House of Industry	The Workhouse at Bulcamp was built under the Poor Laws
5	George Butcher, Smuggler	George Butcher was a notorious local smuggler
6	Interesting Inhabitants	Including Virtue Vice and her time in The House of Industry
7	The Church	The unveiling of The Doom during a Victorian restoration
8	Communications	The Blyth Navigation and the Halesworth to Southwold Railway
9	Mills	Mills and Millers - from the Domesday Book to present times
10	School	Founding of the Pepyn and Lessey Trust; and the various schools in the village
11	Tradescants	Wenhaston, the Tradescant family and tradescantia
12	Church Troubles	How the iconoclasm affected Wenhaston church; and a 'Scandulous Minister'
13	Smuggling	Smuggling and The Queen's Head, Blyford
14	War	From the Battle of Blythburgh to the two World Wars and the Victoria Cross
15	Public Houses	Changes to the Beer Houses and Pubs in the village
16	Music	Church accounts for musical purchases and repairs; also Church organs and Choirs
17	Sport	Athletics, Bowls and Football: it's a 'Sporting Life' in Wenhaston
18	Mr Sales	The notoriously strict Headmaster of Wenhaston School
19	Bells	History of the bells at St. Peter's
20	Punishments	The Stocks, Whipping Post, Ducking Stool and Transportation were all forms of punishment used in the local area
21	Law and Order	The earliest constables and the duties they performed
22	Mells	Recorded in the Domesday Book; and the many changes of ownership over the years
23	Entertainment	From the Wenhaston 'Game' to 'Warblers' and the many 'Players', there has always been various forms of entertainment in the local area
24	Blythburgh Priory	The story of St Osyth and of the Priory at Blythburgh
25	The Burial Register	Some of the records from 1701 - 1945
26	Occupations	Various occupations of Wenhaston residents through the years
27	Church Warden Accounts	Some interesting items noted from the Churchwarden Accounts
28	Harry Becker	Some local history regarding this well-known painter
29	Albert George Spink	The famous music hall artiste: Dandy George and his dog Rosie
30	Lords and Masters	The Lords and owners of Wenhaston
31	Wenhaston Millions	Major Crane and his plan to scam some locals
32	Taxes	A few examples of taxes in times past
33	The Guildhall	History and uses of the The Guildhall
34	Farming	Farming: from 1086 to C20th
35	The Village Green	Speculation as to the location of Wenhaston's original green
36	The Poor	From the poor in the village, to the House of Industry, and the rise of wages for workers
37	St. Margarets Chapel, Mells	History and disputes regarding St. Margaret's Chapel
38	Wenhaston Grange	The history and owners of Wenhaston Grange