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Category Archives: Combe Florey
Pub in Combe Florey Damaged in Fire
A fire last week in The Farmers Arms, a pub in Combe Florey, damaged the structure and forced its closure pending extensive repairs. This was reported in the Somerset County  Gazette. According to a later report on ITV news, the pub was … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Combe Florey, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged ITV News, Somerset County Gazette, The Farmers Arms
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Combe Florey, Pevsner and the Waughs
In a recent article in the Guardian, literary journalist Ian Jack pays homage to the late Nikolaus Pevsner on the occasion of completion of the work he began in the 1950s. This occurred with the publication of the final volume of the Buildings of Scotland, … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Combe Florey, Newspapers
Tagged Nikolaus Pevsner, Penguin Guides
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Waugh Biography Reviewed in Standpoint Magazine
Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh is reviewed by Laura Freeman in Standpoint Magazine together with a recent biography of A E Housman by Peter Parker. Freeman connects the two authors at several points in the review, the first being their residence … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Combe Florey, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged A E Housman, Laura Freeman, Philip Eade, Standpoint
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Waugh Cited in Defense of Somerset
Somerset County was rated as one of the 20 worst places to live in the UK. It ranked 14th on the list compiled by uSwitch, an internet consumer guide, which concluded that: while the county has high rates of employment … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Combe Florey, Newspapers
Tagged Somerset County Gazette, uSwitch
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Waugh and Shakespeare
Alexander Waugh, Evelyn’s grandson, in the April issue of the Literary Review, has written an article entitled “Where There’s a Will There’s a Waugh.” He there notes that the anniversaries of the deaths of both his grandfather and William Shakespeare are being … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Articles, Combe Florey, Waugh Family
Tagged William Shakespeare, writer's gravesites
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Waugh Graves (More)
A newspaper website called This is the West Country (made up of local papers including the Taunton Star, the Bridgwater Mercury, and the Somerset County Gazette) carries a story with additional details of the problems arising from permissions to repair … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Articles, Combe Florey, Newspapers
Tagged Combe Florey churchyard, Taunton Deane Council, Waugh Family gravesite
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More News on Waugh Graves
The Times newspaper today carries a story by David Sanderson about the problem arising from the siting of the Waugh family graves. As noted in a previous post, the graves are situated in a ha-ha which stands between Waugh’s former house and … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Combe Florey, Newspapers
Tagged Bishop of Bath and Wells, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Combe Florey, Septimus Waugh, Taunton Council, Times newspaper, Waugh family gravesites
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BBC to Mark Waugh Anniversary
BBC Radio 3 has announced a broadcast next week to mark the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death on Easter Day in 1966 . This will be a 45 minute episode of their programme Free Thinking. Here are the details: Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Radio Programs, Theater
Tagged Adam Mars-Jones, BBC Radio 3, Bryony Lavery, Free Thinking
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Waugh Family Urge Reinterment in Combe Florey Churchyard
The Spectator carries an article by Evelyn Waugh’s youngest son, Septimus, urging that the graves of his father, mother and sister be moved a few feet into the churchyard at Combe Florey: Fifty years have passed since the death of … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Combe Florey, Requests, Waugh Family
Tagged Combe Florey churchyard, Septimus Waugh, Spectator
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Waugh Family Portrait Posted
A photographic portrait of the Waugh family has been posted on the internet. This is a color photograph by Mark Gerson taken in front of the house at Combe Florey. The posting is on a site apparently sponsored by the National … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Combe Florey, Portraits, Waugh Family
Tagged Mark Gerson, Martin Stannard
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