Category: Local Industry
Local industries
Calstone Clock Making
I was recently made aware of an old industry that used to exist in Calstone – clock making. A man ...
Calstone Mills
The chalk streams of Wessex are cherished by naturalists and fishermen on account of the quality and reliability of their ...
Village Wine
When Joan Wheeler Bennett lived at The Mill House she used to have a vineyard growing varieties of grape originating ...
Watercress in Calstone Wellington
Watercress has been grown in Calstone Wellington since mediaeval times, with beds at Toghill. The Marquess of Lansdowne issued year ...
Whiting Ring
From the late 18th century through to the early 20th century one of the more unusual industries in Calstone was ...