Scuppets & Scutchell Issue 1

This is a much-requested reprint of our launch issue of Scuppets & Scutchell published in August 2019. This issue includes articles on William the Conqueror and Woodchurch in 1066, the extraordinary life of Phebe Goble and the Bonny Cravat, medical care in Woodchurch in the 17th and 18th centuries, a riot in Lower Road during the summer of 1838, the Schreiber and Webb families of Hengherst, a forgotten casualty of the Second World War, Woodchurch recipes from the early 1900s and much more.

• The Schreiber and Webb Families at Hengherst
• Peter Parton, Killed by his Mill in 1766
• What’s for Dinner?
• Medical Care in Woodchurch 1611–1791
• A Tragic Death from Lightning
• Breaking Through the Brick Walls
• Shirley Hill
• William the Conqueror Passed By Wudecirce
• The Greater Woodchurch Project
• Field Names
• All Saints Church at the Palace of Versailles
• Riot in Woodchurch: A Summer of Discontent!
• One Aircraft and Crew Being Missing
• The Life and Times of Phebe Goble

Scuppets & Scutchell is for anyone interested in the history of Woodchurch or keen to discover more about the village's fascinating past.