Clock Face

Calstone Clock Making

I was recently made aware of an old industry that used to exist in Calstone – clock making. A man ...
Sprays Mill and Farm

Calstone Mills

The chalk streams of Wessex are cherished by naturalists and fishermen on account of the quality and reliability of their ...
The Mill House wine bottle label

Village Wine

When Joan Wheeler Bennett lived at The Mill House she used to have a vineyard growing varieties of grape originating ...
industry, watercress
Watercress in Calstone Wellington

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

Whiting Ring

From the late 18th century through to the early 20th century one of the more unusual industries in Calstone was ...